Examining the new legal relationship between the UK and EU
In this blog post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses the consideration of Francovich damages claims in Trustees of the AFM and SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund v Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology [2025] EWHC 1944 (Ch) (“AFM”).
Continue reading “Francovich damages claims for ongoing losses”
In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses Advocate General Biondi’s recent Opinion in C-413/24 Vlaams Gewest v P&O Ferries EU:C:2025:490in which the Advocate General opines on whether the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”) is capable of direct effect and whether it incorporates EU obligations upon which P&O can rely post Brexit.
Continue reading “Charting a course for rights in the TCA”
In this blog post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers comments on a recent Court of Appeal case, Makeality Ltd v City Doggo Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 400, which demonstrates the impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.
Continue reading “Making an impact: the REULA in action”
In this post, Luke Kelly and Michael Bowsher KC discuss the Court of Appeal’s judgment in R (British Gas Trading and E.ON) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [2025] EWCA Civ 209.
Continue reading “Subsidies and the “proportionality” standard of review”
In this blog post Alastair Holder Ross of Monckton Chambers discusses the Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in Merck Serono v Comptroller-General of Patents [2025] EWCA Civ 45, which clarifies the circumstances in which domestic courts will depart from assimilated EU case law post-Brexit.
Continue reading “Coulda, shoulda, woulda – whether to depart from assimilated EU case law”