Public Law weekly highlights—7 May 2020

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This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes selected Brexit headlines, including EU demands for urgent detail on UK implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol following the first meeting of the Specialised Committee, calls from Parliament for more information and greater government transparency on the future UK-EU relationship negotiations and Withdrawal Agreement implementation, plus analysis on the UK application to join the Lugano Convention, warnings from the financial sector and the latest Brexit legislation updates. Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates include analysis on the UK’s contact tracing proposals, updates on revised parliamentary and court procedures, calls for a committee to assess the long-term impact of coronavirus, analysis of the impact on public procurement, plus all the latest coronavirus legislation. Also in this edition, the Welsh Assembly is renamed the Senedd Cymru or Welsh Parliament, the ICO reshapes its priorities and EU Member States sign an agreement terminating intra-EU bilateral investment treaties. Case analysis this week includes a procurement decision providing guidance on case management issues that...