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Appendix EU Zambrano Applications by those with Limited Leave to Remain
New Video: Appendix EU Zambrano Applications by those with Limited Leave to Remain In this video I consider the recent case of Akinsanya, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1535 (Admin) (09 June 2021) which found the definition of ‘a person with a more...
Deadlines for EU Settlement Scheme Applications and Late Applications
Video Update: Deadlines for EU Settlement Scheme Applications and Late Applications In this video I look at the deadlines for applications under Appendix EU and the provisions for late applications. I summarise the Home Office guidance on how they will deal with late applications. Resources referred more...
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Britain’s Courts — Sima Najma
For an already under-pressure Court system, the Covid-19 outbreak has almost proven to be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. During the first lockdown, Courts shut completely and only re-opened at the end of May 2020. That two-month shutdown caused hearings planned for the summer of 2020 to be more...
Extradition proceedings in the UK post-Brexit: the new normal
On Christmas Eve 2020, the UK and EU announced and published the text of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, following the UK’s exit from the European Union. James Lloyd looks at the deal’s provisions for extradition arrangements between the remaining 27 EU member states and the UK, and some more...
19 Jan 2021 10:12
The environmental implications of the Brexit dealMost UK people’s 2020 Christmas eves were cheered by the news that we had some sort of Brexit deal – here, in all its majesty. Given the deadline for no deal, some deal, however thin, was a good deal better than nothing, with the ill-tempered chaos between the UK and a major trading partner which more...
12 Jan 2021 12:17
Brexit and employment lawOn 24 December 2020 the UK and EU reached three agreements setting out the future relationship between the parties. Those three agreements comprise of the trade and co-operation agreement, the security of classified information agreement and finally the Euratom UK nuclear co-operation agreement. For more...
Extradition proceedings in the UK post-Brexit: unwarranted concern?
UPDATE (January 2021): On Christmas Eve 2020, the UK and EU announced and published the text of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement marks a material change from the extradition landscape envisaged in the below, first published in November 2020. For further details of the more...
16 Oct 2019 09:52
Getting divorced after a no-deal Brexit could be much more expensive for European couplesIf the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a deal, then the cost of getting divorced in some cases will increase dramatically. If both partners in a marriage currently apply to different countries in the EU for a divorce, then the country where the first proceedings were issued would usually keep more...
19 Sep 2019 09:59
No5 barrister to be part of proceedings at UK Supreme Court for Brexit hearingA No5 barrister who specialises in judicial review and public law will be part of the proceedings at the Supreme Court on September 17 as Brexit comes under legal scrutiny once again. Ramby de Mello was instructed to make written submissions on behalf of two groups of clients as the Supreme Court more...
12 Sep 2019 09:13
A Tale of Two Judgments: Scottish Court of Session rules prorogation of Parliament unlawful, but High Court of England and Wales begs to differThe Scottish Court of Session (Inner House) today ruled that the Prime Minister’s advice to the Queen to prorogue Parliament was unlawful. The High Court of England and Wales today handed down its judgment on the same issue – and came to the opposite conclusion. How can these two conflicting more...
29 Aug 2019 08:51
No Deal Brexit risks reversing human rights progress in extradition lawThe UK Government’s vow to leave the European Union “whatever the circumstances” on the 31st October has left the UK hurtling towards a no-deal Brexit this Halloween, but what does this mean for the rights of people subject to future extradition between the UK and the EU? For the last 15 years, more...
16 May 2019 08:46
George Peretz QC gives evidence to Commons Brexit Select CommitteeGeorge Peretz QC gave evidence this morning to the House of Commons Select Committee on Exiting the EU. The topic was the UK’s level playing field commitments after Brexit. George answered various questions on State aid and other legal issues. A video link and transcript will be available on the more...
17 Apr 2019 08:52
Brexit: Is the UK’s ‘Constitutional Moment’ here at last?Codified constitutions are most commonly adopted following a major schism with the previous order. For example, following an armed uprising such as the American War of Independence or the French Revolution. The sweeping away of the old regime, of necessity, demands the creation of new fundamental more...
20 Mar 2019 09:43
UK Human Rights Blog: No Deal Brexit may be unlawfulLeaving the EU without a deal on 29 March 2019 is not the “legal default”, as has been repeatedly, but wrongly, asserted. It would, in fact, be in violation of the supreme law at both the domestic and supranational level, namely the UK constitution and EU Treaties (or more broadly, the General more...
13 Mar 2019 10:06
And now for something completely different: Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd and others v European Medicines Agency [2019] EWHC 335 (Ch)A property blog should provide comforting reading material to which the keen property lawyer may resort by way of distraction from what is going on in the outside world: a refuge from the overload of information which in these days of rolling 24-hour news and screen-addiction would otherwise prove more...
11 Mar 2019 09:46
UK Human Rights Blog: Judicial review is not “politics by another means”Wilson and others v R (on the application of ) v the Prime Minister [2019] EWCA Civ 304 The Court of Appeal has turned down an appeal against an application seeking judicial review of May’s triggering of Article 50 under the power granted to her by the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act more...
6 Mar 2019 14:41
Is Brexit a breach of the UK’s BITs?The right to fair and equitable treatment (FET) by a host state is one of the most widely invoked standards of investment protection. The principle derives from customary international law and is a common feature of bilateral investment treaties (BITs), found at Article 2(2) of the UK’s Model BIT. more...
19 Feb 2019 11:07
Brexit worries drain confidence in EU reference procedureIn a legal first, Brexit prevents High Court from clarifying if it has jurisdiction in a human rights claim against the EU. The Kosovo victims of serious human rights abuses from two decades ago bring damages claims against the EU. On 13 February 2019 the High Court in the case of Tomanovic v EU more...
18 Feb 2019 11:07
Brexit round up – Week commencing 11 February 2019Matrix’s Legal Support Service provides a round-up of Brexit-related links and news. The UK’s post-Brexit deal with the EU Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is to say that Brexit gives Britain the chance to increase its military standing around the world and ‘enhance our lethality’. Three former more...
4 Feb 2019 16:13
The Legal Services Brexit Summit: Practical Implications, Challenges and OpportunitiesTuesday 12 February Juriosity is supporting this event - discount code ‘BREX11JUR’ to get 20% off the fee. Click here for full information and to book your place. UK legal services, like many other parts of the economy, will be enormously affected by Brexit. The impact will be both direct and more...
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