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The House of Commons Library has published a report on the progress of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-2023, prior to the Commons report stage and third reading of the paper, which is yet to be scheduled. 

‘It’s one of the worst pieces of legislation I can remember in some 60 years of following the law-making process,’ Professor Michael Zander KC writes in this week’s NLJ.

A seriously alarming piece of legislation? Michael Zander KC continues his report on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA), the Institute of Directors, and various other organisations, have issued a letter to the Business Secretary, Grant Shapps, calling for the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill to be withdrawn.

In the Autumn Statement 2022, on 17 November 2022, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has announced changes to the total departmental spending (excluding depreciation) and capital investment figures for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), and set out the government’s commitment to reforming retained EU law.

Domesticating retained EU law: practical necessity or ideological project? Charles Pigott considers the mammoth task ahead

Lawyers have aired more concerns about the government’s controversial EU laws bonfire Bill, warning it will create chaos for business, deter investment and decimate employee rights.

Michael Zander KC reports on the progress of the Retained EU Law (Revocation & Reform) Bill through Parliament, in this week’s NLJ.

Michael Zander KC reports on the Retained EU Law (Revocation & Reform) Bill

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill could have a devastating impact on legal certainty in the UK, lawyers have warned.