UK to sign Hague 19 'as soon as practicable'
Law Society welcomes announcement - but says this should not stop efforts to accede to the wider-ranging Lugano Convention.
IBA 2023: Opening ceremony in Paris fixates on Brexit
Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier laments a ‘lose-lose’ for the EU and UK, while French president Emmanuel Macron says Paris is on course to overtake the City of London as Europe’s leading financial services centre.
Changes in citizens' rights after Brexit
Some of Brexit's legal consequences for British citizens have emerged over recent days.
Law firms open in Dublin as Unified Patent Court launches
One-stop shop for patent litigation excludes UK following Brexit.
News focus: Employment law is changing fast
A Brexit bonfire of employment laws has been narrowly averted for now. But battle has been joined on the streets and in the courts over far-reaching new legislation designed to undermine and curtail strikes.
Law Society 'relieved' by retained EU law rethink
Government to axe just 800 pieces of law from UK statute book, reports today suggest.
Home and away
English and Welsh lawyers shaped European rules on competition, regulation and disputes. But what of the next generation after Brexit? Joanna Goodman reports.
Society slams retained EU law 'sunset' measure
Retained EU Law Bill a 'recipe for bad law-making'.