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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

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

What did we learn from the Supreme Court’s hearing of the Brexit case? Michael Zander QC on whether the outcome can be predicted

Constitutional expert finds no evidence to predict the votes of Supreme Court justices

What did the pro-Brexit peers suggest? Michael Zander QC looks back at the House of Lords’ post-referendum debate

Article 50: an incorrect concession? Nicholas Strauss QC proposes an alternative line of attack

How can the “conscious uncoupling” of the EU & UK legal systems be achieved, ask Charles Brasted & Andrew Eaton

Michael Zander QC considers the oral arguments in the Art 50 court case

Does triggering Art 50 require a prior Act of Parliament, asks Michael Zander QC

In the first of an occasional series, Michael Zander reviews the House of Lords’ debate on Brexit

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Indirect tax investigations and litigation specialist strengthens contentious tax offering

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard makes Magic Circle hire

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

Three new Heads announced at leading London-based law firm

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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