Consultation outcome

Departure from retained EU case law by UK courts and tribunals

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Consulation response

Consulation response (print version)

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Impact assessment

Ymateb y Llywodraeth i ymgynghoriad

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Detail of outcome

This document is the post-consultation government response to the consultation paper on the departure from retained EU case law by UK courts and tribunals.

It will cover:

  • the background to the consultation
  • a summary of the responses to the consultation
  • a detailed response to the specific questions asked in the consultation
  • the next steps following this consultation

Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on the departure from retained EU case law by UK courts and tribunals.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

This document sets out for consultation proposals on the use of the power in Section 6 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020). In summary, a Minister of the Crown may make regulations to designate additional courts or tribunals with the power to depart from retained EU case law, the extent to which they may do so and the test they must apply.

Documents

Consultation document

Questionnaire

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Cyfraith achosion yr UE a gedwir

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Cwestiynau’r Ymgynghoriad

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Updates to this page

Published 2 July 2020
Last updated 15 October 2020 + show all updates
  1. Consultation response and impact assessment published.

  2. Welsh version published.

  3. First published.

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