Sadiq Khan unable to fly EU flag at City Hall on seven-year anniversary due to 2021 law change [1 min]
23/06/2023
Many flags, such as national flags and that of the United Nations, are exempt from requiring permission - but not the EU flag. / City Hall is unable to fly the EU flag outside its Newham HQ on the anniversary of Brexit, after a 2021 change to legislation means it could be prosecuted unless planning permission is granted.
The speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsey Hoyle lost his temper with Kemi Badenoch when the secretary of state failed to inform the house of the government's U-turn on repealing retained EU laws.
In the House of Commons, MPs voted against amendments to delay the Retained EU Law Bill. This means that, as it stands, the Retained EU Law Bill will come into effect on December 31st, 2023, jeopardising the standards that keep us safe.
The BBC’s Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at the controversy surrounding the government’s plan to scrap thousands of EU-era laws.
On 4 October, we hosted a webinar to answer this very question, offering a high-level overview of the procedure for UK trade mark applications, registry disputes and infringement actions.
Maroš Šefčovič says Brussels will launch fresh legal action against UK over treaty obligations.
Bloc leaders say UK must fully implement post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland.
'Trust is good but law is better': Ursula von der Leyen calls for clear Brexit rules [2 mins]
25/11/2020
Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday it was still uncertain if a deal on the future relationship between the EU and the UK could be struck before the end of the year.
"There is no reason to extend parts of the UK Fisheries Bill to Jersey." - Senator Ian Gorst (Jersey) [2 mins]
15/10/2020
'There is no reason to extend parts of the UK Fisheries Bill to Jersey. The inclusion of a Permissive Extent Clause is unwanted and completely unnecessary. Jersey remains in full control of its fisheries legislation and territorial waters.'
Hear from Michael Dougan, a Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law at the University of Liverpool. Michael speaks about Brexit, the legal and government implications of leaving the EU and what we can do about it. Recorded in July 2020.
Historian of fascism offers lessons for democracies on how to resist authoritarianism [10 mins]
09/10/2019
Democracy is a fragile creation, and the Yale professor and historian of fascism Timothy Snyder should know. / His best selling book, ‘On Tyranny’, offers some practical and political advice for resisting authoritarianism. Professor Snyder had the American reader in mind when he wrote it. But can we learn anything from his work?
James Cleverly refuses to rule out simply cancelling laws passed by our elected Parliament
26/09/2019
This is absolutely disgusting and should set of alarm bells in the mind of anyone who's studied the Weimar republic. / Government Minister James Cleverly refuses to rule out simply cancelling laws passed by our elected Parliament.
Legal expert David Allen Green explained to James O'Brien why the government lost their court case on prorogation - and the reason why it happened is very revealing.
The moment a Brexit voter failed spectacularly to name even one EU law he's looking forward to losing once we leave the EU is at number eight in James O'Brien's Brexit chart.
How does the EU pass new laws? [6 mins]
22/03/2017
This video gives a short yet comprehensive explanation of the regular yet complicated way new EU law is made (the Ordinary Legislative Procedure). It sheds a simplified light on the process as a whole, the main actors and some of the possible complications.
"Brexit Referendum Was Corruptly Won, But Result Stands Thanks To Loophole" - Jessica Simor
25/02/2019
The EU referendum was won based on a corrupt campaign, but the courts can't void the result because the referendum only advisory, according to the barrister who took the government to court.
The Attorney General explains in parliament that though there is no obligation in EU law to honour the £39bn commitment, there is in international law.
Keir Starmer QC MP talks about the implications of Brexit With the Government’s triggering of Article 50 to begin the formal withdrawal from the European Union imminent, Keir Starmer, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, joins us in April to discuss the legal implications of Brexit.
UK constitutional law expert, Dr Mike Gordon assesses the impact the Government's EU Withdrawal Bill could have on existing legal structures, over and above the Brexit process.
EU law expert, Professor Michael Dougan gives his assessment of the impact of Brexit on migrant rights, following many audience requests.
EU Law expert Professor Michael Dougan considers the government's ideas for ensuring continuity and certainty in the legal system during the process of leaving the EU.