UK-EU Relations Law

22/12/202026/12/2020

Further Amendment Regulations and the Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020: a tidying-up exercise

This blog post, written by Kristina Lukacova of Monckton Chambers, discusses the recent legislative changes ahead of the end of the transition period, focusing on changes relevant to commercial litigation.

17/12/202028/12/2020

Challenges to the validity of retained EU law

This post, written by Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers, analyses the rules concerning challenges to the validity of Retained EU Law, as set out in Schedule 1 of the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the Challenges to Validity of EU Instruments (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/673) (as recently amended by the Challenges to Validity of EU Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1503).

15/12/202015/12/2020

The UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

This blog post, written by Professor Panos Koutrakos, assesses the UK’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan and its lessons for UK-EU future relations.

11/12/202021/12/2020

Synopsis of Cambridge-Monckton Webinar (5): A Level Playing Field for EU-UK Economic Relations

In this post, Harry Gillow of Monckton Chambers provides a summary of the fifth Cambridge Law Faculty – Monckton Chambers EU Relations Law seminar on the UK’s external relations with the EU and other trading partners.

08/12/202011/12/2020

The case of the unclear clarification: statement by the Joint Committee on the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol

In this post, George Peretz Q.C. of Monckton Chambers assesses the “clarification” in the statement on 8 December 2020 by the Joint Commitment on the Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol regarding state aid matters. (NB This post was edited and updated on 11 December to reflect the fact that on 10 December 2020, the text of the clarification was released in the form of a unilateral declaration.)