The government will introduce a straight-forward Article 50 Bill “within days” January 25, 2017 A bill granting the government power to begin the UK’s separation from the EU will be brought forward “within days” after yesterday’s landmark Supreme Court verdict on Article 50. The Supreme Court justices yesterday ruled by eight to three that Prime Minister Theresa May needed the support of parliament to trigger Article 50, necessitating the bill. [...]
The attorney general has revealed how much he was paid for the Article 50 case February 2, 2017 Bankers may be fearing a doughnut this earnings season, but the attorney general revealed today he has recently taken a zero bonus of his own. Jeremy Wright told MPs in the House of Commons today that he and the advocate general for Scotland "received no additional fee for our work on the case". Wright also said [...]
What you need to be on the look out for in the Article 50 judgment on Tuesday January 22, 2017 The Supreme Court is due to deliver its long-awaited decision in the Article 50 case on Tuesday. If you plan on following along with the legal eagles, here is what you need to know. Remind me – what is this case all about? The case centres on whether the government can trigger Article 50 without first getting approval [...]
Train drivers’ union Aslef suspends all upcoming Southern rail strikes as train operator agrees to new talks January 17, 2017 Train drivers' union Aslef will suspend industrial action on Southern rail, after the train operator agreed to new talks, starting tomorrow. The union's general secretary Mick Whelan said: "I am today proposing a new process to find a resolution to our industrial dispute with Southern." Whelan added: "Aslef believes that the best way to resolve the dispute at [...]
Tom Hayes, the first person to be found guilty of Libor-rigging offences in the UK, is suing the City watchdog over his industry ban February 22, 2017 Tom Hayes, the first person to be found guilty of Libor rigging in the UK, is suing the City watchdog to overturn a ban on him working in the industry. The former UBS and Citigroup trader was jailed for 14 years in August 2015, but his sentence was reduced to 11 years by the Court [...]
LuxLeaks’ whistleblowers have sentences reduced, but appeal court upholds convictions March 15, 2017 A Luxembourg appeals court today cut the sentences of two ex-PwC workers for playing a part in leaking data from the firm which revealed the ins and outs of the tax tricks used by hundreds of companies. In a court ruling last June, Antoine Deltour was given a 12-month suspended sentence and a €1,500 (£1,305) fine and Raphael [...]
Southern rail guards to stage a fresh 24-hour walkout on 23 January January 12, 2017 Southern rail guards are staging a 24-hour walkout on 23 January, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced today. “[Southern boss] Charles Horton has repeatedly promised publicly to retain a second safety-critical member of staff on his trains but as soon as it comes to direct talks the pledge melts away," said RMT general [...]
Jeremy Corbyn’s Venezuela silence is a cold betrayal of democracy August 3, 2017 It wasn’t difficult to see where Venezuela was headed. The most oil-rich nation in the world has been slowly spiralling towards economic collapse for the better part of a decade. The socialist ideals which inspired the regimes of President Hugo Chavez and his replacement, Nicolas Maduro, have resulted in a catastrophic but sadly foreseeable predicament. [...]
Yesterday’s Article 50 motion legally important but not that important, top court reminds December 8, 2016 Yesterday's parliamentary vote to stick to the March 2017 deadline for triggering Article 50 carries little legal clout, lawyers in the country's top court stated today. On the final day of the Article 50 appeal to the Supreme Court, James Eadie, one of government's lawyers, presented the 11 Supreme Court justices with a copy of the motion and [...]
Michael Heseltine vows to fight the government on Brexit February 26, 2017 Conservative peer Lord Heseltine has vowed to fight Theresa May's government over Brexit, coming out in favour of opposition amendments to the Article 50 Bill. The Bill, which gives the government the power to begin Brexit talks, is being debated in the Lords, with next week set aside for discussions of amendments. Writing in the Mail on [...]