Examining the new legal relationship between the UK and EU
In this post, Brendan McGurk of Monckton Chambers analyses the current state of the UK-EU negotiations and discusses a recent report by the House of Commons’ Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union published on 19 June 2020.
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In this blog post, Professor Panos Koutrakos of Monckton Chambers and City University of London examines the UK’s “rollover” international trade agreements concluded since Brexit.
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This blog post, written by George Peretz Q.C. of Monckton Chambers, assesses the European Commission’s new proposals on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies, and the implications for the United Kingdom.
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In this blog post, George Peretz Q.C. of Monckton Chambers assesses the claim that the Covid-19 crisis provides a basis in international law for the UK to withdraw from the Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol.
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This blog post, written by Brendan McGurk of Monckton Chambers, is the second in a two-part series examining issues in relation to the movement of goods into and out of Northern Ireland following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This Part explores the issues surrounding imports and exports between Northern Ireland and the UK, as well as the EU Committee’s assessment of how the Northern Ireland Protocol will operate, in particular in light of the UK Government proposals as to the implementation of the Protocol.
Continue reading “The Northern Ireland Protocol: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Part II)”