Beyond Brexit Notes

Updated: Eric White and Lode Van Den Hende contribute to report offering workable alternatives to Irish backstop

The uncertainty presented by Brexit has posed an increasing challenge for many of our clients for over three years. A major sticking point has been the …

THE VIEW FROM BRUSSELS - JUNE 2019: CAN THE BACKSTOP BE RENEGOTIATED?

Both candidates to be leader of the Conservative Party, and therefore to be UK Prime Minister, have vowed to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement and in …

THE VIEW FROM BRUSSELS - APRIL 2019: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EXTENSIONS OF THE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 50(3) OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION

In any negotiation, it is necessary not only to seek the best terms for oneself but also to ensure that the terms can be accepted by the other side – …

Article 50 extension until 31 October 2019 agreed

The UK and the EU have formally agreed to extend Article 50 until 31 October 2019 11.00pm GMT during the Special European Council Summit held on 11 April …

Brexit day extension until 12 April 2019 as exit deal defeated again

Following the UK Government's defeat on the Withdrawal Agreement today, the time at which the UK is due to leave the EU is now confirmed as …

DRAFT STATUTORY INSTRUMENT ON ARTICLE 50 EXTENSION LAID BEFORE THE UK PARLIAMENT

The UK Government yesterday released a short paper on legislating for the extension of Article 50 following the UK's formal acceptance of the extension …

"No deal" more off the table again (for now)

Last night (21 March 2019), the European Council agreed to offer the UK an extension until 22 May 2019, if the UK Parliament passes the "Meaningful Vote …

"No deal" back on the table

WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THE UK TO EXIT THE EU?

The backstop and Article 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

International law and Geoffrey Cox QC MP, the UK Government's Attorney General, burst onto centre stage this week as both became central to the UK …

Countdown to Brexit - three key votes

JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE BACKSTOP: POTENTIAL CROWDFUNDED CHALLENGE TO THE BREXIT AGREEMENT

A group of individuals (together named the Belfast Agreement Defence Group) have foreshadowed a judicial review in the High Court of England & Wales …