Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union |
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Publisher | The Stationery Office (TSO) |
Series Title | 17th Report |
Series Details | (2016-17)HL134 |
Publication Date | 20/03/2017 |
Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
The EU Justice sub-Committee of the EU Select Committee in the House of Lords published its report Brexit: justice for families, individuals and businesses? on the 20 March 2017. The report looked into what alternative plans the Government had to replace the loss of EU Regulations which govern cooperation in civil and family law in the UK post-Brexit. In the areas of civil and family law, EU Regulations provided certainty on what jurisdiction should hear disputes whilst also allowing for the automatic recognition and enforcement of judgments throughout the EU. The report considerd how the loss, post-Brexit of this important EU legislation would affect future legal proceedings on issues including divorce; custody of children; medical negligence claims and employment disputes. The EU Regulations providd certainty, predictability and clarity about where legal disputes should be pursued and, also allowed for the automatic recognition and enforcement of judgments throughout the EU. These principles, underpinned by the jurisdiction of the Courts of Justice of the EU (CJEU), meant that: businesses could engage with the Single Market; and citizens could work, travel and live in Europe safe in the knowledge that when relations go wrong legal remedies were easily secured and enforced. Key findings + Beyond vague references to "other arrangements", the Committee was unable to discern a clear Government plan as to how the continued post-Brexit operation of these important Regulations will be secured and conclude that the Government has not taken full account of the impact of their loss on UK law. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldeucom/134/134.pdf |
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Subject Categories | Geography, Law |
Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |