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EU and UK clash in first post-Brexit legal battle over North Sea fishing ban

Fishing rights were one of the toughest sticking points in the Brexit deal. REUTERS - PASCAL ROSSIGNOL

The EU and UK face their first post-Brexit legal showdown as the bloc challenges Britain's North Sea sandeel fishing ban – a minor environmental case with major political implications.

In a significant moment for post-Brexit relations, lawyers for the European Union have taken Britain to an arbitration tribunal over a ban on sandeel fishing in the North Sea.

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