Brexit Articles
Article 50 Extension and the European Elections
The Prime Minister reported to the House of Commons last week that any further extension of the Article 50 notification period “would certainly mean participation in the European parliamentary elections”. I think she is wrong [...]
Can the Backstop be Beaten? (Part 2)
Here is a further Opinion on the legal effects of the Prime Minister's Brexit deal. A sequel to the one published on Tuesday, it addresses the novel suggestion - attributed this week to the Attorney General [...]
Can the Backstop be Beaten? (Part 1)
I was asked to advise the People's Vote Campaign, with Jason Coppel QC and Sean Aughey of 11 King's Bench Walk, on the legal effect of the package of measures announced by the Government and [...]
A Spanish Fisherman – in his own words
Generations of law students have grown up on Factortame - the Spanish Fishermen's case that for more than 25 years defined the UK's constitutional relationship with Europe. My own memoir of the case (in which I represented [...]
David Vaughan QC 1938-2018
The life of David Vaughan QC, a colleague in Chambers whom (though we were not related) I considered to be my father in the law, was celebrated yesterday evening at a Memorial Service in Temple [...]
Brexit: the security dimension
My article about Brexit and Security ("Terrorism: the EU picture") has just been published in Counsel Magazine. In summary: The leadership role in the EU exercised by the UK in matters relating to security (in particular [...]