Some have questioned whether the UK and EU-27 in fact can agree to unique rules of origin (“ROO”) in any future trade relationship between them. Aren’t the UK and EU-27 constrained by the fact that the EU is a signatory to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin…
Is it possible for the UK and the EU-27 to conclude a free trade agreement (“FTA”) by January 1st. 2021? There are many reasons why the answer to this question is likely to be “no”, but let’s concentrate on one: rules of origin. The UK and EU seem to agree…
As explained in our previous blog post (see here), the UK Government announced its intention in 2019 to introduce a temporary tariff regime that would come into force in the event of a no deal Brexit. The regime was intended to apply for up to 12 months post the transitional…
The current Conservative Party election process has sparked much debate on what a “no deal” Brexit in fact means. This is because a number of the candidates, including the frontrunner Boris Johnson, have stated that if they are elected they will leave the EU on October 31st. with or without…