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Franco-British Lawyers Society resumes CJEU visits

14th June 2023 | europe
Invitation issued to join Luxembourg trip on 3-4 July

Government backtracks on EU law repeal plans

11th May 2023 | government-administration , europe | Parliamentary , EU / international
UK bill no longer to set general repeal date for end of 2023

Committee's EU law tracking will help MSPs and business

24th April 2023 | europe
Researcher commissioned to provide two reports a year to aid scrutiny

News Corp loses appeal over VAT on digital editions

22nd February 2023 | tax , europe | Corporate tax
"Newspapers" had to be construed as print only, prior to exemption: UKSC

MSPs voice serious concerns over Retained EU Law Bill

22nd February 2023 | government-administration , europe | EU / international
Majority highlight strain on legislative processes as well as effects

Northern Ireland Protocol lawful, Supreme Court rules

8th February 2023 | government-administration , europe | EU / international
Judges reject Unionist challenge based on effect on Northern Ireland status

UK Law Societies to close Brussels office

28th June 2022 | law society of scotland , europe | EU / international
Falling workload post-Brexit means November closure

EU Court of Justice begins streaming service

26th April 2022 | europe , civil litigation | EU / international
Delivery of CJEU judgments, Advocate General opinions to be broadcast live

MSPs call for clear strategy for overseas work

7th April 2022 | europe , government-administration | EU / international
Report seeks overarching approach against which to evaluate proposals

Budget penalties allowed for rule of law breaches: CJEU

16th February 2022 | europe | EU / international
Hungary and Poland fail in challenge to power to suspend payments

MSPs call for EU alignment scrutiny framework

29th November 2021 | government-administration , europe
Committee seeks proper scrutiny of exercise of powers under Continuity Act

Lords warn over coming EU travel checks

22nd November 2021 | europe , government-administration | EU / international
Concerns that UK will be unprepared when new controls introduced

Tribunal claimant must seek interim diligence in court

13th October 2021 | civil litigation , employment , europe | Employment law , EU / international , Civil court work
Supreme Court: lack of employment tribunal power not a breach of EU law

Extradition proceedings dropped against Catalan politician

26th August 2021 | europe
Sheriff dismisses Clara Ponsati case

Study supports Europe-wide legal protection for lawyers

19th April 2021 | europe , human rights | Human rights , EU / international
Council of Europe paper seeks to counter increasing harassment and threats

Judge rejects challenge to HMRC loan charge provisions

15th April 2021 | tax , europe , civil litigation
Judicial review incompetent; charge held legal in any event

Commission said to be against UK Lugano membership

13th April 2021 | civil litigation , europe | EU / international , Civil court work
Refusal would be setback for ability to enforce judgments

EU releases draft UK data transfer clearance

22nd February 2021 | europe , human rights | Data protection , EU / international
Decisions to be further scrutinised ahead of final adoption

EU expected to approve data transfers to and from UK

16th February 2021 | europe , human rights | EU / international , Data protection
Announcement predicted this week to assist business transfers

Holyrood "must change post-Brexit approach"

12th February 2021 | europe
Panel calls for legal scrutiny changes after May election

CCBE agrees new status for UK participation

14th January 2021 | europe
Affiliate membership created to ease post-Brexit participation

EU law Continuity Bill passes final stage

24th December 2020 | europe , government-administration , planning/environment | EU / international
Bill to keep devolved Scots law aligned with EU passed by Holyrood

MSPs voice serious concerns over EU alignment bill

25th September 2020 | europe , planning/environment , government-administration | EU / international
Bill's progress "depends on satisfactory response from Government": report

MSPs in "time critical" appeal for views on Market Bill

15th September 2020 | europe , government-administration
Scrutiny begins ahead of legislative consent report
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