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European court set to rule on French lawyers’ Brexit case
A June date has been set for a ruling about Britons’ EU citizenship rights

The European Court of Justice is to rule on June 15 on a case looking at the legality of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and its impact on Britons who lost EU citizenship rights.
Still in the name of Harry Shindler – a British war veteran from Italy who died this year aged 101 and who was one of the complainants – the pro bono case is being led by French barristers, including Bordeaux-based Julien Fouchet.
Read more: War veteran and Britons abroad campaigner Harry Shindler dies at 101
The case is based on loss of rights such as local election voting.
Mr Fouchet hopes it is possible, if not to have Brexit ruled illegal entirely, then to improve the rights of Britons established in the EU.
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