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Experts query lack of appeal against ‘questionable’ gender reform court ruling

THE SNP government’s decision not to appeal against a court ruling that Alister Jack’s block of Scottish gender reform was legitimate leaves…

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UK 'increasingly sliding towards populism since Brexit vote', top expert warns

THE UK has been increasingly sliding towards populism since the Brexit referendum and checks and balances on the government’s power are being…

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Experts give verdict on claim of 'overreach' in Supreme Court's indyref2 ruling

CONSTITUTIONAL experts have weighed in on legal advice which argued that the UK Supreme Court overreached into judicial activism by…

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Failure to appeal UK gender reform block sets 'bad precedent', top expert says

THE Scottish Government deciding to scrap their gender reform appeal leaves a “bad precedent”, according to an expert ...

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UK ministers use Internal Market Act as ‘threat’ to devolved nations

THE UK Government’s stance on Scotland’s deposit return scheme has revealed devolution 'threat'...

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UK Government showing 'utter disregard for devolution' by imposing DRS conditions

On Friday morning, the BBC reported that the UK Government is likely to issue a “conditional agreement” that would permit Scotland to run a…

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Westminster could override legislation designed to protect devolution, says professor

WESTMINSTER could override legislation aimed at better protecting powers devolved to the Welsh Parliament, an academic has claimed.

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Handling of Section 35 challenge could be 'watershed' moment for Scottish devolution

Legal experts said that they hoped judges presiding over the case would be “alive to the dangers to Scottish democracy” when reaching their…

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Changing rules to enable snap Holyrood election could face legal challenge

INDEPENDENCE supporting MSPs must change Holyrood’s rules and call an early election to be used as a de facto vote, an SNP MP has urged.

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Uncertainty on whether 'trigger' was met for Tories to use Section 35 over trans law

A PROFESSOR of law has said it’s “debatable” whether the indirect effects of the Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) Bill…

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Unionist politicians divided on Scottish gender reform amid independence concerns

A SERIES of Unionist politicians have lined up to intervene after the Scottish parliament voted for gender reform, with a key divide emerging on how…

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Academic explains why Gordon Brown's UK reform plans may not work

AN expert in constitutional law has cast doubt over whether Labour can achieve their vision of a reformed UK that works for Scotland.

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What the Supreme Court's judgment on Scottish independence means for Wales

It could affect any independence referendum Wales tries to hold in the future

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Supreme Court's 'conservative' bent poses key indyref2 hurdle, expert warns

AN increasingly “conservative” Supreme Court could scupper the Scottish Government’s plans to hold a second referendum, an expert has warned…

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Scotland is in a new era of 'Westminster override', argues top academic

DEVOLUTION in Scotland has entered a “new era of Westminster override”, a public law and human rights academic has claimed.

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