Month: June 2020

15/06/202015/06/2020

The Northern Ireland Protocol: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Part I)

This blog post, written by Brendan McGurk of Monckton Chambers, is the first in a two-part series examining issues in relation to the movement of goods into and out of Northern Ireland following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This first part explores the provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol and the issues surrounding imports and exports between Northern Ireland and (i) Third Countries and (ii) the EU respectively.

12/06/202012/06/2020

Joint Committee decision adopted to amend deficiencies in the Withdrawal Agreement

In this short post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers provides an update on the Joint Committee’s first formal decision, which was adopted on 12 June 2020.

12/06/202016/06/2020

Preliminary references during the transition period: business as usual?

In this post, Alexandra Littlewood of Monckton Chambers explores the basis for UK courts’ power to make preliminary references during the transition period, the CJEU’s jurisdiction to answer those references, and the extent to which references handed down after the transition period will be binding on UK courts.

10/06/202022/06/2020

Legislating for Brexit: new House of Lords Report

In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses a new report from the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution concerning the constitutional issues surrounding the legislation for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and thereafter.

09/06/202009/06/2020

The UK-EU Fisheries negotiations: untying the knots

In this post, Harry Gillow of Monckton Chambers assesses the state of play of the negotiations between the UK and EU on fisheries and the parties’ respective legal texts.