Public Law analysis: The Commons European Statutory Instruments Committee (ESIC) and the Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) are responsible for the sifting process under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL(RR)A 2023). These committees scrutinise proposed negative statutory instruments (SIs) to be made under the REUL(RR)A 2023 (described here as ‘REUL reform SIs’) and make recommendations on the appropriate parliamentary procedure before the instruments are laid in Parliament. The SLSC is also responsible for routine scrutiny of all secondary legislation, including REUL reform SIs. This bulletin outlines the latest updates and recommendations, collated on 22 March 2024.

Public Law analysis: The Commons select committees and the Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) are responsible for the sifting process under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL(RR)A 2023). These committees scrutinise proposed negative statutory instruments (SIs) to be made under the REUL(RR)A 2023 and make recommendations on the appropriate parliamentary procedure before the instruments are laid in Parliament. The SLSC is also responsible for routine scrutiny of all secondary legislation, including SIs amending assimilated law. This bulletin outlines the latest updates and recommendations, collated on 28 March 2025.

Public Law analysis: The Commons select committees and the Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) are responsible for the sifting process under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL(RR)A 2023). These committees scrutinise proposed negative statutory instruments (SIs) to be made under the REUL(RR)A 2023 and make recommendations on the appropriate parliamentary procedure before the instruments are laid in Parliament. The SLSC is also responsible for routine scrutiny of all secondary legislation, including SIs amending assimilated law. This bulletin outlines the latest updates and recommendations, collated on 4 April 2025.

IP analysis: The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL(RR)A 2023) is now on the statute books. As has been reported widely, it revokes, at the end of 2023, a long list of retained direct and subordinate legislation derived from EU legislation. REUL(RR)A 2023 also ends the principle of supremacy of EU law. This will impact intellectual property law in the UK as the UK separates further from the EU. Kate Swaine and Ailsa Carter of Gowling WLG consider the REUL(RR)A 2023 provisions in relation to IP, how post-REUL(RR)A 2023 domestic interpretation might alter the application of EU-derived intellectual property provisions and the potential future impact on interpretation and disputes.

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Reunite Families UK (RFUK) has released a comprehensive study examining the adverse effects of the UK’s spouse and partner migration rules from 2022 to 2025. The analysis is based on 745 survey responses, focus groups, and interviews with affected individuals, including children. The study focuses on the impact of the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR) on families, children and society. This includes the impact of the increase in the MIR from £18,600 to £29,000 in April 2024. The report was prepared prior to the publication of the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) review of the partner financial requirements on 10 June 2025.

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Construction analysis: The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published a new Building Regulations Principal Designer Professional Services Contract. In this article, we analyse what the contract contains and in particular how it deals with the new requirements placed on Building Regulations Principal Designers.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note looks at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Standard Agreement 2010 (as revised in 2012), including the Standard Conditions of Appointment for an Architect 2010. This form of appointment was superseded by the RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2018 for Architectural Services—see: LNB News 30/11/2018 118 and Practice Note: RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2018 for Architectural Services—and subsequently the RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2020 for Architectural Services—see: LNB News 21/07/2020 73 and Practice Note: RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2020 for Architectural Services. Standard form appointments in the 2010 suite The 2010 suite of RIBA appointments comprised the following forms, all of which were revised in 2012: • Standard Agreement 2010: Architect • Standard Agreement 2010: Consultant • Concise Agreement 2010: Architect • Domestic Project Agreement 2010: Architect • Sub-Consultant Agreement 2010 The forms were not restricted for use solely by architects, as other consultants could be engaged under the Consultant and Sub-Consultant versions. For

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. Stop press: New versions of the RIBA Professional Services Contracts have been published (2020 editions)—see: LNB News 21/07/2020 73. This Practice Note looks at the RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2018 for Architectural Services (RIBA SPSC 2018), considering the key provisions and when the RIBA appointment might be used. This form of appointment was published in 2018 and replaced the RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 (2012 revision): Architect. For details on the 2010 edition, see Practice Note: RIBA Standard Agreement 2010: Architect. This form is part of the 2018 suite of RIBA Professional Services Contracts, which also includes: • RIBA Concise Professional Services Contract 2018: Architectural Services • RIBA Domestic Professional Services Contract 2018: Architectural Services • RIBA Principal Designer Professional Services Contract 2018 • RIBA Sub-consultant Professional Services Contract 2018 Suitability The RIBA form of appointment is intended to be used for the appointment of an architect/consultant commissioned to undertake architectural services on projects procured using the traditional

This Practice Note looks at the RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2020 (2024 amendment) for Architectural Services (RIBA SPSC), considering the key provisions and when the RIBA appointment might be used. For details on the previous 2018 edition, see Practice Note: RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2018 for Architectural Services. This form is part of the 2020 suite of RIBA Professional Services Contracts, which also includes: • RIBA Concise Professional Services Contract 2020: Architectural Services • RIBA Domestic Professional Services Contract 2020: Architectural Services • RIBA Principal Designer Professional Services Contract 2020 • RIBA Sub-consultant Professional Services Contract 2020 The parties are the Client and the Architect/Consultant. For clarity, this Practice Note refers to the ‘Architect’. Suitability The RIBA form of appointment is intended to be used for the appointment of an architect/consultant commissioned by a business client or public authority to undertake architectural services on projects procured using the traditional route (see Practice Note: Traditional procurement of construction contracts). RIBA advises that this form should not