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The Government Commercial Agency (GCA) has published guidance for public sector suppliers on the updated Social Value Model under Procurement Policy...
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has reported 6 statutory instruments in its 14th report of session 2026–27....
This week’s edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, legal updates and case law from the world of...
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on a draft Wales Procurement Policy Statement (WPPS) and draft integrated impact assessment. The WPPS...
Sources of constitutional lawIn briefThe British constitution is unwritten in the sense that it does not derive from a single constitutional text. It...
Methods of statutory interpretation used to resolve disputes about the meaning of legislationIntroduction to statutory interpretationThe aim of...
Convention rights—structure of qualified rightsThe rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as set out in the Human...
Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocolWhen considering whether and how to bring a claim for judicial review, the first step is to...
Convention rights—structure of qualified rightsThe rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as set out in the Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, can be broadly divided into three groups:•absolute rights—which cannot be interfered with by the state or derogated from even in a
Judicial deference and the margin of appreciationJudicial deference is also known as the principle that ‘respect is a central concept in judicial review’. It is not limited to cases involving human rights. In cases involving human rights, however, it concerns the weight that the courts will give to
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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