Stephen Laws
@sc_lawsWas: 1st Parliamentary Counsel UK. Now: Senior Fellow @Policy_Exchange, writing & lecturing on UK constitution, grand-parenting, golf, enjoying beautiful Kent
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Just reposting my piece from yesterday on the constitutional questions raised by the assisted dying Bill. The more I think about it, the odder the Cabinet Secretary’s position on ministerial neutrality seems. publiclawforeveryone.com/2024/11/18/ass…
A really important letter that should make MPs sit up and listen. Senior lawyers from across practice and academia, including a former Chief Coroner, a former Lord Chancellor, and distinguished academics, KCs, Peers and others, warn of the dangers of legalising assisted suicide.…
I agree with this thread, and just want to reiterate one thing about certain prominent tweeters (given further prominence through the press and broadcast media) attacking drafting.
Prorogation, Constitutional Principles and Judicial Review pauldaly.openum.ca/s/4590 via @pauldalyesq
NEW REPORT: Mishandling the Law Gerry Adams and the Supreme Court By Richard Ekins and @sc_laws policyexchange.org.uk/publication/mi…
Here are my views on legislating for lockdown - and what can be learned from the first stage for the legislation that will need to come next. policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
This is an important, and devastating, critique of Cherry/Miller 2 policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
My take on some lessons for the constitution from the process of leaving the EU policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/upl…’s-withdrawal-from-the-EU.pdf
The full paper by Prof Richard Ekins, which argues that Parliament is responsible for maintaining the balance of the constitution and should restate limits on judicial power, restoring the political constitution and the common law tradition. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/pr…
the only reminder I'd add to this useful piece is that the UK-EU institutional architecture set up by the Withdrawal Agreement will exist whether or not there's a post-transition deal i.e. Joint Committee & all its supporting sub-committees (& need for parly scrutiny thereof...)
Lots of talk recently about the risk of a 'No Deal' after the transition period. But this version of No Deal - 'no trade deal' - is a very different kettle of fish to 'no Withdrawal Agreement.' New blog from me @OpenEurope Thread follows 👇 openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/wha…
I've no intention of reading all 981 paragraphs of Sir Alastair Norris's judgment in Sharp v Blank (thankfully it's not a #ukemplaw case), but para 4 beautifully encapsulates the difficulties facing witnesses & is worth keeping to hand when your witness doesn't come up to proof.
From @sc_laws: Post-election, the Government must act to restore the balance of the constitution bit.ly/34GcO4p
NEW PUBLICATION by @sc_laws: The Fixed-term Parliaments Act and the Next Election. If the govt loses a VONC, what happens during the 14 day period afterwards? Does the PM need to resign? Sir Stephen Laws says not policyexchange.org.uk/publication/th…
The right moment to share what one of my sons chose to bring me back from a 1994 primary school trip, just as I’d finished my work on what was, then, the largest Finance Bill ever. Best wishes to all former colleagues at this busy time. Better than an oncoming train.
The full version of the argument summarised in yesterday’s Telegraph - making v important points
In our latest publication on the #NorthernIreland #backstop, Lord Trimble & Roderick Crawford set out four issues with the #EU's latest negotiating position #Brexit telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
In our latest publication on the #NorthernIreland #backstop, Lord Trimble & Roderick Crawford set out four issues with the #EU's latest negotiating position #Brexit telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
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