Brexit: what becomes of criminal justice co-operation with EU?

The UK surrenders more than 1,000 individuals a year to other EU member states while they, in turn, surrender about 150 a year to us, under the European Arrest Warrant. This “streamlined judicial process” now hangs in the balance post-Brexit, writes Bar Council Chairman Andrew Langdon QC in this week’s NLJ. Little detail has been provided by the government. While a similar agreement to that of Norway and Iceland with the EU might sound attractive, there is a question mark concerning how UK courts will treat decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Communities post-Brexit. That could throw a significant spanner in the works.