As the UK enters the two-year countdown to Brexit, government lawyers and civil servants will be wading through a massive amount of legislation. According to Thomson Reuters, a total of 52,741 EU laws have been introduced in the UK since 1990. Areas of law most influenced by the EU include trade, agriculture, financial services and the environment. The prime minister has said that EU law-derived provisions will remain in UK law until reviewed and decisions are made as to whether to keep, amend or repeal them.
30 March 2017
Brexit: the task ahead
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
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NEWS
The controversial Courts and Tribunals Bill has passed its second reading by 304 votes to 203, despite concerted opposition from the legal profession
The presumption of parental involvement is to be abolished, the Lord Chancellor David Lammy has confirmed
A highly experienced chartered legal executive has been prevented from representing her client in financial remedies proceedings, in a case that highlights the continued fallout from Mazur
Plans to commandeer 50%-75% of the interest on lawyers’ client accounts to fund the justice system overlook the cost and administrative burden of this on small and medium law firms, CILEX has warned
Lawyers have been asked for their views on proposals to change the penalties for assaulting a police officer
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