Brexit

BRENTRY: Could the UK rejoin the EU? 

Dec 2020

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Vincent Power, Head of EU, Competition and Procurement at A&L Goodbody explores the challenges facing the UK if its people ever wanted to rejoin the EU.

Public procurement in the UK from 1 January 2021

Dec 2020

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By 1 January 2021, the Brexit transition period will have come to an end; whilst there may be a lot of uncertainty moving forward into the New Year, the UK government are...

Newstalk interview - Vincent Power explains the fisheries debate

Dec 2020

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The UK has given fisheries prominence because a "good result" would be more meaningful for voters than other more theoretical and complex issues. Vincent Power explained that it'll be very...

The role of Governance in the debate

Dec 2020

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"Governance" is reported to be one of the top three issues in the final stages of the EU-UK negotiations on a trade deal. Dr Vincent Power, Head of EU, Competition...

The Fisheries debate

Dec 2020

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Fisheries is reported to be one of the top three issues in the final stages of the EU-UK negotiations on a trade deal. Dr Vincent Power, Head of EU, Competition...

Levelling the playing field

Dec 2020

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The so-called "Level Playing Field" has become an important topic in the Brexit Trade Negotiations. Dr Vincent Power, Head of EU, Competition and Procurement at A&L Goodbody, explains, in...

Operation of the SEM after the end of the Brexit transition period

Nov 2020

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The SEM Committee has today published an updated statement on the operation of the SEM after the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020. This confirms the position where...

Competition law, merger control and State aid in Ireland in the time of Brexit

Nov 2020

While Brexit makes the UK a third country for the purposes of EU law, Ireland's proximity (geographically and econonomically) to the UK makes the application of competition law to cross-border...