Justice Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Official Report 458KB pdf

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Lugano Convention 2007) Regulations 2021

Our final piece of business in public is consideration of a proposal by the Scottish Government that it should consent to the UK Government legislating, using the powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, in relation to the UK statutory instrument proposal that is set out in the agenda.

Members are asked to consider an SI notification from the Scottish Government on the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Lugano Convention 2007) Regulations 2021. I refer members to the relevant paper—paper 3—which is a note by the clerk. The paper notes:

“the Scottish Ministers believe the changes in the Regulations are necessary to implement the Lugano Convention in the UK.”

The Scottish Government says:

“The measures are technical in nature and are necessary to give full effect to the Lugano Convention.”

Members are asked to consider the SI notification that is covered by the clerk’s note and whether they agree with the view of the Scottish Government that it should consent to the relevant changes being made by the UK Government.

No member has indicated that they have a comment to make, and no member has indicated that they want to make any comments to Parliament.

Are members content to delegate to me the publication of a short, factual report?

Members indicated agreement.

That concludes the public part of the meeting. I thank the cabinet secretary and his officials for joining us.

Our next meeting will be a week today, on Tuesday 26 January, when we expect to consider the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill at stage 2.