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).

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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.)

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