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NLJ this week: Cheers for Peers on Internal Market Bill

17 December 2020
Categories: Legal News , Brexit , Constitutional law
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The saga of the Internal Market Bill has ended surprisingly harmoniously, showing the Westminster system with two chambers working as it should, Professor Michael Zander QC writes for NLJ this week
The infamous Bill contained clauses that would potentially allow ministers to act in breach of international law and clauses that enabled ministers to act without consulting the devolved authorities. However, the government withdrew the notorious clauses allowing ministers to bypass international law, and the Bill was due to receive Royal Assent this week.

Professor Zander concludes the Bill ‘can stand as a model of the important role of the Upper House in improving flawed legislation—provided of course that Ministers are prepared not only to listen but to act’.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Payne Hicks Beach—Craig Parrett

Payne Hicks Beach—Craig Parrett

Insolvency and restructuring practice welcomes new partner

Muckle LLP—Phoebe Gogarty

Muckle LLP—Phoebe Gogarty

North East firm welcomes employment specialist

Browne Jacobson—Colette Withey

Browne Jacobson—Colette Withey

Partner joins commercial and technology practice

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The government’s decision to make the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the Single Professional Services Supervisor marks a watershed in the UK’s fight against money laundering, says Rebecca Hughes of Corker Binning in this week's NLJ. The FCA will now oversee 60,000 firms across legal and accountancy sectors—a massive expansion of remit that raises questions over resources and readiness 
The High Court's decision in Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch) provided a striking reminder of the need to instruct the right expert in retrospective capacity assessments, says Ann Stanyer of Wedlake Bell in NLJ this week
Paige Coulter of Quinn Emanuel reports on the UK’s first statutory definition of SLAPPs under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023in NLJ this week
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