Examining the new legal relationship between the UK and EU
In this short post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers provides an update on the Joint Committee’s first formal decision, which was adopted on 12 June 2020.
Continue reading “Joint Committee decision adopted to amend deficiencies in the Withdrawal Agreement”
In this post, Alexandra Littlewood of Monckton Chambers explores the basis for UK courts’ power to make preliminary references during the transition period, the CJEU’s jurisdiction to answer those references, and the extent to which references handed down after the transition period will be binding on UK courts.
Continue reading “Preliminary references during the transition period: business as usual?”
In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses a new report from the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution concerning the constitutional issues surrounding the legislation for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and thereafter.
Continue reading “Legislating for Brexit: new House of Lords Report”
In this post, Harry Gillow of Monckton Chambers assesses the state of play of the negotiations between the UK and EU on fisheries and the parties’ respective legal texts.
Continue reading “The UK-EU Fisheries negotiations: untying the knots”
This blog post, written by Alfred Artley of Monckton Chambers, explores whether there is a viable legal basis in the EU treaties which would allow the EU and UK to extend the transition period outside the already-agreed mechanisms in the Withdrawal Agreement.
Continue reading “Article 50 reloaded? Amending the Withdrawal Agreement to extend the Brexit transition period”