Peers heard evidence this week on the consequences for civil justice cooperation of the loss, post-Brexit, of the European Court of Justice jurisdiction. The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee heard evidence on legal, regulatory and jurisdictional uncertainties following Brexit. Evidence on behalf of the Law Society was given by David Greene, partner at Edwin Coe, who is acting for Deir Dos Santos, applicant in the Art 50 case before the Supreme Court, and Helena Raulus of the Law Society. The Bar Council was represented by Hugh Mercer, Essex Court, and Timothy Scott QC, 29 Bedford Row.
12 January 2017
Brexit uncertainties
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
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