Does UK Law Require a Referendum on the EU Withdrawal Agreement?
Donal Coffey Most people will throw their hands in the air when confronted with the possibility of another EU referendum in the United Kingdom. This article does not argue in …
Category: Law and Justice
The UK’s Approach to EU Citizenship, Criminality and Expulsion
Leandro Mancano LERU Brexit Seminar Over recent years, foreign nationals in the United Kingdom subject to criminal investigations – let alone convictions – have increasingly experienced an (un)happy ending to …
European Private International Law after Brexit
Michiel Poesen LERU Brexit Seminar European harmonisation has been successful in fewer areas than private international law (PIL). Since the 1968 Brussels Convention, an impressive number of European PIL instruments …
Brexit and Direct Taxation: A Turning Point for EU Tax Law?
Luca Cerioni LERU Brexit Seminar Brexit has already prompted a number of academic contributions examining the tax implications for the UK, in the areas of both direct taxation (income, profits …
Brexit: The Future of Private Antitrust Enforcement in the UK
Francesca Gelmini LERU Brexit Seminar EU antitrust rules, laid down in Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), are directly applicable and …
Brexit and EU Competition Law: Managing the Transition
Friso Bostoen LERU Brexit Seminar Following Brexit, competition policy on both sides of the Channel will have to undergo a number of changes. These changes will be most significant in …
Brexit and the Role of the European Parliament
Darren Harvey LERU Brexit Seminar The purpose of this piece is to update my recent article in the European Law Review on the role of the European Parliament during the …
Brexit and the Impact on Rights in the EU
Tobias Lock LERU Brexit Seminar What consequences will Brexit have for rights in the European Union? While there has been some discussion on the consequences of Brexit for rights protection …
What Future for the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK?
Tobias Lock Despite the EU Withdrawal Bill’s premise to incorporate EU law into UK law, the exclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Rights but the inclusion of general rights principles …
Dispute Resolution after Brexit
Tobias Lock Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit ‘red line’ on a role for the European Court of Justice has been a major source of complication in the early stages of …