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Brexit SI Bulletin—latest drafts and sifting committee reports, 17 September 2021

Brexit SI Bulletin—latest drafts and sifting committee reports, 17 September 2021

The following Public Law news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Brexit SI Bulletin—latest drafts and sifting committee reports, 17 September 2021

Brexit highlights—17 September 2021

Brexit highlights—17 September 2021

The following Public Law news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Brexit highlights—17 September 2021

Public Law weekly highlights—16 September 2021

Public Law weekly highlights—16 September 2021

The following Public Law news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Public Law weekly highlights—16 September 2021

UK’s Basel bank proposals could be delayed due to Brexit says BoE prudential lead

UK’s Basel bank proposals could be delayed due to Brexit says BoE prudential lead

The following Financial Services news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK’s Basel bank proposals could be delayed due to Brexit says BoE prudential lead

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Separation of powers—legislative, executive and judiciary

Separation of powers—legislative, executive and judiciary

Separation of powers—legislative, executive and judiciaryIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...

Methods of statutory interpretation used to resolve ambiguities in legislation

Methods of statutory interpretation used to resolve ambiguities in legislation

Methods of statutory interpretation used to resolve ambiguities in legislationIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the...

Public inquiry procedure

Public inquiry procedure

Public inquiry procedureThe procedure by which a public inquiry is conducted will vary significantly from one inquiry to the next. Even for inquiries...

What is a public authority?

What is a public authority?

What is a public authority?There is no single, universal answer to the question whether a particular organisation is treated, in law, as a public...

Practice notes

The supremacy of EU law

The supremacy of EU lawIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
Q&As

What is Wednesbury unreasonableness?

What is Wednesbury unreasonableness?Public authorities generallyPublic authorities are constrained in their actions as they are required to act in...
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19th May
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Indirect effect of EU law

Indirect effect of EU lawWhat is indirect effect of EU law?The doctrine of indirect effect, or consistent interpretation, is a duty that national...
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Produced in partnership with Laura Bolado of Andes Legal Consulting Ltd 19th May
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Convention rights—structure of qualified rights

Convention rights—structure of qualified rightsThe rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as set out in the Human...
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Produced in partnership with Alexander Campbell of Field Court Chambers 19th May
Practice notes

Parliamentary committees

Parliamentary committeesIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into...
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19th May
Practice notes

Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocol

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...
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Produced in partnership with Matthew Purchase of Matrix Chambers and Dr Mirza Ahmad of St Philips Chambers 19th May
Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
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Judicial review time limits—extensions and urgent cases

Judicial review time limits—extensions and urgent casesIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...
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Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Hardwicke Chambers 19th May
Q&As

What is fettering of discretion in judicial review? When is it an actionable ground of challenge and what must be established for a challenge to succeed?

What is fettering of discretion in judicial review? When is it an actionable ground of challenge and what must be established for a challenge to...
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Produced in partnership with Jamas Hodivala of Matrix Chambers 19th May
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Brexit legislation tracker

Brexit legislation trackerThis Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the...
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19th May
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Parliamentary supremacy—implied repeal

Parliamentary supremacy—implied repealIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period...
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Produced in partnership with Carl Gardner 19th May
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Secondary or delegated legislation

Secondary or delegated legislationLegislationThe English legal system is based upon two primary sources of law:•legislation, and•case law, or common...
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19th May
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Parliamentary supremacy the enrolled bill rule

Parliamentary supremacy the enrolled bill ruleIt is not possible to successfully argue that an Act of Parliament is invalid because of flaws, or even...
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Produced in partnership with Carl Gardner 19th May
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Introduction to retained EU law

Introduction to retained EU lawThis Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law. It provides an overview of the key definitions and...
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Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 19th May
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Parliamentary privilege and the Bill of Rights 1688

Parliamentary privilege and the Bill of Rights 1688Arguably the most significant of these ‘statutory’ aspects of parliamentary privilege is freedom of...
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Produced in partnership with Carl Gardner 19th May
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Sources of constitutional law

Sources of constitutional lawIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered...
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Produced in partnership with Carl Gardner 19th May

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Brexit legislation tracker

Brexit legislation trackerThis Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the...
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17th Sep
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Q&As

Do you have any guidance for the employer of an employee who is an EEA citizen, employed in the UK, who is refusing to apply for the EU settlement scheme by 30 June 2021, despite being entitled to it, and the effect on the UK employment contract?

Do you have any guidance for the employer of an employee who is an EEA citizen, employed in the UK, who is refusing to apply for the EU settlement...
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17th Sep
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What does Brexit mean for UK students in courses that require periods of study in another EU country?

What does Brexit mean for UK students in courses that require periods of study in another EU country?Until formal notice is given under Article 50 of...
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Produced in partnership with Shazia Akhtar of Gatehouse Chambers 17th Sep
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Brexit—alternative UK trade models [Archived]

Brexit—alternative UK trade models [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.As of 31 January 2020 (exit day),...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 15th Sep
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Brexit timeline

Brexit timelineOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. On 29...
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15th Sep
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International trade hub

International trade hubWith the government's continued focus on enhancing the UK's position as an independent trading nation, we have published a...
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15th Sep
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Q&As

What is the position on the interpretation of EU case law relating to EU Directives post IP completion day? In cases concerning retained EU-derived domestic legislation which implements an EU Directive, are UK courts and tribunals bound or permitted to have regard to EU case law on that Directive even though the Directive itself is not retained?

What is the position on the interpretation of EU case law relating to EU Directives post IP completion day? In cases concerning retained EU-derived...
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13th Sep
Practice notes

Brexit—introduction to the Withdrawal Agreement

Brexit—introduction to the Withdrawal AgreementThe UK’s formal withdrawal from the EU took effect at 11 pm on 31 January 2020 (exit day). At this...
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Produced in partnership with Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 8th Sep
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Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Trade & Customs 2021

Getting the Deal Through: Trade & Customs 2021Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Brazil; Chile; China;...
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6th Sep
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Practice notes

UK and EU cross-border law enforcement and criminal justice co-operation under the TCA

UK and EU cross-border law enforcement and criminal justice co-operation under the TCAOn 24 December 2020, the UK and EU agreed in principle the EU-UK...
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27th Aug
Q&As

Following a ‘no deal’ Brexit (and assuming there is no adequacy decision in respect of the UK), might a controller in a remaining EU Member State transfer personal data from that EU state to the UK using appropriate safeguards?

Following a ‘no deal’ Brexit (and assuming there is no adequacy decision in respect of the UK), might a controller in a remaining EU Member State...
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26th Aug
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What is the impact of Brexit on international transfers of personal data?

What is the impact of Brexit on international transfers of personal data?This Q&A looks at the impact of Brexit on cross-border transfers of personal...
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26th Aug
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Q&As

In a no-deal Brexit scenario where personal data will be transferred by an EU controller to a UK processor and that processor will then transfer the personal data to a subprocessor outside the UK and EU, Model Clauses in place between the EU controller and the UK processor will require the processor to impose the same obligations as in those Model Clauses on the subprocessor (or that the subprocessor co-signs those Model Clauses). Does there also need to be Model Clauses in place between the EU controller and the (non-UK and non-EU) subprocessor?

In a no-deal Brexit scenario where personal data will be transferred by an EU controller to a UK processor and that processor will then transfer the...
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Produced in partnership with JP Buckley of DWF LLP 26th Aug
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Practice notes

Guide to the Council of the European Union

Guide to the Council of the European UnionThe Council of the European Union is comprised of ministers from each Member State. It is presided over by...
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19th Aug
Practice notes

European Free Trade Association Court of Justice

European Free Trade Association Court of JusticeThe EFTA Court has jurisdiction in relation to EFTA states which are parties to the European Economic...
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19th Aug
Practice notes

Guide to the Court of Justice of the European Union

Guide to the Court of Justice of the European UnionThis Practice Note provides a brief description of the Court of Justice of the European Union and...
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19th Aug
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Q&As

How does Brexit impact the definition of ‘Art 1.2 undertakings’?

How does Brexit impact the definition of ‘Art 1.2 undertakings’?This Q&A considers how Brexit impacts the definition of ‘Art 1.2 undertakings’ in the...
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18th Aug
Q&As

I understand that the UK and the EU Commission have taken conflicting stances to the application of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements after 31 December 2020 to the UK. What impact is this likely to have in UK proceedings?

I understand that the UK and the EU Commission have taken conflicting stances to the application of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements...
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18th Aug
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How will UK copyright law look post-Brexit?

How will UK copyright law look post-Brexit?Current position:Copyright law in the UK has been harmonised substantially through various EU directives,...
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Produced in partnership with Guy Tritton of Hogarth Chambers 16th Aug
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What does Brexit mean for the .eu top level domain name?

What does Brexit mean for the .eu top level domain name?The .eu is the generic top level domain for the EU, governed by Regulation (EC) 733/2002....
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16th Aug
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Mortgagees and tenants

Mortgagees and tenants

Mortgagee’s consent to grant of leaseIf a property is subject to a mortgage that prohibits leasing without the mortgagee’s consent, then written evidence of consent must be obtained prior to completion of the lease. On the grant of an underlease, mortgagee’s consent in respect of any mortgage over

Escrow accounts and escrow agreements

Escrow accounts and escrow agreements

Escrow accounts and escrow agreementsThis Practice Note examines why parties involved in a construction project may enter into an escrow agreement (or escrow deed) to set up an escrow account. It looks at the benefits of paying funds into escrow, how an escrow account operates and the provisions

Common law offence of false imprisonment

Common law offence of false imprisonment

Common law offence of false imprisonmentThe offence of false imprisonmentFalse imprisonment is a common law offence but it is more common as a civil action in tort (see Practice Note: False imprisonment).It is triable only on indictment. It may be classified in class 2A, 2B or 3 in accordance with

Deed of surrender

Deed of surrender

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