Blog – Brexit Institute

Brexit Negotiations, EU Law, UK Politics and Law

John Cotter (Keele University) With the Conservatives’ empty catch-cry ‘Get Brexit Done’ seemingly gaining traction, all signs at present point to a Conservative overall majority on the 13th December. If,…

Brexit Strategy: Conservatives and Labour Prepare For The 2019 Election

December 6, 2019

Joshua Hockley-Still & Emil Sokolov (University of Exeter) “Get Brexit done and we can focus our hearts and minds on the priorities of the British people” Boris Johnson, November 2019[1]…

Brexit and the conservation of biodiversity

December 5, 2019

Brexit and Economics, EU Law

Stefano Canessa (Ghent University), Alejandra Morán Ordóñez and Virgilio Hermoso (InForest) Although the political situation remains fluid, at present the United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union, and…

The legal implications of Brexit for the Alternative Investment Fund Industry

December 2, 2019

Brexit Negotiations, EU Law

Alexandros Seretakis (Trinity College Dublin) Following the decision by the UK to leave the EU, the European alternative investment fund industry has been confronted with legal uncertainty regarding the post-Brexit…

The new European Commission: five decisive years

November 28, 2019

Flavio Brugnoli (Centre for Studies on Federalism) Yesterday vote of consent of the European Parliament – followed by the formal appointment by the European Council – marked the taking of…

Northern Ireland, Brexit and the Withdrawal Agreement

November 27, 2019

Arthur Aughey (Ulster University) We are in one of those historical moments when it is difficult to maintain perspective. The result of the 2016 EU referendum has caused flux and…

What lies ahead for the new European Commission: Brexit and beyond

November 25, 2019

EU Politics, UK Politics and Law

Joelle Grogan (Middlesex University) Brexit is the ‘shock’ that united Europe according to the President-elect of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (VDL). There’s certainly an element of truth to…

“With or without you”: a new Commission with or without the UK?

November 21, 2019

EU Politics, UK Politics and Law