R (Friends of Antique Cultural Treasures Ltd) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Subject Matter

EUROPEAN UNION — Freedom of movement — Goods and services — Statutory restrictions on domestic and international trade in ivory — Whether lawful and proportionate — Whether equally effective less restrictive measures available to achieve objectives sought — Ivory Act 2018 (c 30), s 1 — FEU Treaty, arts 34, 35, 36

[2020] EWCA Civ 649; [2020] 1 WLR 3876; [2020] WLR (D) 296; The Times, 23 March 2020, CA

HUMAN RIGHTS — Peaceful enjoyment of possessions — Deprivation — Statutory restrictions on domestic and international trade in ivory — Whether infringing right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions — Whether infringing right to respect for property — Whether compensation scheme required — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt II, art 1 — Ivory Act 2018, s 1 — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, art 17

[2020] EWCA Civ 649; [2020] 1 WLR 3876; [2020] WLR (D) 296; The Times, 23 March 2020, CA

Appellate History

Commentary

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