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September case law digest
This month’s case law digest contains a number of important cases on migration and the operation of ‘zero tariff’ mobile plans. Following on from the declaration that Poland’s new disciplinary chamber breached EU law, we provide update on the surrounding circumstances such as Poland’s recent legal primacy challenge. Amongst other ...
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Fuel supply crisis: Competition law and migration
The Law Societies’ Brussels office focuses on the recent fuel shortage in the UK and the UK government’s response. This article provides comment on the involvement of competition law and migration in this continued response.
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Challenges to Asylum Law – Temporary Protection Directive
This article provides a discussion of the Temporary Protection Directive and its potential use following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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NewsSupporting the Legal Profession in Afghanistan
Tony Fisher is the Chief Executive Officer and Partnership Member at Fisher Jones Greenwoods Solicitors and former Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales. In this Viewpoint article, Tony provides a succinct overview of the Law Societies of Europe and Bar Associations’ approach ...
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Summary of support announced by the UK Government for individuals in the UK who have fled Afghanistan
The following article examines the measures the UK Government has put in place to support people in the UK who have fled Afghanistan. In particular, highlighting Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and the Afghanistan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
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Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen’s State of the Union 2021 address - key takeaway points
The European Commission President gave the annual State of the Union speech on Wednesday 15 September 2021. In this article, we highlight some of the key action points for 2021/22 made in the announcement.
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Migration – A view from the EU
David Conlan Smyth, Senior Counsel of the Bar of Ireland and the Former Chair of Migration Law Committee, CCBE, provides an analysis of the EU’s view of the impact of the migration of Afghans fleeing the Taliban, the consequence for our lawyers’ project in Greece, and emphasises the importance of ...
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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) publishes its autumn courses offer
For autumn 2021, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has expanded its programme of short courses to bring a wider range of international law topics to participants from across the world. Each course is convened and taught by international experts from BIICL’s own team in collaboration with ...
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The Impact of Contact Sport Injuries
In July 2021, the UK Parliament published a report based on a four-month inquiry conducted by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. The report was commissioned after an increasing number of sportspeople announced they had been diagnosed with dementia and various other long-term neurological issues.
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Sports Broadcasting: Looking to the Future
Avid sport enthusiasts will recall that, less than a decade ago, one only needed to purchase a subscription to a single sports channel in order to view almost all live events being broadcast. Nowadays, frustration is growing as rights are being sold to a multiplicity of broadcasters.
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The European Super League and Competition Law
On 18 April 2021, twelve football clubs across Europe announced the creation of the European Super League. Although most of the clubs have since withdrawn, the idea of a breakaway competition opened a discussion as to whether this could be legally challenged, and could sanctions be placed on football players ...
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Gambling Advertising & Football
On 2 July 2020 the Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry published its report with an emphasis on sports and gambling advertising.
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Brexit Impact on Football Player Transfers
The new rules for recruiting football players from within the European Union took effect from January 2021 and this will have a significant impact on the English Premier League.
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Anti-Money Laundering Legislative Package
The fundamental nature of financial crime remains the same however the methods of concealing the gains from financial crime have changed considerably. This has been largely due to the development of technology, accompanied with the ambiguity and inconsistency with anti-money laundering governance across European Member States.
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Post-COVID Reforms to Financial Fair Play by Dr. Ryan Gauthier
Like all other areas of society, sport was greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following an initial shutdown, professional sporting competitions began to re-open. Professional football was hit particularly hard as matches were eventually held in empty stadiums. With no fans buying tickets, merchandise, or confectionary items, amongst other impacts, ...
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European Commission publishes ‘Fit for 55’ package to meet climate ambitions
The European Commission has adopted a package of proposals aimed at reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The proposals, which were published on 14th July 2021, seek to make the European Green Deal a reality by ensuring a ‘concrete roadmap’ for ...
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Case law digest - July 2021
This month’s case law digest contains a number of important constitutional cases on judicial independence and the duty of national courts to request CJEU rulings. It also has updates on the principle of solidarity amongst Member States; the rights of economically inactive Union citizens to be affiliated to the public ...
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Commission publishes the 2021 EU Justice Scoreboard
On 8 July, the Commission published its 2021 EU Justice Scoreboard which is an annual overview of the functioning of the justice systems in all EU Member States. To this end, the scoreboard focuses on three areas:
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Commission publishes updated reform recommendations for regulation in professional services of 2017
On 9 July, the European Commission published its updated recommendations for reform of regulation of seven professional business services (including lawyers). The recommendations build on their previous version, published in 2017, and summarise progress made by member states in creating a more business and innovation friendly regulatory environment. The objective ...
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Open letter supporting UK Lugano Convention application highlights access to justice concerns
An open letter signed by non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) and legal experts across the United Kingdom and European Union has been published calling on the EU to allow UK accession to the 2007 Lugano Convention.
