Brexit

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

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The Bar of Ireland has launched a new initiative to promote Ireland as a world-leading centre of legal services after Brexit.

Bruce Crawford MSP Holyrood's finance and constitution committee has said it is not in a position to recommend legislative consent to the EU Withdrawal Bill.

Harry Smith The Scottish housebuilding sector is performing well despite the political and economic pressures threatened by Brexit, according to Gillespie Macandrew, which has transacted nearly £148 million worth of new build plot sales in the last 12 months.

The Court of Session has confirmed legal action can go ahead determining whether the UK can unilaterally halt the Brexit process if voters deem the final deal unacceptable. The UK government has 21 days to respond to the petition, served on it by a group of MPs, MEPs and MSPs from four parties, excl

The Scottish government will press ahead with preparations for a ‘Continuity Bill’ if significant changes are not made to UK Brexit legislation, Brexit minister Michael Russell has said. Speaking after the Joint Ministerial Committee in London yesterday, Mr Russell set out the need for a “cast

Concerns over “rigid control” of the Scottish Parliament and a greatly altered balance of power between Edinburgh and London have been raised by the Faculty of Advocates in evidence to MPs about the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. An inquiry by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affa

The UK government has said that leaving the European Union will “bring about an end to the direct jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union”.The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has this week launched a new inquiry on this issue and the question of enforcement and dispute

Professor Conor Gearty In an article first published on the LSE Brexit blog, Professor Conor Gearty scrutinises the notion of “a happy Brexit” and outlines ways in which the EU Withdrawal Bill will constitute a large transfer of power to the executive branch and may lead to the restriction of ci

Home Office officials have said they may have to hire Polish and other Eastern European workers to help register EU nationals after Brexit. Immigration lawyers told The Guardian that visa and immigration officials had privately admitted at a recent conference that they were struggling to entice enou

International lawyers and experts have suggested Brexit is to blame for the failure of a British judge to be elected to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the first time. Leading legal figures told The Brief that politics had at least partly contributed to Sir Christopher Greenwood's failu

The House of Lords Constitution Committee has today warned that the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, the first Brexit bill to be scrutinised by the House of Lords, contains inappropriately broad powers for ministers. The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill is intended to provide a new,

Janys Scott QC Family law specialists in Scotland have thrown their weight behind a call to change the Brexit blueprint, which they fear would cause “unfairness and confusion” for families.

Scots law academics have published a free ebook on studying EU law in Scotland before and after Brexit. The first edition of Studying EU Law in Scotland during and after Brexit, edited by Professor Nicole Busby and Dr Rebecca Zahn and produced In collaboration with the Scottish Universities Legal Ne