03 Apr 2017
This item is developing – comment has started to emerge (see below) – no word yet on whether the exit from the London Convention on fishing access has been triggered – Daniel Owen has forwarded to me this very helpful background piece. Institute for Government Outlines Process and Terminology Report – see below Great Repeal […]
30 Mar 2017
Great Repeal Bill White Paper published UK Gvt ‘The Great Repeal Bill White Paper sets out the government’s proposals for ensuring a functioning statute book once the UK has left the European Union. It provides the detail about: the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 how EU law will be converted into UK […]
02 Nov 2016
Andrea Leadsom might come to rue the day at the Environmental Audit Committee when she said “At our leisure we will be able to repeal, amend and strengthen. For environmental groups I think the certainty of the Great Repeal Bill will be a great comfort to them.” (the eNGOs). This composite of articles sets out […]
12 Oct 2016
The Great Repeal looks like providing the focus for many who will seek to protect our environment; as before I will develop this as a theme. Richard Benwell (WWT) provides a fuller list of points to be cautious about. The Green Alliance were quickest off the mark but there are clearly many legal issues to […]
05 Oct 2016
The recent low level of news on Brexit has been broken by Theresa May’s conference speech to the Conservative Party. In it she has set out the key priorities and milestones in the process of leaving the EU. The speech covers the following key points: Controlling immigration and withdrawing from the European court of Justice […]