Brexit

The Cabinet Office has published new guidance for stakeholders

Lexis®Library update: The Prime Minister’s Office has published a policy paper announcing the launch of a new Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform (TIGRR) to ‘identify and develop proposals across a range of areas that will drive innovation and competitiveness, reduce barriers to start-ups and scale-ups, create opportunities for innovation to make the most of cutting-edge technologies, and support growth and dynamism right across the UK economy’

High Court dismisses ‘misconceived’ arguments against European arrest warrants

Mental health, diversity and inclusion should be top priorities and more can be done to further efforts, according to a survey of litigation lawyers

In a special NLJ report, Grania Langdon-Down talks to Mrs Justice Cockerill, head of the Commercial Court, and litigators about the challenges of 2020 and what 2021 will bring in relation to work-flow, procedural reform, diversity and well-being. She also draws on responses from the latest London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and NLJ Litigation Trends Survey. Overall, most responders were positive that the litigation market would grow or, at least, remain unchanged. There was overwhelming support for virtual hearings and agile working. But there was also a strong message to the profession’s leaders that the legal community needs to do more to promote both diversity and inclusion and the importance of good mental health.

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published updated guidance for customers and users of IP

The EU Services Sub-Committee has launched an inquiry into the future of UK-EU relations on trade in services

The Commons Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union has published correspondence with the Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, which confirms the government’s decision to bring the Committee’s term to an end on 16 January 2021 (in line with the original temporary Standing Orders establishing the Committee on 16 January 2020)

Michael Zander on whether there was parliamentary scrutiny worthy of the name

Simon Parsons reflects on the UK Internal Market Bill & attempts to exclude judicial review for errors of law