UK barristers slam government approach to post-Brexit green law

Michael Holder
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Bar Council echoes campaigners' fears that government's Brexit plan threatens to green reverse years of progress post-Brexit

Pressure is mounting on the government to offer more clarity over how it plans to handle its approach to maintaining environmental standards post-Brexit. A group of UK barristers and legal experts...

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