High Court Finds EU Settlement Scheme Breaches The Withdrawal Agreement

The Brexit fall out continues with the High Court discovering in the case of Independent Monitoring Authority v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3274 (Admin) that the EU settlement scheme is illegal. The scheme was arrange by the British authorities to transition the lawful foundation of residence for EU residents from EU legislation to home UK legislation. The court docket discovered that the scheme breaches the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU as a result of it fails correctly to guard the rights of EU residents.

In brief, the court docket…