Michael-James Clifton: Parliament’s Role in Withdrawing from the EEA, and Difficulties in Ratifying the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement

Introduction The importance and role of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement has often been overlooked. Yet, as […]

Jack Simson Caird and Ellis Paterson: Could the UK Courts Disapply Domestic Legislation to Enforce the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland?

If the Withdrawal Agreement is approved, then Parliament will be asked to legislate to give domestic legal effect […]

In a post on this blog yesterday, Andrew Denny argued that I was wrong to suggest that a […]

Introduction The on-going constitutional laboratory experiment that is Brexit has now turned to the question of whether a […]

Introduction As is well known, the Government’s Withdrawal Agreement was voted down in Parliament last week by 230 […]

Introduction The possibility of extending the Article 50 process is being discussed in media outlets and social media. […]

Introduction The Supreme Court has now handed down its judgment in The UK Withdrawal from the European Union […]

The CJEU’s ruling in C-621/18 Wightman and others clarifying that Member States can unilaterally revoke the withdrawal notification […]

Today the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in Wightman. This followed the opinion […]

One of the most controversial issues during the passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (‘EUWA’) was […]