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The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is a group of government lawyers who specialise in drafting legislation. We work closely with departments to translate policy into clear, effective and readable law. Our role will often begin when legislation is first...
Members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel share their experience of working in the office.
Guidelines for civil panel counsel, revised to include the new government security classifications.
Tom Little KC has been appointed as First Senior Treasury Counsel to the Crown, the Attorney General has today announced.
Guidelines on the prosecutor’s role in applications for Witness Anonymity Orders: Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008.
The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is a group of government lawyers who specialise in drafting legislation.
Upper tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Mr Justice Richards and Judge Ashley Greenbank on 12 April 2024
Guidance for members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) who are drafting bills to be considered in Parliament.
Controlled work form to request prior authority to instruct King’s Counsel, 2 counsel or disbursements above prescribed rates.
A new First and Second Standing Junior Counsel are being appointed as from 1 April 2024.
The CMA has appointed Jessica Radke to the new post of Deputy General Counsel.
Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Mr Justice Edwin Johnson and Judge Guy Brannan on 12 April 2024
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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Government Legal Department colleagues receive Coronation Medals
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