Holed below the water-line
Judge disapplies Northern Ireland troubles legislation
It’s not often that a High Court judge gets to “disapply” an act of parliament. And you don’t hear much about the impact of European Union law on the United Kingdom now that the UK has left the EU.
Little wonder, then, that some commentators failed to grasp the significance of a 200-page judgment delivered yesterday by Mr Justice Colton at the High Court…
