Johnson, Phillip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7316-0732 2023. ‘Inverted Supremacy’, ‘Weaker Precedent’ and other uncertainties brought about by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. European Intellectual Property Review 45 (11) , pp. 634-645. 10.3316/agispt.20231019097367 |
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Abstract
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 fundamentally changes the nature of retained EU law. It removes the ‘frozen supremacy’ introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and in some cases entirely inverts it so that domestic law trumps retained direct EU law. Thereby creating a degree of uncertainty. But greater uncertainty still comes from its abolition of the strained interpretation of domestic law (under the Marleasing Principle) to ensure compliance with retained EU law. Coupled with these changes, the Act endeavours to make it easier for judges to depart from retained EU law. This discussion looks at these changes and the difficulties they may present to the law generally, and intellectual property laws in particular, and it presents ways in which these difficulties may be mitigated by the courts.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Law Cardiff Law & Politics |
Subjects: | K Law > KD England and Wales |
Publisher: | Sweet and Maxwell |
ISSN: | 0142-0461 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 29 September 2023 |
Date of Acceptance: | August 2023 |
Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 02:30 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/161450 |
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