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The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has published a report entitled ‘Losing Control?: The Implications for Parliament of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill’.

The House of Lords Library has published a briefing on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (REULRR Bill) ahead of its Second Reading in the House of Lords due to take place on 6 February 2023.

The House of Lords version of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill was published on 19 January.

MPs debated further amendments to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on 18 January 2023 as it returned to the House of Commons for its remaining Commons stages.

The Law Society issued a plea for an extension and clarity on what’s at stake this week as the controversial Retained EU Law Bill entered its final stage in the House of Commons.

Ministers have launched a consultation relating to the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments—a key issue for lawyers since Brexit.

The House of Commons Library has published a report on the progress of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-2023, prior to the Commons report stage and third reading of the paper, which is yet to be scheduled.

‘It’s one of the worst pieces of legislation I can remember in some 60 years of following the law-making process,’ Professor Michael Zander KC writes in this week’s NLJ.

A seriously alarming piece of legislation? Michael Zander KC continues his report on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA), the Institute of Directors, and various other organisations, have issued a letter to the Business Secretary, Grant Shapps, calling for the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill to be withdrawn.

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Slater Heelis—Oliver Banks

Manchester firm strengthens Court of Protection expertise with partner hire

Talbots Law—Sara Pickerin & Nicholas Playford

Agricultural law team expands with senior director appointments

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Firm announces appointment of chief legal officer

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NLJ this week: Delegation or dereliction?

Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) has restated a fundamental truth, writes John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke, in this week's NLJ: only authorised persons can conduct litigation. The decision sparked alarm, but Gould stresses it merely confirms the Legal Services Act 2007

NLJ this week: FCA faces its toughest test yet

The government’s decision to make the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the Single Professional Services Supervisor marks a watershed in the UK’s fight against money laundering, says Rebecca Hughes of Corker Binning in this week's NLJ. The FCA will now oversee 60,000 firms across legal and accountancy sectors—a massive expansion of remit that raises questions over resources and readiness

NLJ this week: Instructing the right expert

The High Court's decision in Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch) provided a striking reminder of the need to instruct the right expert in retrospective capacity assessments, says Ann Stanyer of Wedlake Bell in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Striking back at SLAPPs

Paige Coulter of Quinn Emanuel reports on the UK’s first statutory definition of SLAPPs under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Form N510—not just a box to tick

NLJ columnist Stephen Gold dives into the quirks of civil practice, from the Court of Appeal’s fierce defence of form N510 to fresh reminders about compliance and interest claims, in this week's Civil Way

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Slater Heelis—Oliver Banks

Talbots Law—Sara Pickerin & Nicholas Playford

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green