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Snub for UK’s former EU judges

Snub for UK’s former EU judges

But Eleanor Sharpston is honoured by Luxembourg

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Jun 22, 2021
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Why has the UK government snubbed the last three British judges to serve as members of the EU judiciary?

The three are Christopher Vajda QC, former judge of the EU Court of Justice, Ian Forrester QC, former judge of the EU General Court and Eleanor Sharpston QC, former advocate general. Because of Brexit, all three lost their jobs last year. All could ha…

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