International briefing for September 2018

After a busier than expected start to July we did eventually settle into the traditional summer lull and indeed this column took its own summer break during August. Although not unexpected there was little visible progress in the UK government’s Brexit negotiations aside from the publication of a number of ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario notices. Many of us are feeling Brexit fatigue but we should not underestimate the distraction of the continually present Brexit background music. With the UK’s exit date looming the coming months should eventually provide us with some much needed certainty over the future UK/EU relationship.

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