In an Opinion published today, Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona has recommended to the Court of Justice of the EU that it finds that it is legally possible for a Member State to revoke its Article 50 withdrawal notification and that it may do so unilaterally. The Advocate General emphasised the unilateral nature of the notification [...]
Is the ‘Backstop’ a Trampoline to the Future UK-EU Trade Relationship
Following the publication of the text of the Withdrawal Agreement on 14 November, the full text of the Political Declaration on the future UK-EU relationship is now keenly awaited (the outline was published on the same day as the text of the Withdrawal Agreement). It will set out the aspirations for an ambitious economic relationship [...]
Extending the Transition Period: 3 Options
Following her visit to the European Council meeting in Brussels, the Prime Minister Theresa May indicated that the UK might seek to extend the Brexit transition period ‘for a matter of months’. A recent European Policy Centre discussion paper has proposed a one-off mechanism to extend the transition period for a year. However, this week newspapers [...]
Too Big to Fail – Why All the Talk about a ‘No Deal’ Brexit?
As Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU move towards an endgame series of summits among the leaders of the EU27, little new has emerged about whether Prime Minister May’s ‘Chequers Plan’ – or a variation of it – will be acceptable to the EU. Although reports were circulating that the EU’s Chief Negotiator, [...]
