Brexit and the "Great Repeal Bill"

The passing of the EU Withdrawal Bill marked the start of the process to end EU supremacy over UK law. Zelda Pitman, legal counsel, Allianz UK, provides a high level explanation of what this means

On 12th September 2017 the UK Parliament passed the EU Withdrawal Bill. This is the first stage in the process of ending the supremacy of EU law in the UK.

The Government is hoping that the Bill will become law in early 2018 although it will only apply to the UK from ‘exit day’, whenever that might be. Previously referred to as the Great Repeal Bill, the EU Withdrawal Bill overturns the European Communities Act 1972, which took the UK into what is now the European Union, and accepted EU Law as UK law.

Read more about the EU Withdrawal Bill

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