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R (Gina Miller & Dier Dos Santos) v The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union [2016] EWHC 2768 (Admin) (The Brexit Case)

November 8, 2016 John-Paul Swoboda Brexit

This article is by John-Paul Swoboda of 12 King’s Bench Walk This case, concerning whether the Executive is entitled to use its prerogative powers to give notice under article 50 for the UK to cease to be a member of EU, is one of the most important legal decisions made during my lifetime. The case…

Brexit & Conflict of Laws: Part 3

August 22, 2016 John-Paul Swoboda Brexit, Jurisdiction

In the final part of this series I look at how English law’s approach to the choice of applicable law may change post Brexit. For historical and political reasons the change may be radical. I conclude this series of blogs by making tentative predictions as to how English law’s approach to the conflict of laws…

Brexit & Conflict of Laws: Part 2

August 15, 2016 John-Paul Swoboda Brexit, Jurisdiction

To understand how the situation might change post Brexit, one first has to consider the status quo. Council Regulation (EC) No 1215/2012, aka Brussels Recast, aka Judgment Regulation Recast, aka Brussels II, determines matters of jurisdiction for EU members apart from Denmark who opted out of the Regulation. As an EU regulation, Brussels II has…

Brexit & Conflict of Laws: Part 1

August 10, 2016 John-Paul Swoboda Brexit

Uncertainty flourishes in post-Brexit Britain. What deal will Britain strike with the rest of the EU? Or, for that matter, will Britain strike a deal with the EU? How will the government manage to negotiate a deal to retain access to the single market and restrict free movement of people? These huge political, social, economic…

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