Ex-legal chief attacks Theresa May’s ‘foolish’ claim on European court of...
‘Theresa May’s Brexit strategy has been thrown into new doubt as a former head of the government’s legal services ridicules the prime minister’s claim that the UK can break free of all European laws...
View ArticleDavis wants legal clarification from EU over Brexit payout – The Guardian
‘David Davis’s negotiating team is demanding legal clarification from Brussels officials over its demands that the UK pay a substantial financial settlement as part of the process of quitting the...
View ArticleHaider Abdullah v Credit Suisse – Blackstone Chambers
‘The Commercial Court (Andrew Baker J) has given judgment in favour of the Claimants in their action for damages against Credit Suisse under s.138D of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000...
View ArticleJeff King and Stephen Tierney: The House of Lords Constitution Committee...
‘The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill is something of an imperfect storm, provoking the ire both of the devolved authorities who consider it an unacceptable circumscription of devolved competence...
View ArticleStreet traders lose legal challenge over “innovative product” criterion...
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought by street traders over a council’s implementation of a regulatory framework that requires stall owners to sell products not readily available...
View ArticlePower station firms to pay £6m after breaking market manipulation laws – The...
‘Two companies linked to a UK power station capable of supplying up to 1m homes are to pay £6m after breaking market manipulation laws.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 24th August 2021Source: www.theguardian.com
View ArticleKenneth A. Armstrong: From the Shadow of Hierarchy to the Shadow of...
‘This time last year, the controversial United Kingdom Internal Market Bill was ping-ponging between the Commons and Lords. A key point of contention concerned the relationship between the ‘market...
View ArticleCouncil cites 776-year-old law in dispute over City of London plans to move...
‘Havering Council hopes a 776-years-old law will help it win a planning battle with the City of London Corporation.’ Full StoryLocal Government Lawyer, 23rd February 2023Source:...
View ArticleDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: UK tech sector competition...
‘Large technology companies will face added regulatory and compliance issues in the UK once new legislation aimed at promoting competition in digital markets is enacted and implemented.’ Full...
View ArticleRegulator criticises two supermarket giants over unlawful anti-competitive...
‘The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from Sainsbury’s and Asda to stop using unlawful anti-competitive land agreements that prevent competitors from establishing stores...
View ArticleCMA launches full market investigation into UK veterinary services – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an expedited statutory market investigation into the veterinary services sector in light of concerns it has identified in that industry...
View ArticleFinancial watchdog to review pure protection insurance market – The Independent
‘The financial watchdog is to review the UK’s pure protection insurance market, amid concerns that competition in the sector is “not working well”.’ Full StoryThe Independent, 28th August 2024Source:...
View ArticleThomas Horsley: Relations Reset or Regression? Devolution and the Product...
‘On 4 September 2024, the UK Government published the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (the PRMB). Introduced in the Lords, the PRMB is certainly not the most headline-grabbing Bill announced in...
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