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EU Law
Brexit, Trade and Tax – a global view from Timothy Lyons QC
In this webinar, for Queen Mary University of London, Professor Timothy Lyons QC will give an insight into recent developments in the Brexit saga, affecting trade and taxation. With only… Read more »
Katherine Apps in CJEU case on EU Social Policy
On 26 October 2020 Katherine Apps will appear for the European Public Service Union (EPSU) in the Grand Chamber of the CJEU (by video link). In Case-928/19 P EPSU appeals… Read more »
“Dieselgate” before the European Court of Justice (Michael McParland QC writes for Practical Law’s Dispute Resolution Blog)
In Verein für Konsumenteninformation (VKI) v Volkswagen AG, the European Court of Justice determined whether the special jurisdiction provisions of article 7(2) of the Brussels I (Recast) Regulation (1215/2012) should be interpreted in a… Read more »
“Dieselgate” VW’s before the CJEU: No smoke without special tort jurisdiction under the Brussels I Regulation?
The important recent decision in Verein für Konsumenteninformation (“VKI”) v Volkswagen AG (C-343/19) (9 July 2020) (see here) involved an action brought in Austria by an Austrian consumer organisation (VKI)… Read more »
UK/EU tax and customs negotiations: where are we now?
The UK draft agreement with the EU envisages a free trade agreement and some additional agreements. The EU draft agreement contains broader provisions establishing a new partnership. The EU provisions… Read more »
The EU Response to Covid-19: the New Temporary Framework of State Aid Control
Read Andrea Biondi’s blog post for EU Law Enforcement on the ‘EU Response to Covid-19’ here.
Contemporary Issues in Transatlantic Relations
Timothy Lyons QC will be speaking at City Law School on Contemporary Issues in Transatlantic Relations. The webinar will cover a range of topical issues, with Timothy Lyons QC exploring… Read more »
The Department for International Trade consultation on the UK’s proposed Global Tariff
The Department for International Trade is now consulting on the UK’s proposed Global Tariff. It is vital that businesses in all sectors and of all sizes respond and ensure, so… Read more »
High Court refers case on an Irish bankrupt’s claim to his personal pension scheme to Luxembourg
Nugee J has ordered a preliminary reference to the Court of Justice of the EU in a dispute over a bankrupt’s claim to his personal pension scheme which has not… Read more »
Success at the Supreme Court: The appeal of the appellant, represented by Zane Malik, involving Zambrano/Chavez-Vilchez principle is allowed
The Supreme Court allows the appeal of Mr Adil Shah from the Court of Appeal’s decision in Shah and Patel v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 2028… Read more »
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