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MSPs call for new agreement on how devolution works
Post-EU changes require new understanding between Governments: report
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Government backtracks on EU law repeal plans
UK bill no longer to set general repeal date for end of 2023
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Proposed bill would allow removal of absent MSPs
Consultation running on law to add grounds and processes for removal
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Peers seek better partnership with devolved governments
Constitution Committee report calls for greater mutual respect
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Lords sound warning over "Government by diktat"
Reports call for Government restrain use of delegated powers
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Faculty opposes "chilling" ideas to curb judicial review
Government's response to review could undermine rule of law
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Brown to be Justice Secretary in Sturgeon's new cabinet
Society seeks to make legal aid support top of the in-tray
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Lords agree UK Internal Market Bill after concessions
Welsh and Scottish Governments intend legal challenge despite concessions
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Law Commissions call for election law streamlining
Single, modernised set of rules should replace fragmented statute base
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MSP committee backs longer Holyrood and council terms
Stage 1 report agrees principles of Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill
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Lords report rejects Withdrawal Bill guidance powers
Inappropriate to allow ministers to direct courts over EU law