The German Federal Constitutional Court, which is handling a case objecting to the ratification of the UPCA by Germany, has announced that it will hand down its decision this Friday, 20 March 2019, without a further oral hearing.
It is generally thought that the German court is likely to reject the objector's case. If this is the outcome on Friday, all eyes will turn to the question of what the next steps are, now that the UK has left the EU and the UK Government has confirmed that the UK will not participate in the UPC system.
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