Public Law weekly highlights—22 May 2025
This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes: the ‘new strategic partnership’ between the UK and EU building on the Withdrawal Agreement and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, updated procurement policy notes on utilities contracts and exempted contracts under the Procurement Act 2023 and a speech on AI from the Master of the Rolls. Also in this edition, a consultation from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on changes to its Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, following the Supreme Court’s recent judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers. Case law updates include a Supreme Court decision on the statutory interpretation of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985, plus a number of judicial review and freedom of information cases. This edition features further updates on Brexit SIs, Brexit highlights, post-Brexit guidance, constitutional and administrative law, State accountability and liability, equality and human rights, judicial review, public procurement, information law, subsidy control and State aid.