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Lords back amendments to Brexit Bill & warn government about taking legal shortcuts

The House of Lords has voted 358 to 256 to secure the right for EU nationals to stay in the UK post-Brexit.

Recent changes to the Ministerial Code, which could undermine the UK’s commitment to the rule of law, may be subject to judicial review, as Daniel Carey explains. Interview by Jenny Rayner

Chris Pamplin takes a broad view of the possible implications for expert witnesses of Britain’s exit from the EU

David Greene doubts the validity of a gallant attempt to veto Brexit

Politics & the law were kept well apart in the Supreme Court’s erudite judgment in Miller, as Richard Wilson QC explains

Francis Kendall considers the impact of the falling pound on costs awards to European litigants

    Michael Zander QC picks out crucial passages from the dissenting Supreme Court justices on the triggering of Art 50

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    42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

    42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

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    Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

    Real estate and construction energy offering boosted by partner hire

    Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

    Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

    Firm bolsters real estate team with partner hire in Birmingham

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