Britain outlines plans to break free of European Court after Brexit

LONDON: Sensitive issues are yet to be discussed between the UK and the EU in Br exit talks, but a position paper published by the Theresa May government on Wednesday raised doubts whether London will be able to“take back control” of its laws.

May insisted the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will end after Brexit, but there remained questions over whose laws will apply to EU citizens in the UK and for businesses that operate across borders.

Critics said the ECJ may continue have jurisdiction, as indicated by the paper: “The UK will engage constructively to negotiate an approach to enforcement and dispute resolution, which meets the objectives of both the UK and the EU in underpinning the effective operation of a new, deep and special partnership.”

Justice minister Dominic Ra ab conceded London would have to keep“half an eye” on EC J rulings in the post-Brexit situation.

But May insisted: “What we will be able to do is to make our own laws... it is British judges that will interpret those laws, and it will be the British Supreme Court that will be the ultimate arbiter of those laws.”