Consultation outcome

Departure from retained EU case law by UK courts and tribunals

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 2 July 2020
• Last updated: 15 October 2020 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Consulation response

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2175-5, CP 303

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Consulation response (print version)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2175-5, CP 303

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Impact assessment

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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

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Original consultation

Summary

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

This consultation ran from
midday on 2 July 2020 to 11:59pm on 13 August 2020

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

PDF, 325 KB, 36 pages

Questionnaire

MS Word Document, 46 KB

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Cyfraith achosion yr UE a gedwir

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Cwestiynau’r Ymgynghoriad

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Published 2 July 2020
Last updated 15 October 2020 + show all updates

1. 15 October 2020

   Consultation response and impact assessment published.

2. 8 July 2020

   Welsh version published.

3. 2 July 2020

   First published.