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Escape from EU regulations is loss of leverage

2 March 2020
About 100 British officials will arrive in Brussels today to start the mammoth negotiations on the future relationship between the EU and the UK. The two sides are poles apart. The UK wants regulatory detachment from the EU while the EU insists or regulatory alignment.
by:
- P. Nicolaides
in Law
“Member State v Member State” and other peculiarities of EU Law

24 June 2019
The European Union prides itself for being based on the rule of law. Indeed, the success and longevity of the EU as an integration project can be partly explained by, on the one hand, the willingness of Member States to abide by the obligations that stem from the Treaties and, on the other, the...
by:
- P. Nicolaides
in Law
Reservations over the Netherlands Commercial Court

4 October 2017
On 18 July 2017 the Government submitted a proposal for the establishment of the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC). In brief, the proposal provides for the establishment of a court (and appellate court) before which parties can litigate in the English language. According to the proposal, the NCC...
by:
- B. van Zelst
in Law
The duty to accommodate beyond employment in the EU

13 March 2017
Following the conclusion (ratification) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the EU is bound by the Convention to the extent of its competences, including in the field of non-discrimination.
by:
- A.C. Broderick
in Law