Preparations are under way for the giant task of sifting through more than 800 statutory instruments due to be laid by exit day in March 2019. A new, 16-member committee, the European Statutory Instruments Committee (ESIC) will tackle this job. Charles Walker, chairman of the House of Commons Procedure Committee, said the ESIC would be a 'vital element' for the 'substantial task ahead'. The committee recommended that the Leader of the House should give it regular updates, and that the ESIC, once appointed, should aim for good working relationships and common understanding with its counterpart in the House of Lords.
12 July 2018
Exit day scrutiny begins
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—four appointments
Firm expands partnership with four lateral hires across key practice areas
Harper James—Lottie Hugo
Commercial law firm announces appointment of corporate partner
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Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond
Partner joins corporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands
NEWS
Serial sperm donor Robert Albon has lost his bid for a declaration of paternity, ‘on the ground that to grant it would manifestly be contrary to public policy’
The government is considering wholesale reform of consumer class actions—the ‘opt-out’ collective claims certified by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT)
A ‘sophisticated suspected fraud’ may have taken place at PM Law involving the improper removal and misuse of about £39.5m of client funds, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will invest in technology to catch tech-reliant fraudsters and handle voluminous case materials
Law firms enjoyed rapid
growth in 2025, according
to a Financial Benchmarking
Survey, published by the Law
Society last week
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