The key to having maximum influence on decision-making is to engage at the right moments in the policy development stage and the ensuing parliamentary process.   With intensive legislative activity at local, national and European levels, it isn't always easy to keep track of law reform as it affects the operation of your organisation. 
 

Our Parliamentary and Public Law unit has the expertise to ensure you are fully informed of legislative developments, whether they emanate from Holyrood, Westminster or Brussels.

Our parliamentary monitoring service allows you to keep abreast of changes in their sector specifically or in the political landscape generally. Our email briefings can be weekly or ad hoc, general or thematic, with the added value of legal analysis.

Scotland

Devolution to Scotland has added a new dimension to the parliamentary landscape in the UK. The creation of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government by the Scotland Act 1998 added a new tier of government and an additional source of legislative output. Our Parliamentary and Public Law Unit provides strategic advice on substantive matters arising from the legislative activity of the Scottish Parliament, including scrutiny of Bills, Committee inquiries and parliamentary questions. We are well-placed to analyse draft legislation, consultations and non-statutory guidance. Our team can offer key insights into developments at Holyrood, drawing on practical experience of working within both the Scottish Parliament and the civil service.

United Kingdom

Despite the growing prominence of the Scottish Parliament, the range of policy areas covering Scotland which are reserved to the UK Parliament means that organisations in Scotland cannot afford to overlook the impact of legislative developments at Westminster. Our Parliamentary and Public Law Unit has expertise in advising on parliamentary procedure at Westminster and on the progress of legislation in the House of Commons and House of Lords. Our team can provide a unique insight into the machinery of government at a UK level, drawing on practical experience of working in the UK Parliament and the civil service.

Europe

European law permeates almost every aspect of our domestic law in Scotland. As the influence from Brussels is felt in an increasing number of areas of daily life, Anderson Strathern's Parliamentary and Public Law Unit recognises the need to cut through the jargon of the European institutions. With practical experience of working in Brussels and engaging with the work of the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of Ministers, our team can provide advice on all aspects of European parliamentary procedure, including policies in the pipeline, timescales for implementation and involvement in the work of European Parliament committees.

For more information please contact Fiona Killen.