Animal Sentience and Brexit
The Government is reviewing the recognition of animal sentience and the need for UK legislation after Brexit. It has also…
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Legislation
Legislating for transition: A stay of execution for the European Communities Act?
How will the Government implement or amend EU law during a potential transition period?…
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The Trade Bill
This paper on the Trade Bill has been updated to take account of the Committee Stage.…
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Grieve 2: an amendable motion?
If adopted, ‘Grieve 2’ would provide a statutory guarantee that the Commons can debate, amend and vote upon a motion on the Government’s Brexit policy, if the Commons either rejected the agreements, or talks with the EU fail to produce any agreements.…
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EU (Withdrawal) Bill: Where are we now on the ‘meaningful vote’?
The Grieve amendment, the Government’s amendment in lieu and the original Lords Amendment 19 – how do they differ and what is going on?…
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Last chance for compromise? Devolution and the EU (Withdrawal) Bill
Among the amendments being considered by the Commons in the EUW Bill is the UK Government’s new proposal for how retained EU law should interact with the devolution settlements. There are some outstanding areas of disagreement about the devolution provisions – this post looks at the details. …
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Parliament’s right to a meaningful vote: Amendments to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill
Will the Commons accept or reject the Lords’ meaningful vote amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill? Or will the Commons accept the Government’s ‘amendment in lieu’? We look at these constitutionally unprecedented proposals. …
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Brexit: new guidelines on the framework for future EU-UK relations
Brexit negotiations have resumed and this third phase will cover issues outstanding from the last phases – the Irish border…
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Legislative consent: what, why and how?
One of the challenges faced by the UK Government in relation to Brexit is the possibility that devolved authorities will…
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Legislative Consent and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (2017-19): the Joint Ministerial Committee, proposed amendments, and the “Continuity Bills”
An overview of the attempts of the Joint Ministerial Committee on European Negotiations to agree changes to the European Union…
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Brexit: Devolution and legislative consent
How the legislative consent convention works in the context of Brexit and devolution.…
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Legislating for Brexit: EU decisions
EU decisions form a large part of EU law but have not been much debated in the context of Brexit.…
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The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19: Summary of Commons Committee Stage
The Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill was held on the Floor of the House. The Programme Motion,…
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The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: exit day
This briefing paper addresses the domestic legal concept of exit day, as defined by the provisions of the European Union…
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EU (Withdrawal) Bill: clauses 9, 8 and 17
This Commons Library briefing paper has been prepared for day 7 of the Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal)…
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