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English and Welsh solicitors can now register to practise UK and public international law in Luxembourg, a legal services market worth an estimated £300m per year to UK lawyers
MPs have rejected two of the remaining Lords amendments to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, in the latest stage of the ‘ping pong’ process.
On 6 June 2023, the House of Lords debated Commons amendments to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (REULRR Bill). 
MPs rejected Lords’ amendments to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, in the House of Commons last week. 
Michael Zander on how the Government’s U-turn was greeted by the House of Lords at the Report stage of the Bill
The government is dropping the sunset clause from the controversial Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, business secretary Kemi Badenoch has confirmed.
Lawyers have welcomed a reported government climbdown on the Retained EU Law Bill.
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Richard Arthur warns against the headlong rush to abandon EU law
The controversial Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is likely to be delayed, diluted or ditched altogether, Michael Gove MP, secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, has confirmed.
Opposition on all sides: Michael Zander KC reports on the House of Lords Committee stage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Lawyers can no longer afford to ignore the metaverse, says Jacqueline Watts of Allin1 Advisory in this week's NLJ. Far from being a passing tech fad, virtual platforms like Roblox host thriving economies and social interactions, raising real legal issues
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