EU court undermines its independence

British advocate general says Court of Justice acted politically in sacking her

Eleanor Sharpston QC, who served for nearly 15 years as a member of the EU Court of Justice, has given the first detailed account of her dismissal from the court last year —and the legal action she took in an unsuccessful attempt to overturn it.

In a six-page personal statement, Sharpston said she was “sad” that the Luxembourg court had “failed to grasp …