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Brexit legislation tracker

This Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the UK’s withdrawal from the

Exclusion and limitation of liability

This Practice Note considers exclusion and limitation of liability in business-to-business (B2B) contracts. It provides guidance on the common law and

Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPR

Brexit: The Retained General Data Protection Regulation, Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR) regime described in this Practice Note is the UK

Contract variation

This Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a contract or deed can

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Judicial review—how to start proceedings

Key procedural stages in a judicial review claim in the Administrative Court Broadly speaking, and subject to any contrary directions, the key stages...

Produced in partnership with Mathew Purchase of Matrix Chambers and Dr Mirza Ahmad of St Philips Chambers 29th Sep

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Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocol

When considering whether and how to bring a claim for judicial review, the first step is to consider whether this would be an appropriate means of...

Produced in partnership with Matthew Purchase of Matrix Chambers and Dr Mirza Ahmad of St Philips Chambers 29th Sep

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Separation of powers—legislative, executive and judiciary

Source of the doctrine of the separation of powersThe origins of the doctrine are often traced to John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government (1689),...

27th Sep

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Brexit timeline [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. On 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a...

26th Sep

Brexit

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Judicial review—interested parties and interveners

Interested partiesIn the context of judicial review, an interested party is 'any person (other than the claimant and defendant) who is directly...

26th Sep

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EU public procurement case tracker

The EU public procurement case tracker records and summarises the most recent European case law developments relating to public procurement. This...

26th Sep

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Introduction to public contracts procurement

Brexit impact—public procurementThe UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement laws, and is therefore impacted by the UK’s...

26th Sep

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Introduction to utilities contracts procurement

Brexit impact—public procurementThe UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement laws, and is therefore impacted by the UK’s...

25th Sep

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Remedies: overview of direct, indirect effect and state liability

Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...

25th Sep

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Sources of constitutional law

Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...

25th Sep

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Challenging a public procurement award—procedures, remedies and time limits

Brexit impact—public procurementThe UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement laws, and is therefore impacted by the UK’s...

25th Sep

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Parliamentary supremacy—implied repeal

Essential to Parliament’s legislative supremacy is the principle that Parliament is not bound by its predecessors, and cannot bind its successors. It...

25th Sep

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Parliamentary supremacy the enrolled bill rule

It is not possible to successfully argue that an Act of Parliament is invalid because of flaws, or even fraud, in the legislative process.Early...

25th Sep

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Public procurement—key considerations

A contracting authority procuring a public contract above a certain financial threshold must use one of the permitted procurement procedures set out...

25th Sep

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Methods of statutory interpretation used to resolve ambiguities in legislation

Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...

25th Sep

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Convention rights

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was adopted by the Council of Europe in 1950. The ECHR sets out the rights and freedoms which the...

25th Sep

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Environmental Information Regulations 2004—clarifying requests

Updated in partnership with Patrick Senior of Stephenson HarwoodWhere requests under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR 2004), SI...

25th Sep

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Environmental Information Regulations 2004—exceptions

The Environmental Information Regulations 2004, SI 2004/3391 (EIR 2004) give rights of public access to environmental information held by public...

25th Sep

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Environmental Information Regulations 2004—requesting information

This Practice Note outlines guidance for private practitioners making requests, public authorities receiving requests, disclosures of information, and...

25th Sep

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Access to environmental information Directive 2003/4/EC—snapshot

Brexit impactAs of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has...

25th Sep

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Environmental Information Regulations 2004—appeals and enforcement

A requestor, or more appropriately a complainant, may complain about the way a request for environmental information has been handled if they consider...

25th Sep

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Environmental Information Regulations 2004—responding to a request

When responding to a request for information, the first step should be to determine whether the information requested is environmental information,...

25th Sep

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Differences between Environmental Information Regulations and Freedom of Information Act

Brexit impactAs of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has...

25th Sep

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Environmental Information Regulations 2004—issues for businesses

The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR 2004), SI 2004/3391 poses a risk to businesses through exposure of sensitive commercial...

25th Sep

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Environmental Information Regulations 2004—what is environmental information?

Understanding what environmental information includes is fundamental to environmental regulation because it will determine whether a request for...

26th Sep

Precedents

Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000—provision for disclosure by a local authority and requests for information

Definitions1In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and expressions have the corresponding meaning:1.1‘Code of...

26th Sep

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Environmental Information Regulations 2004—log sheet for verbal request for environmental information

1. Name of applicant[insert details]2. If the applicant is requesting info on behalf of a third party, third party’s name[insert details]3. Address...

26th Sep

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Environmental Information Regulations 2004—request for environmental information

[Insert name of public authority][Insert public authority's address, including postcode][Insert public authority’s email address or email address of...

26th Sep

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Freedom of information case tracker

The freedom of information case tracker records and summarises key decisions and case law rulings relating to enforcement of the Freedom of...

26th Sep

Q&As

Is there any case law or guidance, other than the cases of Fish v Legal and Attorney-General for the Prince of Wales v the IC, as well as guidance published by the ICO, that provides further guidance as to what constitutes ‘control’ in the definition of public authority in the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, s 2(2)(d)?

This Q&A refers to ICO guidance on public authorities under the Environment Information Regulations 2004, SI 2004/3391 (EIR 2004).In addition to the...

28th Sep

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Access to environmental information case tracker [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note collates and summarises notable archived decisions and case...

16th Oct