EU Relations Law

30/08/202330/08/2023

Frying up a “kind of” answer for when directives form part of retained EU law

In this blog post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers comments on C G Fry and Son Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities [2023] EWHC 1622 (Admin) (“Fry”). The case is relevant for those seeking to determine when provisions of EU directives remain part of domestic law post-Brexit as part of retained EU law.

29/08/202327/08/2023

The interpretative role of EU law from 2024

In this blog post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses the recent case of E-Accounting Solutions Ltd (t/a Advancetrack) v Global Infosys Ltd (t/a GI Outsourcing) [2023] EWHC 2038 (Ch) (“E-Accounting”) in which HHJ Tindal makes a number of observations about the future impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (“REUL Act”) and the interpretative role of EU law even after 2023.

15/05/202314/05/2023

The EEA EFTA Separation Agreement and citizens’ rights

In this post Clíodhna Kelleher of Monckton Chambers discusses the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement, freedom of movement law in the EEA, and how the citizens’ rights provisions in the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement conform to and diverge from the equivalent provisions of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement.

04/04/202304/04/2023

Lights out: Divisional Court dismisses post-Brexit subsidy control challenge to the sale of Bulb

In this post Alfred Artley of Monckton Chambers discusses the Divisional Court’s judgment in R (British Gas Trading Limited) v Secretary of State for Energy Security.

In a major judgment on the UK’s post-Brexit subsidy control regime, the Divisional Court has dismissed judicial review challenges brought by a number of energy suppliers to the government-backed takeover of Bulb by Octopus Energy. This post summarises the decision (full judgment here), and discusses some of the key points that may be of significance for future subsidy control claims.

02/11/202223/05/2023

General principles as retained EU law and accrued EU law

In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses recent case law confirming that general principles form part of retained EU law (and how they do so), and explains how general principles can be used as part of both retained EU law (for facts and matters arising after to IP completion day) and accrued EU law (for facts and matters arising prior to IP completion day).