All in EU
At the end of January, the Prime Minister pledged a ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill to end the special status of EU law in the UK and make it easier to amend or remove EU law which was retained as part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This article will discuss the legal sector’s response to this news and what the effects of such a Bill might be.
On the 7th of October 2021, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal declared that the Polish Constitution takes precedence over EU law. In response to a motion by the Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Court ruled that European regulations authorising national courts to bypass provisions of the constitution or adjudicate on the basis of annulled norms are inconsistent with the Polish Constitution. This article discusses the legal implications of this ruling for Poland and the supremacy of EU law.
In January, the Welsh Government ruled that parents in Wales will no longer be able to withdraw their children from learning religious education (RE). Unsurprisingly, the announcement of the new compulsory curriculum has provoked conversation in relation to the enforcement of human rights.
May’s Brexit deal comes crashing down after the largest defeats in history with a majority of 230 votes against.
