On 27th March 2023 we were happy to host the second meeting of the UK Chapter of the Friends of ERA, dedicated to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Analysis and impact from different UK perspectives.
We would like to give special thanks to our panellists:
Schona Jolly KC (presenting on the Bill on EU law in England)
Shantha David (presenting on the Bill regarding the Labour Union)
Charles Whitmore (presenting on the Bill regarding EU law in Wales)
Michael Clancy OBE (presenting on the Bill regarding EU law in Scotland)
Christopher McCrudden (presenting on the Bill on EU law and Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland)
The speakers gave excellent synopses from the perspectives of the four nations of the UK, and of specific sectors, about the challenges and uncertainty of its uniform application throughout the four nations and constitutional effects on devolution. Since the Bill would automatically revoke, or ‘sunset’, most retained EU law by the end of 2023, a key issue noted was the overarching power it vested in the executive through statutory instrument to change significant and wide-reaching bodies of retained EU law.
Many thanks to our chair Edwin Parks and board member Vanessa Knapp OBE, who both contributed actively to the success of the discussion.
We were joined by 34 Friends from the UK and beyond for a stimulating discussion.