November's Current Awareness
November's general EU updates
EU Observer: Austria-UK deal to offshore asylum not possible, says EU
The EU Commission has said that it is not possible, under EU law, for the Austria-UK deal regarding plans for offshore asylum to Rwanda to go ahead.
European Scrutiny Committee: Committee launches inquiry into EU entry/exit and the UK border
The Committee will look at the EU's proposed Entry/Exit System (EES) and its potential consequences for the UK's border.
House of Commons Library: Touring artists and the UK-EU economic partnership
This research briefing provides an overview of the current arrangements concerning touring artists and explores their calls for improvements.
UK Government: Government slashes up to £1bn a year of business burdens
A press release from the Department for Business and Trade that talks about the UK's plans to remove obsolete and burdensome EU rules that include reducing record keeping requirements around Working Time Regulations and simplifying the calculation of holiday pay and entitlement.
Monckton Chambers: Charting old territory: the role of the Charter in the interpretation of the Withdrawal Agreement
This blog post looks at a recent Court of Appeal decision (SSWP v AT [2023] EWCA Civ 1307) which has confirmed that the Charter of Fundamental Human Rights of the European Union applies to the interpretation of the Withdrawal Agreement.
UK Government: REUL (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 statutory instruments
This news update from the Department for Business and Trade lists the SIs which will be laid under the REUL (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. The Act ends the special status of retained EU law in the UK and will enable retained EU law to be more easily amended, revoked and replaced, via the legislation in the linked list.
Monckton Chambers: Charter rights post-Brexit in Northern Ireland
This blog post takes a look at the judgment in Angesom's Application [2023] NIKB 102, in which the High Court of Northern Ireland considered the UK Government's commitment in Article 2(1) of the NI Protocol to safeguard certain human rights and equality obligations under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in the aftermath of Brexit.
European Scrutiny Committee: Committee launches inquiry on processes for reforming retained EU law
This Committee has launched an inquiry into the progress of reforming retained EU law. It will also consider the mechanics of REUL reform and how it can be achieved efficiently.
November Updates
Updates to databases, services, events, etc.
UKAEL's seminar on EU law in the UK since Brexit will take place on the 4th December at 6pm. This seminar explores the status of EU law in the UK since the end of the transition period on 31st December 2020 and the consequences of this change in the constitutional and legislative structure of the UK. There will be a panel of speakers hosted by Matrix Chambers, followed by a drinks reception. You can find full details and how to sign up here.
Keep Updated
Some useful links to keep yourselves updated with the latest developments
Please note that the December updates post will be published in the second week of January.
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Emma Manktelow
Assistant Librarian
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