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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

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Brexit highlights—17 September 2021

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Public Law weekly highlights—16 September 2021

Public Law weekly highlights—16 September 2021

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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

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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
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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...
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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
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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...
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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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Key documents in a PFI/PF2 project

Key documents in a PFI/PF2 projectThis Practice Note sets out an introduction to some of the most common agreements and documents within a PFI/PF2...
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15th Sep
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Presumption in favour of sustainable development

Presumption in favour of sustainable developmentPolicy contextThe original version of the National Planning Policy Framework (2012 NPPF) was published...
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13th Sep
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Projects lawyers’ completion documents list—onshore wind farm and ground mounted solar projects—with document explanations

Projects lawyers’ completion documents list—onshore wind farm and ground mounted solar projects—with document explanationsIntroductionThis Practice...
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9th Sep
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Projects lawyers’ completion documents list—waste to energy projects (merchant)—with document explanations

Projects lawyers’ completion documents list—waste to energy projects (merchant)—with document explanationsIntroductionThis Practice Note provides a...
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9th Sep
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Planning policy in England

Planning policy in EnglandWhy is planning policy important?Planning policy:•determines the type and location of development in an area•helps to...
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6th Sep
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Infrastructure and energy projects tracker

Infrastructure and energy projects trackerThis Practice Note tracks recent developments relating to certain high-profile UK infrastructure and energy...
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25th Aug
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Transport project procurement—planning law considerations

Transport project procurement—planning law considerationsThe procurement of major transport projects will require the procuring authority to address a...
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Produced in partnership with Matthew Hanslip Ward of Dentons UKMEA LLP 12th Aug
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Transport project procurement—key considerations

Transport project procurement—key considerationsThe UK transport sector covers a wide range of transport modes and related infrastructure including...
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Produced in partnership with Matthew Hanslip Ward of Dentons UKMEA LLP 12th Aug
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Transport project procurement—procurement law considerations

Transport project procurement—procurement law considerationsIP COMPLETION DAY: The Brexit transition period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020. At this...
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Produced in partnership with Matthew Hanslip Ward of Dentons UKMEA LLP 12th Aug
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Transport projects—risk management

Transport projects—risk managementRisk management for a transport project is the process of identifying, scrutinizing and taking steps to counter and...
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Produced in partnership with Matthew Hanslip Ward of Dentons UKMEA LLP 12th Aug
Q&As

What steps/issues should a contracting authority consider when engaging a consultant to help develop a public contract specification?

What steps/issues should a contracting authority consider when engaging a consultant to help develop a public contract specification?Research for this...
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Produced in partnership with Peter Ware of Browne Jacobson 12th Aug
Practice notes

Infrastructure projects—procurement

Infrastructure projects—procurementInfrastructure procurement is the method by which the delivery of a facility is organised. This Practice Note...
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Produced in partnership with Victoria McGie 12th Aug
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Infrastructure projects—project structure

Infrastructure projects—project structureThe global demand for public infrastructure, from roads and schools to energy projects, has lead to new and...
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Produced in partnership with Victoria McGie 12th Aug
Precedents

Project lawyers’ completion documents list—onshore wind farm and ground-mounted solar projects—template

Project lawyers’ completion documents list—onshore wind farm and ground-mounted solar projects—templatePROJECT DETAILSPROJECT NAME: [insert name of...
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11th Aug
Practice notes

PFI/PPP terms (Glossary)

PFI/PPP terms (Glossary)AbandonDescribes a situation where the contractor stops carrying out the works for a prolonged and consecutive period of days...
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11th Aug
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Equivalent project relief in PFI/PF2

Equivalent project relief in PFI/PF2This Practice Note examines equivalent project relief (EPR) in PFI and PF2 projects. It considers the purpose of...
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11th Aug
Practice notes

Construction projects in the defence sector

Construction projects in the defence sectorThis Practice Note looks at construction and engineering projects in the defence sector. It provides...
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Produced in partnership with Silver Shemmings LLP 11th Aug
Practice notes

PFI/PF2—the Construction Sub-contract

PFI/PF2—the Construction Sub-contractThis Practice Note examines the Construction Sub-contract between Project Co and the Construction Sub-contractor...
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11th Aug
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Rail infrastructure contracts

Rail infrastructure contractsThe UK rail network is the oldest in the world with over 1.7 billion people currently using the railways as a means of...
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Produced in partnership with Clyde & Co 11th Aug
Practice notes

Change protocols in PFI/PF2

Change protocols in PFI/PF2IP COMPLETION DAY: The Brexit transition period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020. At this time (referred to in UK law as...
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11th Aug

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179. List of offences triable either way.

179. List of offences triable either way.

Without prejudice to any other enactment by virtue of which any offence is triable either way1, the following offences are triable either way2: (1)     offences at common law of public nuisance3; (2)     an offence at common law of outraging public decency4; (3)     administering an oath etc

Convention rights—structure of qualified rights

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 Rights Act 1998 Sch 1, can be broadly divided into three groups:•absolute rights—which cannot be interfered with by the state or derogated from even in a

Mediation—advantages and disadvantages

Mediation—advantages and disadvantages

Mediation—advantages and disadvantagesWhat is mediation?Mediation is one of the most recognised and common forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).It is a form of assisted ADR in the sense that there is a third-party neutral involved who meets with the parties and seeks to help them in

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)An arms length management organisation (ALMO) is a not-for-profit company that provides housing services on behalf of a local housing authority (LHA). Usually an ALMO is set up by the LHA to manage and improve all or part of its housing stock with the LHA