Monthly Archives: July 2021

Legal options for changing the Northern Ireland Protocol

Posted on 28th July 2021 by admin

As a parting gift before a summer break, I’ve pulled together the various legal pathways currently available to changing the Protocol. This is based on the text of the Protocol/Withdrawal Agreement itself, plus a bit of customary international law, and … Continue reading →

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tl;dr – The UK’s Command Paper on the Northern Ireland Protocol

Posted on 21st July 2021 by admin

The publication on 21 July of the UK government’s Command Paper came just before the end of the Parliamentary session. Flagged for several weeks, it was presented as the culmination of a long push to secure changes to the Northern … Continue reading →

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Financial Settlement News

Posted on 15th July 2021 by admin

Perhaps the most striking thing about the breaking of the story about the unexpectedly large size of the UK’s financial liabilities under the Withdrawal Agreement last week was that it generated so little attention. The consolidated EU accounts for 2020 … Continue reading →

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Meetings and the TCA/WA

Posted on 8th July 2021 by admin

One aspect of the WA/TCA pairing that will generally never get much attention is the meeting roster. Both treaties provide not only for a coordinating body – the Joint Committee (WA) and the Partnership Council (TCA) – but also a … Continue reading →

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Further grace periods

Posted on 1st July 2021 by admin

The past week has seen two important grace periods extended. These periods have been used in both the TCA and WA to allow the UK and EU enough time to make necessary preparations for full implementation, or that is at … Continue reading →

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