Breaking down Brexit

• European Commission publishes Communication on preparing for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union

  Submitted: 23 July 2018

  We highlight key points from the European Commission Communication on preparing for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, published on 19 July 2018.

  

• The Withdrawal Agreement: impact on civil jurisdiction and judicial cooperation

  Submitted: 28 February 2018

  The European Commission published its draft Withdrawal Agreement on 14 November 2018. In this blog post we provide our observations on those articles in the draft Agreement that are particularly relevant to the recognition of English choice of law and court clauses, English judgments and the authority of the CJEU.

  

• Brexit after the June election

  Submitted: 12 June 2017

  The Prime Minister called the June election in order to strengthen her domestic political position before the start of Brexit negotiations. She appears to have achieved the opposite and we now have a hung Parliament and a minority government. Nevertheless, for the time being the UK Government appears set on continuing with its pre election policy for a “hard” Brexit. It remains to be seen whether this is politically possible.

  

• ECJ Opinion - Singapore Free Trade Agreement and Brexit implications

  Submitted: 19 May 2017

  ​The European Court of Justice's Opinion on questions of the process for concluding a bilateral free trade agreement between the EU and the Republic of Singapore is particularly important as it will determine which provisions will require approval and subsequent ratification from all remaining EU Member States in any UK-EU deal brokered in the context of Brexit.