Examining the new legal relationship between the UK and EU
In this blog post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses the recent Court of Appeal judgment in C G Fry & Son Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2024] EWCA Civ 730 (“Fry”) concerning the role of directives as part of Retained EU Law (prior to 2024) and when interpreting Assimilated Law (from 2024).
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In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers explores the recent Supreme Court judgment in Lipton v BA Cityflyer Ltd [2024] UKSC 24 concerning the status of causes of action that accrued in EU law prior to Brexit.
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In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers provides an update on section 6 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 concerning the role of courts in interpreting and departing from assimilated case law.
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In this blog post Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses a new Court of Appeal judgment, Industrial Cleaning v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment [2023] EWCA Civ 1451 (“Industrial Cleaning”), in which the Court decided to depart from retained case law.
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In this blog post Clíodhna Kelleher of Monckton Chambers discusses the judgment in Angesom’s Application [2023] NIKB 102, in which the High Court of Northern Ireland considered the UK government’s commitment in Article 2(1) of the NI Protocol to safeguard certain human rights and equality obligations under the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement in the aftermath of Brexit.
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