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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

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

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

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 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 legislationIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the...

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

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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...

Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

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What is Wednesbury unreasonableness?

What is Wednesbury unreasonableness?Public authorities generallyPublic authorities are constrained in their actions as they are required to act in...

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...

Produced in partnership with Laura Bolado of Andes Legal Consulting Ltd 19th May

Brexit

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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...

Produced in partnership with Alexander Campbell of Field Court Chambers 19th May

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Parliamentary committees

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

19th May

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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...

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

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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...

Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

Brexit

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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...

Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Hardwicke Chambers 19th May

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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...

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...

19th May

Brexit

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 19th May

Brexit

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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...

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...

Produced in partnership with Carl Gardner 19th May

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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...

13th Apr

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

9th Apr

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Freedom of information case tracker [Archived]

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

9th Apr

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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...

9th Apr

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Freedom of information and public contracts

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) confers a general right of access to information that is held by a public authority. By virtue of this...

9th Apr

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Freedom of information―vexatious or repeated requests

This Practice Note considers the provisions for refusing vexatious or repeated requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000), s...

Produced in partnership with Paul Gibbons 9th Apr

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Qualified exemptions to a freedom of information request

In briefA public authority need not comply with a request for information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) if:•the estimated...

9th Apr

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Who is subject to the freedom of information regime

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) grants a right of access to information held by public authorities. Under this right, any person making...

9th Apr

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Freedom of information exemptions—personal information

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Paul Gibbons 9th Apr

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Introduction to freedom of information

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

9th Apr

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Obtaining consent for FOI disclosure from data subject [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.Scope of exemptionDisclosure of personal data under freedom of information (FOI)...

Produced in partnership with Kim Mayo of Essex County Council 9th Apr

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Public interest test—the chilling effect and safe space

Since the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR 2004), SI 2004/3391, there have...

Produced in partnership with Kim Mayo of Essex County Council 9th Apr

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Freedom of information—internal reviews and complaints

Applicants under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) should have a right to complain to a public authority if their request for information...

9th Apr

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Exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act—a statistical overview [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note provides an overview of the exemptions under the Freedom of...

Produced in partnership with Amber Lewis of Pitmans 9th Apr

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