This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes the Public Law case law quarterly for Q1 2025 and expert analysis of the decision in Merck Serono v Comptroller-General, in which the Court of Appeal considered the law of precedent and the court’s power to deviate from assimilated EU case law. Also in this edition, a reminder of upcoming court fee increases, emergency legislation to prevent new Sentencing Council guidelines from taking effect, further draft legislation revoking legacy public procurement regulations, launch of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, publication of eight draft codes of practice under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, plus discussion of developments in UK statutory interpretation principles. Case updates include a recent decision to lift the automatic suspension in a public procurement challenge, a successful human rights challenge against a decision by the Director of Legal Aid Casework, plus a number of judicial review and freedom of information cases. The highlights include further updates on Brexit SIs, Post-Brexit transition guidance, constitutional and administrative law, Coronavirus (COVID-19), judicial review, equality and human rights, public procurement, state accountability and liability, subsidy control and State aid, information law and other Public Law news.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes: the new consultation on further public procurement reforms building on the Procurement Act 2023, alongside an article from the Crown Commercial Service on consortium bidding, publication of the government’s National Security Strategy 2025, plus Home Office guidance on the newly-launched Foreign Influence Registration Scheme. Also in this edition, a joint statement from HM Treasury and the European Commission on the financial settlement obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement, an updated response from Defra on the Arbitration Tribunal’s final ruling in the UK-Sandeel case, plus updates on the UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia. Case updates this week include the High Court’s ruling ordering a further investigation into the provision of false evidence by MI5, plus a number of judicial review and freedom of information cases. This edition features further updates on Brexit highlights, Brexit SIs, Post-Brexit guidance, constitutional and administrative law, public procurement, judicial review, information law, State security and intelligence, State accountability and liability, subsidy control and State aid.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes the Public Law case law quarterly for Q3 2024 and the government's decision to revoke the commencement of section 6 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL(RR)A 2023). Also featured are the Constitution Committee's latest report on the governance of the Union, Lord Sale's speech on judicial review methodology in the automated state, the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) consultation on its updated Code of Practice, plus further guidance on the Procurement Act (PA 2023). This edition additionally includes updates on subsidy control and State aid. Cases this week include analysis of a Court of Appeal decision considering occupational pension schemes, plus the latest judicial review and equality and human rights cases.

This week’s edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, legal updates and case law from the world of Public Law. These highlights include the latest updates on public procurement, constitutional and administrative law, judicial review, information law, Brexit, State aid and subsidy control, and new and updated content. This edition features Apasen Ltd v Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, a Technology and Construction Court decision on set aside under the Procurement Act 2023 and the accuracy of contract award notices. It also includes R (Cunningham) v Secretary of State for Justice, on X-ray body scanner policies in prisons, R (Hewitson) v Parole Board for England and Wales, on oral hearing fairness in Parole Board decisions, and Armstrong v Information Commissioner, on Freedom of Information Act 2000 procedure, tribunal jurisdiction and the public interest test. Further updates include the Cabinet Office’s phased modernisation of the Find a Tender Service and the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.

This week’s edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, legal updates and case law from the world of Public Law. These highlights include the latest updates on Brexit, constitutional and administrative law, equality and human rights, judicial review, state security and intelligence, public procurement, subsidy control and state aid, and information law. This edition features parliamentary scrutiny of UK-EU dynamic alignment and the UK-EU Competition Cooperation Agreement, the Crime and Policing Bill receiving Royal Assent, updates on the proposed Human Rights Act remedial order following SW v UK, and recent information law rulings on FIA 2000 exemptions, confidentiality and public interest disclosure, plus the latest case updates and analysis. Parliament prorogued on 29 April 2026, marking the end of the 2024–26 parliamentary session. The next session will begin with the King’s Speech and State Opening of Parliament on 13 May 2026.

This week's edition of Public Law Weekly highlights include the Cabinet Office's final preparations for the Procurement Act 2023, which comes fully into force on 24 February 2025, and the Prime Minister’s announcement of reforms to the judicial review process for nationally significant infrastructure projects. Additionally, this edition features the Tickle case in which Court of Appeal set aside the order that anonymised the judges in historic family proceedings relating to Sara Sharif, as well as the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) publication of its Assimilated Law Parliamentary Report for June to December 2024. The highlights also include enhanced coverage of the Supreme Court judgment in The Father v Worcestershire CC and expert analysis of the Court of Appeal's decision in Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police v Woodcock and HD v Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police, a conjoined appeal examining whether the police can have a duty to investigate pursuant to the article 3 Convention right before the claimant has suffered ill-treatment, plus selected Brexit statutory instruments (SIs) and post-Brexit transition guidance.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, legal updates and case law from the world of Public Law. These highlights include the latest updates on constitutional and administrative law, equality and human rights, judicial review, state security and intelligence, information law, Brexit, and subsidy control and State aid. This edition features a new Public Law horizon scanner, a call for evidence on UK constitutional safeguards and updated guidance on issuing online damages claims. Case updates include SSHD v Ojaleye on the very compelling circumstances test in a deportation appeal; R (Barclays Bank UK plc) v Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) on the FOS’s jurisdiction over out-of-time complaints; plus Kearney and BBC v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland on unlawful interference with journalistic communications data and sources. This edition also includes a number of information law decisions, including Shaikh v Information Commissioner and Post Office Limited v Information Commissioner on legal professional privilege and the public interest test against the background of the Horizon IT scandal.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes further news on the general election including Bills passed by Parliament during wash-up and guidance for civil servants ahead of the election. It includes new regulations completing the commencement of REUL(RR)A 2023 and the new suite of guidance documents in relation to the Procurement Act 2023. Additionally featured are selected Brexit headlines on implications for Northern Ireland if UK left the ECHR and the latest Brexit SIs. This edition further includes updates on the general election, public procurement, constitutional and administrative law, State accountability and liability, equality and human rights and subsidy control and State aid. Cases this week include expert analysis on a decision concerning informative protesting outside court.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, legal updates and case law from the world of Public Law. These highlights include the latest updates on Brexit, constitutional and administrative law, judicial review, equality and human rights, public procurement, public sector contracts, projects and infrastructure, information law, state security and intelligence, central government pensions and other public law news.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes: a Supreme Court ruling upholding Russia sanctions and examining the proper approach of appellate courts to the assessment of proportionality, draft findings from the UN Aarhus Compliance Committee concluding that the UK breached public consultation duties in introducing the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill; and a new JCHR inquiry looking at human rights and AI regulation. Also in this edition, a JCHR call for evidence in scrutiny of the Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2025, a new scope and remit document for the PPRS, and a Commons briefing on lowering the voting age. Case updates this week include further analysis of the High Court ruling discharging the super-injunction in the Afghan data breach case and a recent ruling on prisoners’ education rights, plus a number of further judicial review and information law cases. This edition features further updates on Brexit highlights, post-Brexit guidance, constitutional and administrative law, equality and human rights, judicial review, public procurement, subsidy control and State aid, information law, and other public law news.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights features enhanced coverage of key announcements in the Autumn Budget 2024. It also includes selected Brexit headlines, including progress made by continuing UK-EU workstreams, as well as post-Brexit guidance and SIs. Case analysis this week covers the Supreme Court's ruling on the Inquiries Act 2005 and the High Court's ruling on the limitation periods in public procurement challenges. This edition further includes analysis on the government’s consultation on judicial pensions, plus details on the publication of the UK Supreme Court's annual report and accounts for 2023-2024 and additional guidance on the incoming Procurement Act 2023. Also included are additional updates on constitutional and administrative law, judicial review, public procurement, subsidy control and State aid, projects and infrastructure, and information law.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes coverage of the updated Procurement Policy Note 03/24: Standard Selection Questionnaire. Additionally featured is the latest Brexit SI. This edition further includes updates on public procurement; constitutional and administrative law; judicial review; subsidy control and state aid; and other Public Law developments. Cases this week include an analysis of a case concerning the duty of candour and a secret policy as a response to a judicial declaration.