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Can Brexit be Cancelled?

Whether you are a remainer or a Brexiteer it is legally possible that we are so far along the road of Brexit that we couldn’t change our mind even if we wanted to. One person who wants to know for certain is Jolyon Maugham QC,

The Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Act 2019

It was announced yesterday that the final deal to be agreed by the UK government on the terms of Brexit will be subject to a binding Parliamentary vote. The news from David Davis (pictured) has been recognised as a major concession to Labour as well

An Easy Win On Brexit

Crime is becoming increasingly international. While the Internet and better transport links make life so much easier for the ordinary citizen it is also a huge benefit to the criminal class who can communicate and even commit crimes across borders. Fortunately policing has also moved

The EFTA Route Is A Realistic Brexit Option

The above video was recorded more than a year ago and before the referendum that decided the UK would no longer remain a part of the European Union. In my humble opinion, is still relevant to the situation that the country finds itself in today.

A Changing Role For The EU’s Top Court

Another red line in Theresa May’s Brexit plan was blurred today as a further government policy paper on the negotiations was published. This time the issue at stake was the one that will prove most significant to the legal landscape after the UK leaves the

A Long-Term Customs Solution Is Still Way Off

Yesterday the Department for Exiting the European Union alongside the Treasury and HMRC published the first of its Brexit papers that seek to outline the future relationship of the UK and the EU. While this at least now provides some much-needed detail on what the

Brexit Misreporting Has To End

Whether you were on the side of leave or remain during the Brexit referendum, both sides would most likely agree that media reporting on the main issues was, at best, sensationalised and, at worst, wrong. Now that Brexit is happening and progress is (slowly) being

Leave Campaign Still In The Gutter

On the 23rd June it will have been one year since the UK voted the leave the European Union. The entire campaign was in many ways an embarrassment to the democratic process and neither the leave nor the remain side covered themselves in glory. Looking

The Great Repeal Bill and the Rule of Law

The so-called Great Repeal Bill that is officially known as the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill was published yesterday and is available to view here. Theresa May’s alliance with the DUP may have secured her a majority in the House of Commons but that does not