THE HAGUE: The European Union on Friday won a landmark case against Britain at the world’s oldest arbitration body over post-Brexit rights to fish sandeels, a tiny North Sea species.
The case at the Permanent Court for Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague was seen as a bellwether for other potential litigation between London and Brussels in a hot-bed industry.
It also marked the first courtroom trade battle between the 27-member bloc and Britain since it left the EU in 2020.
In a 298-page ruling, the PCA took the EU’s argument that Britain was not living up to its post-Brexit trade deal pledges.