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EU court rules against British QC

Member states overturn injunction won by Eleanor Sharpston last week

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Joshua Rozenberg
Sep 10, 2020
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Rosario Silva de Lapuerta, vice-president of the EU Court of Justice, has overturned a temporary injunction in favour of Eleanor Sharpston, an advocate general at the court.

The vice-president granted an appeal by the 27 EU states this morning without giving Sharpston (pictured) an opportunity to be heard.

Silva de Lapuerta ordered a decision of Judge Col…

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