If Brexit Means Brexit, Little-Known Court Offers Non-ECJ Option

• Departing EFTA court chief says it’s good option for U.K.

• Baudenbacher raises notion of Britain ‘docking’ at EFTA court

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Even as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May goes full steam away from the European Union’s single market, a senior judge is touting a compromise to give Britain some of the EU’s benefits without losing national sovereignty.

Carl Baudenbacher, the departing president of the European Free Trade Association’s court, said the U.K. could do this by “docking” at his own institution after turning its back on the EU’s Court of Justice. In essence, this would mean using ...