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Government launches independent review of the Human Rights Act 1998
The Government has announced that a panel of experts led by former Court of Appeal Judge, Sir Peter Gross, will conduct an Independent Human Rights Act …
Parliamentary Committee considers remit of the proposed Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission
The House of Commons’ Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (the “PACAC”) is conducting a Call for Evidence as part of its inquiry …
HSF responds to the Call for Evidence for the Government’s Independent Review of Administrative Law
Herbert Smith Freehills’ public law team has responded to the Government’s Call for Evidence for the Independent Review of Administrative Law (“IRAL”) …
Policy Matters: An introduction to Public Inquiries
The Administrative and Public Law team hosted a Policy Matters webinar on public inquiries on Thursday 10 September 2020. Hosted by Associate Sahil Kher, …
Public Law Horizon-Scanning Podcast Series
Court of Appeal considers the legality of policies
In Bayer Plc v NHS Darlington Clinical Commissioning Groups [2020] EWCA Civ 449 the Court of Appeal had to consider the legality of a policy issued by …
Navigating Public Procurement in the COVID-19 era
As with almost all areas of commercial activity, public procurement across all sectors is currently experiencing varying degrees of extreme disruption. …
COVID-19 Pressure Points: The Right to Property
The current pandemic has led to an extraordinary level of state action. In many cases this has involved interference with the private rights of …
Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector – a new regulatory field?
The Committee on Standards in Public Life (the “Committee”) has published a report on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and its impact on public standards …
The FRC and enforcement action - what next?
Over the last year, three key reports have been published on the future of the audit and accountancy professions. These reports together propose …
Labour's plans for energy and medicines – public law analysis
We have published two papers which consider the impact of the Labour Party's recently announced policies on two heavily regulated sectors, namely the …