Blackstone's Guide to the UK Internal Market Act 2020 [Paperback]

This book explores the Internal Market Act's provisions, as an Act creating the foundation for freedom of trade within the UK following Brexit.The Internal Market Act 2020 provides the foundation for freedom of trade within the UK following Brexit. The Act is a central element of the UK's constitutional infrastructure. By enabling goods and services that are lawfully made or sold in one of the UK's four constituent parts to be marketed and sold across the rest of the UK, the Act exerts a practical brake on regulatory divergence, because higher regulatory standards imposed by legislation in one part of the UK may have little practical effect unless these standards are also adopted in the UK's other three constituent parts. The Act will therefore be a strong force compelling cooperation between the four legislatures' regulatory standards and will be a powerful tool for lawyers challenging regulatory rules. As well as impacting almost every area of business and trade, the Act also touches the lives of individuals and provides the UK Government with powers to fund economic and cultural activities on a UK wide basis despite the devolution settlement.This Blackstone's Guide explores the Act's provisions in a succinct and practical manner, supported by worked examples and comparative insights from EU internal market and competition law.1. Introduction2. Mutual Recognition: Goods3. Mutual Recognition: Services4. Non-discrimination: Goods5. Non-discrimination: Services6. Exclusions to the Market Access Principles7. Northern Ireland8. Professional Qualifications and Regulation9. Monitoring of the UK Internal Market10. Financial Assistance and SubsidiesAppendices1. The UK Internal Market Act 20202. Explanatory Notes3. Relevant Parts of the Withdrawal Agreement & Northern Ireland Protocol4. Relevant Parts of the Economic Partnership AgreementGeorge Peretz Q.C. is a barrister at Monckton Chambers. He has appeared in leading cases in the EU Court of Justice and hlÈ