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IP completion day definition

What does IP completion day mean? The point in time marking the end of the Brexit implementation (transition) period for UK legal purposes. In practice, it is the trigger date used in UK statutes, statutory instruments and contracts to determine when EU law stopped applying and when UK amendments took effect. It is defined in legislation: section 39 of the European Union (withdrawal agreement) Act 2020 fixes “IP completion day” as 11.00 p.m. on 31 December 2020 (UK time). Key legal effects include: establishing the snapshot for “retained EU law” under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; altering the supremacy and direct effect of EU law as...

Abuse and misuse of EU free movement rights: UK pre-Brexit framework, key case law, and Home Office measures under the EEA Regulations 2016, including verification and removal powers [Archived]

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This Practice Note is not maintained any more, as it concerns the application of EU free movement Rules in the UK before IP completion day, when domestic measures giving effect to EU free movement were revoked, with specific savings and adjustments and modifications. For more information, including the applicable savings and the status of CJEU case law, see Practice Note: Brexit and the end of EU free movement law in the UK. The Practice Note remains available in archived form for historical reference, since EU law as formerly implemented in the UK continues to have relevance in certain limited scenarios. For earlier iterations of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1052, including the version immediately prior to revocation, see Legislation.gov.uk. For ongoing developments in EU free movement law within EU Member States, see: Immigration, employment & share incentives (EU Law)—overview. Under EU law, the principle of abuse operates as a residual anti-evasion doctrine to secure the achievement of the law’s purposes in law...

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Matthew Evans

The AIRE Centre

Matthew Evans is Director of the AIRE Centre whose mission is to promote awareness of European law rights and assist individuals and those in vulnerable circumstances to assert those rights. Prior to joining the AIRE Centre, he was Managing Solicitor at the Prisoners Advice Service for 6 years. Matthew studied law and holds Masters degrees from the London School of Economics (where he was awarded the Delia Ashworth prize), and Southampton University. He completed a postgraduate qualification in Voluntary Sector Management from the CASS Business School. Following training at Alexander and Partners in Harlesden London, Matthew qualified as a Solicitor in 1995. He has since worked at a number of legal aid firms including TV Edwards, Hickman and Rose and Hodge Jones and Allen....

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