Examining the new legal relationship between the UK and EU
This is the second in a series of blogposts on CJEU decisions concerning the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement by Luke Kelly and Charlotte McLean of Monckton Chambers. In this post, they provide an overview of certain of the Court’s decisions concerning IP rights.
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This is the first in a series of blogposts on CJEU decisions concerning the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement by Luke Kelly and Charlotte McLean of Monckton Chambers. In this post (Part 1 of the series), they introduce the series and provide an overview of the Court’s decisions concerning citizenship rights.
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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”).
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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.
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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.
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