Brexit Briefing September - December 2018

Dr Clair Gammage provided expertise on EU trade law in an interview with BBC Newsnight

Press release issued: 18 December 2018

Academics from the University of Bristol Law School continue to share knowledge, debate and listen to opinion at a national, regional and local level.

• Bristol City Region Brexit Assembly

27 September 2018: Professor Phil Syrpis participated in a breakfast panel event as part of the Bristol City Region Brexit Assembly. The Law School is an official partner of the Bristol City Region Brexit Assembly, a 12 month-long series of events and debates that are focused on the impact of Brexit on businesses in the Bristol region.

• Brexit: its Effects on Labour Law Nationally and Transnationally

4 October 2018: Professor Tonia Novitz gave a presentation on the consequences of Brexit at the Congressi Internacional on ‘Law Inegracion Social Euopea’ held at the Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

• The EEA: Iceberg or Lifeboat?

14 November 2018: Professor Eirik Bjorge participated on a panel at the Centre for European Law, King's College London, together with Antoinette Sandbach MP and chaired by Professor Carl Baudenbacher, commenting on a talk given by Professor Mads Andenas. The lecture, entitled "The EEA: Iceberg or Lifeboat?", explored the prospects and utility of a Norway model for the UK after Brexit, and made the case that should the UK and EU envisage British EEA/EFTA membership, then Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland will agree to it.

• Fundamental Rights at Work

28 November 2018: Professor Tonia Novitz presented a paper entitled “‘The right to have rights’ – a reminder of what the EU offers regarding remedies and what is available otherwise” at an International Colloquium on Fundamental Rights at Work, held at the University of Aarhus, Denmark.

• BBC Newsnight Interview

30 November 2018: Dr Clair Gammage provided expertise on EU trade law in an interview with BBC Newsnight, commenting on negotiating new trade deals post-Brexit.

• Brexit is a treaty problem and Parliament may hold the key to solving it

13 December 2018: Professor Eirik Bjorge appeared in Parliament together with co-authors Arabella Lang (Library of the House of Commons) and Ewan Smith (Jesus College, Oxford) to give a presentation called 'Treaties and Brexit', as well as making a submission regarding treaty scrutiny to the House of Lords Constitution Committee, together with Jill Barrett (Queen Mary).

Blog Posts:

“NHS procurement and Brexit: limited scope for no-deal preparations” by Dr Albert Sanchez-Graells
“The Impact of Brexit on Regional Businesses” by Dr Clair Gammage and Dr Maria Garcia (University of Bath)
“The people’s vote is not the answer to the Brexit riddle” by Professor Phil Syrpis
“The Transition” by Professor Phil Syrpis, as part of “Brexit draft withdrawal agreement – experts react” in The Conversation.
“Why Brexit will be bad for workers” by Professor Tonia Novitz
“Why the Draft Agreement on the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU should satisfy neither Leavers nor Remainers” by Dr Clair Gammage and Professor Phil Syrpis
“A call for the revocation of Article 50” by Professor Phil Syrpis (with a slightly shorter version on PolicyBristol Hub)

Coming up

• Bristol City Region Brexit Assembly

Professor Tonia Novitz will be participating on the panel of the second Bristol City Region Brexit Assembly, which will take place on 31 January 2019, 8 – 9.30 AM, in the Lady Hale Moot Court. The event’s focus will be Brexit: Business of people or The Post-Brexit Work Force (themes to be confirmed).

Further information

When the UK voted to leave the EU it entered unchartered territory. With virtually no area of domestic law left untouched, our experts are on the frontline, helping shape the debate and providing opinion on the diverse legal implications of Brexit. Our regular Brexit Briefings, listed on the Brexit Centre homepage, provide highlights of our Brexit activity - key events, media engagement, blogs, and other opportunities for sharing and exchanging knowledge.