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Dr Beatriz San Martin, Libby Amos-Stone & Lewis Pope put the controversial Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill under the microscope

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

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Dorsey & Whitney—Jonathan Christy

Winckworth Sherwood—Kevin McManamon