The UK's departure from the European Union has not led to all EU-derived law being jettisoned; on the contrary, a significant proportion of it has been kept and the UK now has a new category of "retained EU law". This briefing explains what retained EU law is and why it's important. It also looks at a number of important "separation issues", such as whether you can still claim for a breach of EU law which occurred before the end of the Brexit transition period.
This guide was first published in February 2022 but was updated in October 2022