Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Week in Brief: UK

20 October 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government BREXIT: In the course of litigation over whether Parliamentary approval is needed before giving notice under article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, the Government has said that Parliament will have to approve any deal when negotiations are complete.  That is because the Constitutional Reform and Governance… Continue reading Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Week in Brief: UK

Issue 67: 2016 08 18: The Child Sex Abuse Inquiry (John Watson)

18 August 2016 The Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry Saving something from the wreckage. By John Watson Another disaster: another enquiry.  Last week saw the publication of the Chilcot enquiry into the war in Iraq.  It ran to more than 1 million words and related to events which occurred more than ten years ago.  There was an… Continue reading Issue 67: 2016 08 18: The Child Sex Abuse Inquiry (John Watson)

Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: UK

11 August 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government News CHILD SEX ABUSE INQUIRY: The chairman of the inquiry into child sex abuse, Dame Lowell Goddard, resigned after being criticized for the amount of time she spent abroad during her first year in charge, but could get £90,000 in severance pay and continue to live in a… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: UK

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