What with the range of crises currently making life difficult for us all it would be easy to forget the one big elephant in the room which has been with us for a few years now. The conflict in Ukraine, cost of living issues, energy prices, rising interest rates and inflation are hogging many of the headlines, but Brexit and its ramifications are still having an impact and are likely to do so for some time.
For businesses, barriers to trade and attracting enough workers (a particular problem for industries such as hospitality and agriculture), have already proved to be damaging.
However, there is another ‘biggie’ on the horizon which could well cause more confusion in an area of law which is already complex.
One key reason given for leaving the EU was the chance to take back control of laws and the UK Government is looking to introduce the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022 as part of the process.
This is a sunset bill revoking almost all retained EU law on 31 December 2023 unless assimilated before then. Now, the first thing to note is that there is power to push the date on a bit which looks a distinct possibility given the almost impossible task of reviewing thousands of pieces of law in a year.
Retained EU Law is the snapshot of EU Law in force in the UK at the end of the transition period and this includes case law. This was converted to UK...
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