Beyond Brexit Notes

Brexit breakfast briefing with Daniel Finkelstein and Ameet Gill and new podcast released

On the morning of 28 March 2019, the day before Brexit was meant to happen, we hosted a breakfast briefing with Mark Shillito, Partner and Global Head of …

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

Upcoming Webinars (11 and 14 March 2019) - Countdown to Brexit: three key votes

As negotiations between the UK and EU continue, next week looks set to be a crucial time for decision making in the UK Parliament.  While the House …

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 …

The View from Brussels – how to use EU law to improve the Brexit deal along the lines requested by the UK Parliament

In this View from Brussels we discuss how EU law could be used by the UK to improve the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration along the lines …

New "Perspectives from Asia" podcast available: What next following Parliament's rejection of the draft Withdrawal Agreement?

In this episode of our Brexit podcast series available on the Herbert Smith Freehills podcast channel Christopher Hunt and Michael McErlaine from our …

11 weeks to Brexit: updated Brexit Legal Guide

Without an intervening event, the UK will withdraw from the EU at 11pm on 29 March 2019.   Otherwise much remains unknown. The negotiated …