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Courts can review internal market bill

Courts can review internal market bill

Justice minister confirms that controversial law will not oust courts' jurisdiction

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Joshua Rozenberg
Oct 14, 2020
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A government minister has confirmed that clause 47 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill does not oust the jurisdiction of the courts.

The bill, which comes before the House of Lords on Monday, has been heavily criticised because it would allow ministers to make regulations in breach of international law.

As I reported last month, a leading academic …

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