A year ago today, on 23 June 2016, 33 million people went to the polls in the UK and Gibraltar to decide whether to remain in or leave the European Union. Some 52% voted in favour of leaving and so began an extraordinary and uncertain process. A year on, it is fair to ask three simple questions: What have we learned? How has EU law been affected? What are the implications for business? The short answers are: we have learned very little;...

British Prime Minister Theresa May met EU leaders yesterday at the first of a two-day summit where she presented a ‘’fair and serious’’ offer that would grant the 3 million EU citizens living in Britain guaranteed rights. With negotiators on both sides addressing the most pressing issues of citizens’ rights, Britain’s debt obligation and the Irish border before discussing any future trade arrangements, Ms. May was eager to make a speedy resolution on the rights of EU & UK...

Conservative-DUP Coalition heightens uncertainty over Brexit outcome   Last week’s remarkable UK General Election result that brought about a hung parliament has only added to the greater level of anxiety around the EU over how Britain’s exit negotiations will proceed. Prime Minister Theresa May is in a weekend position, given that she lost her overall majority and will now seek to govern through a confidence and supply agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).   Discussions between the two parties are still...

VULCAN VIEW KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK: BREXIT EU lays down rules for regulatory agencies relocation The battle to lure the departing UK-based European regulatory agencies is on as Brussels has issued the criteria which will guide how it will decide their future post-Brexit locations. In a proposal published earlier this week, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk laid down the ground rules and called on member states to have bids submitted by July 31st. The London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA) and European...