In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses new Part 68 of the Civil Procedure Rules (“CPR”), which comes into force on 1 October 2024 and makes provision for references to higher courts and interventions by the law officers pursuant to sections 6A to 6C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 concerning departure from assimilated case law.
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In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses aspects of the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (“CAT”) decision in Umbrella Interchange Fee Claimants and Merricks v Umbrella Interchange Fee Defendants and Mastercard [2023] CAT 49 (“Interchange”) concerning whether the CAT was bound to follow the European Court of Justice’s (“CJEU”) decision in C-267/20 Volvo AB and DAF Trucks NV v RM EU:C:2022:494 (“Volvo”), which post-dated IP completion day.
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In this post, Prof. Dr. iur. Dr. rer. pol. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, Partner Nobel Baudenbacher, Zurich/Brussels, Door Tenant Monckton Chambers, London, Visiting Professor at LSE, President of the EFTA Court 2003-2017 provides a summary of EFTA.
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In this post, Steven Gee Q.C. of Monckton Chambers considers cross border injunctions after Brexit and the case of Broad Idea International Ltd v Convoy Collateral Limited [2022] 1 AER 289 (Privy Council).
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In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers explains accrued EU law rights that remain enforceable in domestic courts after the transition period.
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