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The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (“REUL Act“) and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (“FSMA 2023“) received the royal assent on Thursday 29 June. These two pieces of legislation mark a step forward in the efforts to remove EU derived law from the UK Statute Book, except where required to … Read more
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (REUL Bill) has now completed its report stage in the House of Lords and is due to have its 3rd Reading on 22 May, after which it will return to the Commons. A reprint of the REUL Bill showing the substantial amendments made at this stage will … Read more
Kemi Badenoch, the Minister responsible for retained EU law, yesterday announced a change of plan on the abolition of retained EU law and its replacement by purely domestic law, available here (and see also a related announcement here). This is reflected in proposed Government amendments to be made during the Report Stage of the Retained … Read more
Much has been written about the Retained EU law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (the Bill), which is currently going through Parliament. This is the latest in the line of legal developments since a majority of the UK voted to leave the European Union in June 2016. Approaching seven years later, what is clear is how … Read more
The post below was first published on our Corporate notes blog: — The Government has also laid the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill in Parliament today. In order to avoid leaving gaps in the UK legal system when the UK withdrew from the EU, the body of EU law in force at the end of 2020 was … Read more
In a speech delivered at Mansion House on 19 July 2022, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP, sets out the government’s vision for the future of UK financial service and discusses proposals which aim to keep the UK “the most open, inclusive, welcoming, competitive, safe, and transparent place to do … Read more
On 13 June, the United Kingdom Government introduced to Parliament the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill that would unilaterally override the main content of the Northern Ireland Protocol (the “Protocol”) contained in the Withdrawal Agreement by which the UK left from the European Union. This is the culmination of a long period of dissatisfaction with the … Read more
Public authorities must prepare as the new post-Brexit subsidy control regime in force this autumn proves more heavy-handed than expected. On 28 April 2022, the UK’s Subsidy Control Bill received Royal Assent, becoming the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the Act). Although the UK’s domestic subsidy control regime now has statutory footing, most of the Act … Read more
The post below was first published on our Policy Matters blog. With Brussels and Downing Street at loggerheads our podcast assesses the prospects for “no deal” in 2022. Read more