Brexit

One of the many areas of law in Scotland which will be significantly affected by “Brexit” is environmental law. That topic will be one of the questions which will be examined by a “Brexit Update” seminar, which is being held in Edinburgh on the morning of Monday, 26 March. Dr Annalisa Savare

Co-operation between countries in the fight against crime must continue post-Brexit, the Faculty of Advocates’ Clare Connelly has told MSPs. Ms Connelly was one of several witnesses to give evidence to Holyrood’s Justice Committee, on Brexit and policing and criminal justice.

Most UK law firms have not drawn up a Brexit business plan, according to a new Smith & Williamson survey of senior partners. Only 23 per cent of senior partners said that they had a business plan for dealing with Brexit, despite 60 per cent of more than 100 managing partners at firms in all UK j

The Commons Home Affairs Committee has criticised the Home Office over delays to the Immigration White Paper and warns of serious problems for immigration service delivery and border security as a result of lack of decisions, proper planning or sufficient resources, in its report into the delivery o

Lord Drummond Young A legal bid by politicians to bring a case to the European Court of Justice on whether the UK can unilaterally withdraw its Article 50 notification will be heard by the Inner House of the Court of Session next Wednesday.

James Mure The in-depth implications of the Brexit negotiations for Scottish lawyers will be the subject of an important seminar to be held in Edinburgh on Monday 26 March.

Kenneth Campbell QC Top experts are to discuss the implications of Brexit for law and legal practice in Scotland at a seminar next month.

A group of British emigrants in the Netherlands have won permission to refer their case for continued EU citizenship after Brexit to the European Court of Justice. The five British nationals asked Amsterdam District Court to refer their case to the ECJ on the grounds that their existing rights could

The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has today published a report criticising the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill for failing to provide sufficient parliamentary scrutiny of the law-making powers it gives to ministers. The committee highlights Clause 7 of the bill whi

The UK government will need to address short-term legal and regulatory issues in competition matters, according to a new report from the House of Lords.

Family law is heading for “the wilderness of uncertainty” under current Brexit proposals, a senior member of the Faculty of Advocates has told MSPs. A second member called for consumer protection issues to be moved up the Brexit agenda.

Rachael Kelsey Rachael Kelsey gives Holyrood's Justice Committee some food for thought on how the Brexit legislation will affect family law in Scotland.

Jonathan Cooper OBE Barrister Jonathan Cooper OBE of Doughty Street Chambers looks at the protections guaranteed by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the consequences of its loss, especially for the LGBT community.

The post-Brexit role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) must be spelled out clearly and the status of its judgments left in no doubt, the Faculty of Advocates has submitted. The UK government has said that leaving the EU will “bring about an end to the direct jurisdiction of the

Friday 26 January 2018, 9.30am - 1.30pm