Constitutional law

The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, the Constitution Unit of University College London, the Hansard Society and the Public Law Project has produced a joint briefing on the marginalisation of the House of Commons, highlighting the lack of parliamentary scrutiny and the absence of government accountability during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

The Law Society has commented on the National Security and Investment Bill (the Bill) in a Parliamentary Briefing

The following message from Lord Burnett, the Lord Chief Justice, has been posted on the Judiciary website

Proposed legislation to replace the 2011 Fixed-term Parliaments Act requires refinement, a joint committee of MPs and Peers has concluded

David Locke draws comparisons between the governments of the US and UK in their recent frivolous approaches to serious legal matters

Alec Samuels reflects on the life & times of Viscount Haldane

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

Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Michael Zander QC covers the speedy passage of the EU (Future Relationship) Act 2020 through parliament

Michael Zander on the last stages of the UK Internal Market Bill