Registration from 2:30pm for a 3:00pm start | 3 CPD
Convenors:
Christopher Muttukumaru CB, Monckton Chambers
Professor Panos Koutrakos, City University London
15.00 Introduction
Chair: Rt Hon Sir Konrad Schiemann, former Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union
15.10 Keynote Speech:
Rt Hon Lord Hannay GCMG CH: ‘Policy introduction: negotiations, context, scenarios’
15.40 SESSION 1: From Now until an In/Out Referendum
Jonathan Faull (European Commission): ‘The State of Play on the Negotiations’
Panel:
Professor Kenneth Armstrong (University of Cambridge)
Ian Rogers QC (Monckton Chambers)
Professor Catherine Barnard (University of Cambridge)
Topics: Legal implications of subjects on which the UK Government is seeking renegotiation; “ever closer union”; role of national parliaments; citizenship rights including benefits for migrant workers; free movement; a British bill of rights.
16.30 Break
16.50 SESSION 2: Legal Issues if the UK Electorate Votes to Leave the EU
Chair: Professor Panos Koutrakos (City University London)
16.55-17.30 Substantive Legal Issues at EU and Domestic Level (1)
Panel: Professor Sir Alan Dashwood KCMG QC (City University London)
Dr KPE Lasok QC (Monckton Chambers)
Topics: Article 50 TEU and various options for successor arrangements in substitution for EU membership: UK alone; EEA; Swiss option; customs union; FTA; access to the single market.
17.30-18.00 Substantive Legal Issues at EU and Domestic Level (2)
Panel: Professor Paul Craig (University of Oxford)
Philip Moser QC (Monckton Chambers)
Topics: Managing the process: immediate exit vs transitional period; repeal of European Communities Act 1972; application of EU law between referendum and possible exit; unwinding the relationship; how much EU law to be retained; acquired rights.
18.00-18.10 Closing remarks
Jonathan Faull (European Commission)
18.10-18.45 Discussion: All panellists and audience
18.45-19.15 Drinks Reception
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