Hybrid | Retained EU Law and the Environment

About this event

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill has the potential to initiate huge change for the legal systems of the United Kingdom. It is significant for the substance of our law, and radical in respect of the democratic and expert-led processes associated with law reform. The Bill’s impact on environmental law could be especially profound. This is due to the wide extent and complexity of the body of environmental law affected, as well as the capacity challenges faced by the civil service and civil society in implementing and engaging with the Bill’s radical mandate. In this seminar, two expert panels will explore the specifically environmental implications of this most consequential piece of legislation. This event is jointly convened by the UCL Centre for Law and the Environment, Greener UK and UKELA.

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Speakers and Session

Scene-setting: the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Chaired by Ruth Chambers (Greener UK)

• Sunset and the role of parliament, Professor Jeff King (UCL and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law)
• Devolution, Dr Viviane Gravey (Queen’s University Belfast)
• The role of Defra, Becky Shrubsole (Defra)
• The Retained EU Law Bill and the Aarhus Convention, David Wolfe KC (Matrix Chambers)

The detail of the Bill
Chaired by Professor Eloise Scotford (UCL)

• Revocation, replacement, deregulation and non-regression: Clause 15, Jake White (WWF)
• Environmental case law and the Retained EU Law Bill, Ned Westaway (Francis Taylor Building)
• Principles, supremacy, restatement and the environment, Professor Maria Lee (UCL) 

About the UCL Centre for Law and the Environment

The Centre for Law and Environment was established to provide a focal point for the UCL Faculty of Laws’ outstanding expertise and academic strength in the field of the environment and the law. The main goals of the Centre are to advance research and teaching and explore the role of law in meeting contemporary environmental and energy challenges. The Centre is committed to treating domestic law (UK), regional (European Union) and international aspects of environmental law in a comprehensive and integrated manner. This approach is reflected in offerings on the LLM course and the supervision of doctoral students, as well as in the diverse range of research pursued by members of the Centre.

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