Electoral Commission ‘accuses Vote Leave of breaking law’ – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2018 in elections, expenses, news, referendums, reports by sally

‘The elections watchdog has accused Vote Leave of illegal coordination with a student organisation, according to the campaign’s former chief executive, who took the extraordinary step of pre-empting the official investigation.’

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The Guardian, 4th July 2018

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Law Pod UK Ep. 38: Brexit – Two years on – 1 COR

Posted June 28th, 2018 in bills, brexit, EC law, immigration, news, referendums, treaties by sally

‘Catherine Barnard of Cambridge University talks to reporter Boni Sones about the progress of the Brexit negotiations two years after the UK narrowly voted to leave the EU in a Referendum on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016.’

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Law Pod UK, 26th June 2018

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Francis Young: Parliament and Taking Back Control: A Precedent from the Maastricht Debates – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted June 18th, 2018 in bills, constitutional law, EC law, news, parliament, referendums, treaties by sally

‘This post considers whether it is a convention of the British constitution that Parliament cannot direct the executive in the making of treaties. The context, of course, is the current tussle over whether the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill should be amended to allow the House of Commons a “meaningful vote” on the outcome of the current negotiations with the EU.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 15th June 2018

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Leave.EU fined £70k over breaches of electoral law – The Guardian

Posted May 11th, 2018 in elections, fines, loans, news, referendums by sally

‘Leave.EU has been fined £70,000 and its chief officer has been referred to the Metropolitan police after the Electoral Commission found it had breached multiple counts of electoral law during the referendum to leave the European Union.’

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The Guardian, 11th May 2018

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Court of Appeal backs decision to put neighbourhood plan to referendum – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 21st, 2018 in local government, news, planning, referendums by tracey

‘Leeds City Council did not act unlawfully when it put a neighbourhood plan to a referendum after modifications had been made that partly differed from those recommended by the examiner, the Court of Appeal has said.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 20th March 2018

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Leah Trueblood: The Merits and Meaning of a ‘Second’ Referendum – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted February 5th, 2018 in constitutional law, constitutional reform, news, referendums, treaties by sally

‘Even before the vote on 23 June 2016, questions were raised about the possibility of a ‘second’ referendum. I place the term ‘second’ in inverted commas because the idea that another vote means another referendum reflects a misunderstanding both about (i) what a referendum is and (ii) the role of referendums in the United Kingdom’s constitutional arrangements. On the ‘second’ referendum view, a referendum is synonymous with a vote. This is not the case. I will argue in this post that a referendum is a multi-stage process of referring a question to voters. This does include one vote, but may well include multiple votes. I will also argue that the conflation of referendums with votes underlies many of the flaws of the Brexit referendum in particular and the use of referendums in the United Kingdom in general. This is not a political argument for or against Brexit. It is a constitutional argument about what the role can and should be for voting in the process of constitutional reform through referendums in the United Kingdom.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th February 2018

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Ukip to face tribunal over use of data in EU referendum campaign – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2017 in elections, news, political parties, referendums, tribunals by sally

‘Ukip is to face a tribunal over its use of analytics during the EU referendum after refusing to cooperate with an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office.’

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The Guardian, 13th December 2017

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Brexit & Developments in Valuer’s Liabilities – Hailsham Chambers

Posted November 22nd, 2017 in housing, international relations, news, referendums, stamp duty, taxation, valuation by sally

‘In the run up to the referendum the mood about the consequence of a leave vote was, from an economic point of view, pessimistic. ‘

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Hailsham Chambers, 3rd November 2017

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Did Vote Leave commit a crime over its funding? Democracy demands to know – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2017 in judicial review, lobbying, news, referendums by sally

‘The Electoral Commission must urgently and robustly investigate the question of whether or not the ‘will of the people’ was bought.’

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2017

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Brexit: Electoral Commission reopens probe into Vote Leave – BBC News

Posted November 21st, 2017 in elections, news, political parties, referendums by sally

‘The Electoral Commission has reopened an investigation into Vote Leave’s EU referendum spending.’

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BBC News, 20th November 2017

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The case of the missing mandate – New Law Journal

Posted October 3rd, 2017 in constitutional reform, EC law, news, referendums, treaties by sally

‘David Wolchover contends that there is no mandate for the UK to be taken out of the EU & considers how the European Parliament may force a further referendum.’

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New Law Journal, 8th September 2017

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Electoral Commission urged to reconsider view on Vote Leave spending – The Guardian

Posted October 2nd, 2017 in elections, judicial review, news, referendums, third parties by sally

‘The Electoral Commission is to be challenged in court to reopen its investigation into £625,000 of spending that eventually reached a digital marketing company during the EU referendum last year.’

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The Guardian, 29th September 2017

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Law Pod UK Episode 6: The European Withdrawal Bill, and its likely impact on environmental standards – 1COR

Posted August 1st, 2017 in bills, brexit, EC law, environmental protection, news, podcasts, referendums by sally

‘David Hart talks to Rosalind English about the likely impact of the European Withdrawal Bill, and in particular the concerns about the knock on effects it might have on existing environmental standards after BREXIT.’

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Law Pod UK, 26th July 2017

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Anti-Brexit supporter declares Gloucestershire home a republic – BBC News

Posted July 19th, 2017 in news, referendums by sally

‘A retired university lecturer has declared his Gloucestershire home an independent republic in a bid to defy Brexit.’

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BBC News, 18th July 2017

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Colin Harvey and Daniel Holder: The Great Repeal Bill and the Good Friday Agreement – Cementing a Stalemate or Constitutional Collision Course? – UK Constitutional Law Association

‘As predicted, Brexit is proving to be profoundly destabilising for the peace process and the constitutional politics of Northern Ireland. An outcome that lacks the consent of the people of Northern Ireland (a majority voted to remain) is re-opening fundamental questions about future relationships across these islands. We argue that this constitutional mess has potentially created a ‘perfect storm’, and leaves many here struggling with the troubling consequences.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 6th June 2017

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All out war: Brexit & the Chartist movement – New Law Journal

Posted June 2nd, 2017 in brexit, constitutional law, EC law, news, referendums, treason by sally

‘Could the way in which Vote Leave used its NHS funding pledge during the EU referendum campaign amount to the offence of treason felony?’

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New Law Journal, 1st June 2017

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Crowdfunded legal challenge over article 50 abandoned – The Guardian

Posted May 31st, 2017 in brexit, EC law, news, referendums, treaties by sally

‘A crowdfunded legal challenge to test whether Brexit can be reversed has been abandoned.’

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The Guardian, 30th May 2017

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Hate crime soared in run-up to EU referendum, new figures show – The Independent

Posted April 28th, 2017 in brexit, EC law, hate crime, news, referendums, statistics by tracey

‘Hate crime reports in England and Wales soared in the months leading up to last year’s EU referendum, new figures have revealed.’

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The Independent, 27th April 2017

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London’s legal eminence will survive Brexit, LCJ insists – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 26th, 2017 in brexit, EC law, legal services, London, news, referendums, treaties by sally

‘Brexit will not harm London’s status as a centre for dispute resolution, the lord chief justice has assured Chinese colleagues. In a speech to the National Judges College in Beijing earlier this month and circulated by HM Judiciary today, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd took English contract law as an illustration of why Brexit will have ‘no effect on London’s key strengths’.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 25th April 2017

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Brexit, Article 50 and what it means for innovative businesses – Technology Law Update

Posted March 29th, 2017 in brexit, data protection, EC law, news, patents, referendums, treaties by sally

‘The shock of last June’s referendum result, with the UK electorate opting to leave the European Union, is starting to fade. Now the hard graft begins. Tomorrow British Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger Article 50, starting the two year process of negotiations that will end with a deal, an untidy departure or (maybe) an agreement to keep talking. Since the first analysis of what Brexit will mean for businesses we have learned more about what the UK intends to keep and discard. How are things looking now?’

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Technology Law Update, 28th March 2017

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