The long tail of the CJEU’s penal powers to fine the UK post Brexit

In this blog post, Hugh Whelan of Monckton Chambers discusses the recent case of Case C-692/20 Commission v UK (Fiscal marking of gas oil) (ECLI:EU:C:2023:707)(“Fiscal marking of gas oil”) in which the Court of Justice ordered the UK to pay a penalty of €32 million for having failed to implement necessary measures to comply with EU law before the relevant deadline.

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