The Times: Brexit: EU judges are given the final say in key disputes
30 July 2018
Britain has privately conceded that EU judges will be legal arbiter of disputes over payments to Brussels and the residency rights of more than three million European citizens living in the UK.
In an attempt to break the deadlock in a key part of the negotiations the government has agreed to give the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the final say in the arbitration of arguments over the working of Brexit and any disputes over Britain’s £39 billion bill.
EU judges will also have the final say over a Irish border “backstop” if the trade deal between Britain and Europe leads to frontier checks. [...]
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