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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.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that London will host an international meeting of justice ministers from around the world in March 2023, to discuss how best to support the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it investigates alleged war crimes in Ukraine.  

The City of London Law Society (CLLS) has formed a new committee to advise the government, the legal industry and other stakeholders committed to promoting London as a destination for global arbitration in an attempt to position London among leading international arbitration centres.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that the government will be undertaking a review looking into ways to better the civil legal aid market through improving the sustainability of the legal aid system for people facing civil and family legal issues.

Business leader Helen Pitcher has been appointed Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the independent selection body for courts and tribunals judiciary.

His Honour Judge Hess has issued a message for users of the London Financial Remedies Court (FRC) regarding operational changes that take effect in January 2023.

The Home Office is consulting on extending the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002's (POCA 2002) investigative powers to staff at five organisations―the Security Industry Authority, Food Standards Agency, Environment Agency, Public Sector Fraud Authority and Department for Work and Pensions.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) proposals for a new post six-year run-off cover (PSYROC) scheme have won the Law Society’s support.

The Home Secretary’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, the High Court has held.

One solicitor had a piece of air conditioning fall on their head at a magistrate’s court in Manchester, while another solicitor reports from a London Crown Court that ‘everything is falling apart… ceilings leak, toilets leak… mould everywhere’.

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Thomson Hayton Winkley—Suzie Fisher

Taylor Wessing—Kim Wedral

Mewburn Ellis—Amy Crouch