Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Week in Brief: UK

03 November 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government HEATHROW: A series of legal challenges is now getting underway against the new runway at Heathrow.  One group, representing Teddington residents, has suggested that Sir Howard Davies, who chaired the enquiry which recommended the proposal, was biased because of his links with GIC Private Ltd, an owner… Continue reading Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Week in Brief: UK

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 59: 2016 06 23: Week in Brief: UK

23 June 2016 Week in Brief: UK Jo Cox ASSASSINATION OF JO COX: The murder of Jo Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen, outside her surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, has been met with revulsion and sadness on all sides of British politics. Parliament was recalled to pay tribute to Mrs Cox on Monday… Continue reading Issue 59: 2016 06 23: Week in Brief: UK

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