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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
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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...
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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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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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21st 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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21st Sep
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Public procurement key cases—procurement procedure [Archived]

Public procurement key cases—procurement procedure [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived is not maintained. This Practice Note is...
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21st Sep
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Public procurement key cases—pre-procurement considerations [Archived]

Public procurement key cases—pre-procurement considerations [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived is not maintained. This Practice...
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21st Sep
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EU public procurement case tracker

EU public procurement case trackerIP COMPLETION DAY: The Brexit transition period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020. At this time (referred to in UK...
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21st Sep
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—legislation tracker

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—legislation trackerThis Practice Note tracks domestic legislation introduced as part of the UK government’s response to the...
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21st Sep
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General Court State aid appeals—ongoing cases tracker

General Court State aid appeals—ongoing cases trackerThe below tracks live General Court appeal cases involving State aid (Articles 107 to 109 TFEU)....
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20th Sep
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Court of Justice State aid appeals—ongoing cases tracker

Court of Justice State aid appeals—ongoing cases trackerThe below tracks live Court of Justice appeal cases involving State aid (Articles 107 to 109...
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20th Sep
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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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Practice notes

EU State aid decisions—closed cases tracker

EU State aid decisions—closed cases trackerBelow lists European Commission decisions involving State aid and completed State aid sector inquiries...
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17th Sep
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EU State aid decisions—ongoing cases tracker

EU State aid decisions—ongoing cases trackerBelow tracks recent European Commission decisions involving State aid, ongoing in-depth investigations and...
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17th Sep
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) civil court specific guidance—dispute resolution

Coronavirus (COVID-19) civil court specific guidance—dispute resolutionThis Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice...
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17th Sep
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Court of Justice State aid appeals—closed cases tracker

Court of Justice State aid appeals—closed cases trackerThe below tracks completed Court of Justice appeal cases involving State aid (Articles 107 to...
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16th 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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Coronavirus (COVID-19) implications for dispute resolution

Coronavirus (COVID-19) implications for dispute resolutionThis Practice Note aims to assist dispute resolution practitioners seeking to understand the...
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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

Rights in databases—training materials—practical scenario

Rights in databases—training materials—practical scenarioMeditech scenario on database right and database copyrightThis training scenario accompanies...
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13th Sep
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Court of Justice State aid national references—ongoing cases tracker

Court of Justice State aid national references—ongoing cases trackerThe table below lists national references to the Court of Justice concerning the...
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13th Sep

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Breach of statutory duty

Breach of statutory duty

Breach of statutory dutyThis Practice Note considers claims for damages for breach of statutory duty. For guidance on claims for damages for a negligent breach of duty of care outside a statutory duty, see Practice Notes:•Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?•Negligence—when is the duty of care

Lease transactions toolkit (environmental issues)—Commercial Property Standard Enquiries and additional

Lease transactions toolkit (environmental issues)—Commercial Property Standard Enquiries and additional

Commercial Property Standard EnquiriesThe Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) have become the industry standard pre-contract enquiries for commercial property transactions:•CPSE.1 (version 3.8) General pre-contract enquiries for all commercial property transactions•CPSE.2 (version 3.4)

What is a certificate of title?

What is a certificate of title?

A certificate of title (also known as a certificate on title) is a particular species of report on title.When solicitors are instructed to investigate title to land (for instance, when land is being acquired or offered up as security), they will write a report on title for their client, which sets

Involuntary manslaughter

Involuntary manslaughter

Involuntary manslaughterInvoluntary manslaughter—introductionManslaughter can be classified as either voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter consists of those killings which would be murder (because the accused has the relevant mental element—hence the label voluntary manslaughter) but