[ad_1] Background to Inquiry on Role of Law Officers The Attorney General and Solicitor General are the UK government’s principal legal advisors. Known collectively as the Law Officers, the origins of these ancient constitutional officers date back to the 13th Century. Historically, the Law Officers…

[ad_1] Call for Papers from PGR Students On 23 May 2023, the Centre for Employability, Professional Legal Education and Research at Birmingham Law School will hold a workshop on ‘Reimagining Public Law’. As part of this workshop, focused on rethinking the teaching of public law (modes, topics,…

[ad_1] The Brown Commission has recommended replacing the House of Lords with an elected Assembly of the Nations and Regions of the UK. In recent posts, the Commission’s proposals for legally empowering the Assembly to scrutinise bills and to protect the constitution have come under criticism on…

[ad_1] One of the key recommendations of the Brown Commission is to replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber called the Assembly of the Nations and Regions. The proposal has stimulated a broad debate. A key intervention in the debate was by…

[ad_1] Dear UKCLA members, Thank you for your support in 2022. I would like to invite all members to renew their membership for 2023 via the membership page of the UKCLA website. Just scroll your cursor onto the ‘About UKCLA’ section and click on the…

[ad_1] Call for Abstracts Law and legal scholarship have a problem digesting the sheer volume of decisions reached every year by domestic and international judicial bodies. From April to June 2022 alone, Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) recorded 87,000 receipts and disposed of…

[ad_1] Professor Alison Young is stepping down as one of the editors of the UKCLA blog as of January 2023, having served in this role for over five years. Alison has made an immense contribution to the success of the blog during the constitutional upheavals…

[ad_1] Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Event – ‘The Form of Legislation and the Rule of Law’ 24 January 2023, 6pm to 7pm The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law is hosting an event on the form of legislation and the Rule…

[ad_1] Governance reform in small jurisdictions: challenges and opportunities January 17th 2023, 1-4pm (lunch served from 12pm) Centre for Commercial Law Studies, 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JB The Centre for Small States at Queen Mary University of London invites you to a free…

[ad_1] This is a reminder that the UKCLA Annual General Meeting will be held in person at 1.30pm on the 18th of January 2023 in the Keeton Room, Bentham House, University College London, 4-8 Endsleigh Gardens, London, WC1H OEG. The AGM is open to all…