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28 September 2020
Issue: 7903 / Categories: Legal News , Brexit , Constitutional law
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NLJ: Could the Lords kill the Internal Market Bill?

It’s already been criticised by ex-Prime Ministers, sparked an international spat and led to high-profile resignations, but how will the story of the Internal Market Bill end?

NLJ columnist Professor Michael Zander QC tracks the parliamentary journey of this most controversial of Bills. The Salisbury Convention may not apply to clauses 42-45, he writes, and there is a chance the Bill may not make it through the Lords.

The mystery, of course, as Professor Zander points out, is ‘how and why the government allowed itself to get into this considerable mess’.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu

Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu

Dual-qualified partner joins as head of commercial property department

Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus

Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus

Firm announces appointment of next chair

Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker

Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker

Director joins corporate team from the US

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When an ex-couple is deciding who gets what in the divorce or civil partnership dissolution, when is it appropriate for a third party to intervene? David Burrows, NLJ columnist and solicitor advocate, considers this thorny issue in this week’s NLJ
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week’s issue
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