BY PAUL QUAIN AND MARK CALLAGHAN ON OCTOBER 11, 2018 With less than six months to go until the UK leaves the EU (and, possibly, enters a transitional period that will last until January 1, 2021) it is worth taking stock of the EU workforce's position in the UK, both in the event that a deal is reached and in the less desirable scenario in which the UK leaves with immediate effect and without transitional provisions on March 29, 2018. The picture...

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VULCAN VIEW - KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK:   BREXIT High hopes for Brexit breakthrough next week On Thursday evening Theresa May held a rare meeting with her inner cabinet to discuss the outline of an EU withdrawal agreement that will form the basis of negotiations with the EU next week, and on which the survival of her government evidently rests. Cabinet ministers who were briefed on the upcoming talks have suggested that the main issue of the Irish border is close to being resolved,...

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By  Dr Bärbel Sachs and Dr Johannes Schäffer After a surprising 51.9% vote for Brexit in June 2016, Prime Minister Theresa May on 29 March 2017 filed the application to leave the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union; the two-year period until the exit will thus expire on 29 March 2019. For company owners and executives it is high time to think about the effects on their own businesses, even if many concrete consequences may still be unclear. Background Political...

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By Sinéad Power  The departure of Ireland’s biggest trading partner from the EU will undoubtedly create challenges. However, depending on the outcome of the current Brexit negotiations and the precise terms of the deal that might ultimately be struck, this seismic change in our business and legal structure will also create opportunities. Speaking in New York recently, Ireland’s Chief Justice Mr Frank Clarke highlighted Ireland’s attributes “in the context of transactions or litigation which involve common law countries who wish to do business...

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VULCAN VIEW- KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK: BREXIT Labour party delivers strong opposition to Theresa May’s Brexit at party conferenceIn his leader’s speech at this week’s Labour party conference, Jeremy Corbyn reiterated that Labour MPs will be voting against Theresa May’s Chequers plan. He announced that they will equally oppose a no-deal exit in the meaningful vote, which Mrs May has promised to parliament following the conclusion of negotiations in November. Mr Corbyn stated that the Labour party would only be willing to back...

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By Kevin Butler | Managing Director There has been a lot of worry about Ireland’s economic future in the aftermath of United States corporate tax cuts. Ireland became a mecca for US multinationals partly because of its low corporate income tax rate. Will the island nation still attract jobs and foreign investment? The concerns are overblown. Multinationals still want access to the European market and its more than 500 million people. And Ireland’s welcoming business environment is much more than its 12.5-percent...

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By Paul Hardy, John Forrest, Chloe Barker. The UK government has published a collection of technical guidance notices to assist companies trading in or with the EU to prepare for a "no deal" Brexit scenario, whereby the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 without an agreement in place to govern the future UK/EU relationship. Whilst the government states that a no deal scenario is "unlikely", it underlines the importance for businesses operating in the UK to consider the implications...

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