The rule of law lies at the heart of being a solicitor by Simon Davis
Upcoming priorities of the new President of the Law Society of Scotland
European Elections - Comment from Sir Jonathan Faull
The CETA Opinion of the CJEU: Right of Access to an Independent Tribunal by Emily Hay
Brexit: where to next for the UK & EU?
'What to expect from the 2019 European Parliament elections' by Nicholas Whyte
'The Commons rejects the Brexit deal: analysis' by Jack Simson Caird & Ellis Paterson
'CJEU confirms unilateral revocation of Article 50 is possible' by Alyn Smith MEP
Fork in the road: Brexit and the choice facing Britain in March 2019
'The Next Mandate – An EU in flux' by Wes Himes
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EU Council adopts Whistleblower Protection Directive
The EU Council of Ministers in October adopted new rules to ensure countries in the bloc change domestic laws protect insiders who expose institutional wrong doing.
Investment Court System as envisaged in the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
The EU’s Commission presents to the Council its proposals to deliver the Investment Court System envisaged in the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
E-commerce on a world-wide basis
With the UK potentially being dependent on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for all its trade rules going forward, solicitors need to keep abreast of WTO developments as it may be the sole avenue to freer markets, especially in the context of e-commerce.
UK and Belgian bars sign up to post-Brexit cooperation
On 1 October, the UK bars and law societies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Belgian bars which sets out the modalities for post-Brexit cooperation between the professional bodies from both jurisdictions.
The "Vulnerable” in the Scottish criminal justice system
The Law Society of Scotland has recently held a webinar on the vulnerable accused persoons in the Scottish criminal justice system. The webinar, as an earlier roundtable and a report were organised under on the the Netpralat Project on the vulnerable accused person in the Scottish criminal justice system.
Law Societies held its autumn reception
Final call for UK nationals living in Belgium to register as EU citizens before 31st October
Ministry of Justice publishes ‘Get Ready for Brexit’ for lawyers
Commission publishes no deal Brexit preparedness communication
The European Commission publishes its first report on alternative and online dispute resolution
