EU Law

Debtors often try to make themselves judgment proof by transferring their assets to third parties. Consequently, all EU Member States provide various legal remedies that empower a creditor to ask a court to declare such transfers ineffective as again... Read more  

Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho spoke at the International Tax Congress 2019 on 27 June 2019.Kelly participated in the panel session on The Latest on State aid.For full information, please click here. Read more  

On 23 May 2019 Katherine Apps appears in the General Court of the EU to argue the first action for annulment ever brought by a Trade Union against the European Commission. Katherine is instructed by Richard Arthur at Thompsons Solicitors to act for t... Read more  

Today, Advocate General Bobek has delivered his opinion in Case C-198/18 CeDe Group AB v KAN Sp. z.o.o. (in insolvency) (see here), a  case which relates to the vitally important question in EU private international law of what is the applicable law ... Read more  

Interestingly, the Prime Minister's belief that she can still persuade Parliament to pass a version of her EU Withdrawal Agreement by 22nd May is reflected at the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the UK's stance over its acces... Read more  

Timothy Lyons QC BL spoke at the CBI tax committee on Friday 12th April 2019 on "Tax and the EU/UK Political Declaration". Read more  

Gethin Thomas' article 'Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency: not frustrated by Brexit…' has been published on Thomson Reuters' Practical Dispute Resolution Blog.'In Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency, Marcus Smith... Read more  

Michael McParland QC sheds light on article 62 in The Guardian's 'Letters'.To read the full article, please click here. Read more  

The current position EU and EFTA resident claimants and counterclaimants are currently a protected species in English litigation: an order for security for costs, based on the fact they are resident out of the jurisdiction, is unavailable against the... Read more  

The old whiskey advert used to advise the nation "don't be vague, ask for Haig".Unfortunately, when it comes to the UK's post-Brexit accessions to the Hague Conventions, being "vague" is very much in vogue.One thing is clear. The UK's accession as a ... Read more