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Brexit SI Bulletin—latest drafts and sifting committee reports, 11 June 2021

The following Public Law news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Brexit SI Bulletin—latest drafts and sifting committee reports, 11 June 2021

Brexit highlights—11 June 2021

The following Public Law news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Brexit highlights—11 June 2021

Urgency test for interim relief not met in challenge to pandemic negotiated procedure procurement without prior publication (Inivos Ltd and Inivos BV v European Commission)

‘Permission granted in judicial review challenge to antibody test procurement’ (Good Law Project v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Defendant) and Abingdon Health (Interested Party))

‘Permission granted in judicial review challenge to antibody test procurement’ (Good Law Project v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Defendant) and Abingdon Health (Interested Party))

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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...

Direct effect of EU law

Direct effect of EU lawWhat is direct effect of EU law?The doctrine of direct effect is a fundamental principle of EU law developed by the Court of...

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...

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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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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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

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...

19th May

Practice notes

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

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...

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

Brexit

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...

Produced in partnership with Jamas Hodivala of Matrix Chambers 19th May

Practice notes

Costs for judicial review—general principles

Costs for judicial review—general principlesGeneral rule on costs in judicial reviewThe general rule in relation to costs in judicial review, as in...

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

Practice notes

Structure and functions of EU institutions and bodies

Structure and functions of EU institutions and bodiesThe EU’s unique institutional frameworkThe European Union is a supranational polity, and is...

19th May

Brexit

Practice notes

Judicial review—what it is and when it can be used—Scotland [Archived]

Judicial review—what it is and when it can be used—Scotland [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived is not maintained. For...

Produced in partnership with Carolyn Morgan of Harper Macleod LLP 19th May

Scottish Law

Practice notes

Judicial review—what it is and when it can be used

Judicial review—what it is and when it can be usedWhat is judicial review?Judicial review is a process by which the courts exercise a supervisory...

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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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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Implementing and achieving effective governance in the public sector

Implementing and achieving effective governance in the public sectorWhat does effective governance mean in the public sector?Governance within the...

Produced in partnership with Lisa Larsen of The Behavioural Insights Team 5th Jun

Precedents

Memorandum to board accompanying anti-bribery policy

Memorandum to board accompanying anti-bribery policySummaryThe Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) came into force on 1 July 2011. BA 2010 applies to any...

5th Jun

Practice notes

The Bribery Act 2010—an introductory guide

The Bribery Act 2010—an introductory guideThe Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) was passed to ensure the UK’s compliance with the Organisation for Economic...

Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 5th Jun

Practice notes

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Failing to prevent bribery

Failing to prevent briberyCorporate criminal liability for bribery—section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010This offence can only be committed by relevant...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officialsThe purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the...

Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 5th Jun

Practice notes

Internal investigation on suspicion of bribery—checklist

The following questions and issues should be at the forefront of a lawyer’s mind when advising in relation to an internal investigation...

8th Jan

Precedents

Anti-bribery clause

1 Anti-bribery—short form—pro-customer Bribery Laws means the Bribery Act 2010[ and associated guidance published...

26th Sep

Practice notes

Gifts and hospitality—checklist

Required document or action Yes/No Comment/action required Do you have a public, clear and forthright code of ethics and/or...

26th Sep

Practice notes

Indicators of corruption—checklist

Businesses and their employees must be alert to indicators of corruption. The following checklist identifies indicators of corruption...

25th Sep

Practice notes

Bribery prevention—UK businesses—checklist

• Has your company got a clear and forthright code of ethics which explicitly refers to a zero tolerance of bribery and corruption? This...

25th Sep

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Due diligence—representatives—checklist

• Any agent or representative of a business should be subject to due diligence • The company will have to make their own inquiries...

25th Sep

Practice notes

Due diligence—overseas ventures—checklist

• Does the company have a due diligence policy which covers all parties to a business relationship, including the company's supply...

25th Sep

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Urgency test for interim relief not met in challenge to pandemic negotiated procedure procurement without prior publication (Inivos Ltd and Inivos BV v European Commission)

‘Permission granted in judicial review challenge to antibody test procurement’ (Good Law Project v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Defendant) and Abingdon Health (Interested Party))

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