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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...

Zambrano-derived residence rights for primary carers of British citizens: UK case law, Immigration (EEA) Regulations 2006/2016, and Home Office guidance (Archived)

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ARCHIVED : this Practice Note is no longer maintained as it covers the implementation of EU free movement law in the UK prior to IP completion day, on which date domestic legislation implementing EU free movement law was revoked, subject to certain savings and modifications.

This Practice Note is archived and no longer updated, as it addressed how EU free movement rules operated in the UK before IP completion day, when domestic measures giving effect to those rules were revoked, with certain preserved elements and adjustments. 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 retained in archived form for historical Interest, since EU law as previously implemented in the UK can still be pertinent in a few limited scenarios. For historic versions of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1052, including the iteration in force immediately before revocation, refer to Legislation.gov.uk. For the ongoing evolution of EU free movement law across EU Member States, see: Immigration, employment & Share incentives (EU Law)—overview...

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Ed Mynott

After a career in academic research on asylum-related topics, Ed switched to legal practice in 2003, joining the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit. From 2006 to 2011 he worked at the Immigration Advisory Service in the north west of England, with responsibility for Upper Tribunal (IAC) matters and the delivery of training. Since 2010 he has been a member of the Law Society's Immigration Law Advanced Accreditation Scheme. After the demise of IAS, there followed a period in private practice at immigration specialists Latitude Law. He is now practising as a freelance advocate in the First tier and Upper Tribunals. About Lexis®PSL ...

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