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What does EEA mean? In legal practice, EEA refers to the European Economic Area: the single‑market bloc comprising all EU Member States together with the EFTA States Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (Switzerland is not part of the EEA). The term appears in specific UK and Irish legislation and EU instruments, and is also used descriptively to identify the states to which single‑market rights and obligations (free movement of goods, services, persons and capital) apply. Post‑Brexit, the UK is not an EEA State. In UK legislation, some pre‑exit references to the EEA have been saved or modified by EU exit regulations, so practitioners should check the...

Pre-Brexit UK: retained and derivative residence rights for family members under the EEA Regulations 2016; death, departure, divorce; children in education; Chen/Teixeira/Ibrahim and Zambrano carers [Archived]

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ARCHIVED

This Practice Note is no longer updated as it addressed the UK’s implementation of EU free movement rules before IP completion day, when domestic enactments giving effect to those rules were revoked, subject to specified savings and modifications. For more detail, 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. It is preserved in archive for historical reference, since EU law as formerly applied in the UK remains relevant in limited circumstances. For earlier versions of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1052—including the text immediately before revocation—see Legislation.gov.uk. For developments in EU free movement law across EU Member States, see: Immigration, employment & share incentives (EU Law)—overview.

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Important note on implications of Brexit

This Practice Note considers the requirements for securing retained and derived rights of residence under EU free movement law, as it was implemented in the UK up to the close of the Brexit transition period (31 December 2020) by the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (EEA Regs 2016), SI 2016/1052...

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Practice Profile: Immigration, Asylum and Human Rights.Sandra acts for clients at all stages, from the advisory stage through to appeals before the Court of Appeal, dealing with all aspects of public and private immigration work. She regularly appears in asylum and deportation appeals at those levels and advises throughout proceedings. She lectures on all aspects of immigration law, recent lectures include the impact of the changes in the Points-Based system, and developments in EEA law.Public.Sandra has a flourishing judicial review practice, advising and appearing on fresh claim refusals, unlawful detention, and injunctive relief for removals and administrative, amongst others.Family.Sandra has a burgeoning family practice. She represents and advises both privately and publicly funded clients on all aspects of family and child law, at all levels. Recent cases have involved contested residency proceedings and large-scale care hearings....

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