— Prime Minister Theresa May made a statement in the House of Commons on Monday 26 June on the European Council. On the same day, David Davis, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union opened the debate in the House of Commons. His statement can be found here.
— The UK Government updated its guidance on ‘Status of EU citizens in the UK’ (30/6/17).
— The House of Commons Library produced two research briefings – European Union (Approvals) Bill 2017-19 (29/6/17), Brexit: Agriculture and trade (29/6/17)
— Second Reading, the House of Commons Library blog, published a post ‘Future of the City of London’ (28/6/17) explaining so-called ‘passporting’ rights, ‘euro clearing’ and reasons why the City of London may continue to prosper despite Brexit.
— The EU External Affairs Sub-Committee will hold a double evidence session on 6 July 2017 with Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Lord Hague of Richmond and Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, and Ms Ana Palacio, former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) post-Brexit. More information available here.
— In June 2017, the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee (National Assembly for Wales) produced a report on the Great Repeal Bill and its implications for Wales.
— A meeting of Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee [Scottish Parliament] took place on 29 June 2017: Evidence session with the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Followed by evidence session with Fiona Hyslop (Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs, Scottish Government) and Dr Alasdair Allan (Minister for International Development and Europe, Scottish Government). The official report from the meeting can be found here.
— The European Commission published six new position papers:
- Position paper transmitted to EU27 on Issues relating to the Functioning of the Union Institutions, Agencies and Bodies (28/6/17)
- Position paper transmitted to EU27 on Governance (28/6/17)
- Position paper transmitted to EU27 on Goods placed on the Market under Union law before the withdrawal date (28/6/17)
- Position paper transmitted to EU27 on Judicial Cooperation in Civil and Commercial Matters (28/6/17)
- Position paper transmitted to EU27 on Ongoing Union Judicial and Administrative Procedures (28/6/17)
- Position paper transmitted to EU27 on Ongoing Police and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal matters (28/6/17)
— The European Commission also published a Reflection Paper on the Future of EU Finances which takes into account the departure of the UK.
— Outcome of European Council meeting of 22–23 June 2017 produced by the European Parliamentary Research Service blog was published.
— Landmark Chambers published a blog post ‘EU Citizen Rights in the UK and UK Citizen Rights in the EU post-Brexit’ written by Samantha Broadfoot QC.
— Two blog posts were published on the Monckton Brexit blog: ‘The British position on the rights of EU citizens living in the UK’ written by Professor Panos Koutrakos & ‘The Brexit Transition: A rush to judgment?’ by Philip Woolfe commenting on the six new position papers published by the European Commission and explaining why they “make interesting – and sometimes disturbing – reading for lawyers.”
— Joanne Harris looked at ‘how Irish firms are using technology and refining internal strategies to thrive in a market rocked by the double hits of Brexit and the US elections’ in her article ‘The Celtic trailblazers’ in the July/August issue of The Lawyer. The article is available in the Library.
- Citation: Joanne Harris, ‘The Celtic trailblazers’ [Jul/Aug 2017] The Lawyer 120–128.
— Richard Ekins (St John’s College, Oxford) wrote ‘Constitutional Practice and Principle in the Article 50 Litigation’ for the Law Quarterly Review. This article is available in the Library.
- Citation: Richard Ekins, ‘Constitutional Practice and Principle in the Article 50 Litigation’ (July 2017) 133 L.Q.R. 347– 353.
— Gemma Davis provided an analysis of some of the key legal issues in the first series of Brexit updates and analysis by Penningtons Manches LLP published in the New Law Journal. This article is available in the Library.
- Citation: Gemma Davis,’The long farewell (Pt 1)’ (30 June 2017) 167 (7752) NLJ 17–18.
— Another Brexit-related article was written by Monidipa Fouzder for the Law Society Gazette reflecting on a speech of Donna Harris, director of legal services at insurance company Aviva. This article is available in the Library.
- Citation: Monidipa Fouzder,‘’Don’t waste money’ on Brexit advice’ [26 June 2017] L.S.G. 3.
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