The proposed European unitary patent and unified patent court represents one of the largest changes to the European patent system in a generation. It will usher in a new European patent right (the ...

The first aspect is the relationship between the Central Government and the local governments of "one country" in the unitary system, and all power is granted by the Central Government.

The current system in Suffolk where the county ... and bring devolution to the county - by 21 March. The government has said any unitary authority must, at a minimum, cover a population of 500,000.

One of Nottinghamshire's Labour MPs has openly criticised the government's drive to overhaul local councils. Ministers want ...

Donald Trump's sweeping assertion of power since returning to the White House is testing the U.S. constitutional system of ...

says there are economic benefits to forming a unitary council with Reigate & Banstead Borough Council Two council leaders in the South East have written to the government to propose that their ...

A new unitary council that includes ... together to create a new ‘simpler’ local government structure. Currently the area has a two-tier system, with some services delivered by Cambridgeshire ...

The leader of Oxfordshire County Council said it makes no sense to split the county into two or three councils during local government organisation.

In just three years time, the seven councils in Cambridgeshire may no longer exist, as the government looks to replace them.

Councils in Worcestershire have agreed an interim reorganisation plan which keeps both one and two unitary models in play. The government has been told Worcestershire CC, which has a population of ...