Introduction

On 29 March 2017, the Government of the United Kingdom formally provided the European Council a notice (the Withdrawal Notice) setting out its intention to withdraw from the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and the European Union. The Government had previously announced its intention to withdraw from the Euratom as well as the European Union - the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act (the Withdrawal Act), which received Royal Assent on 16 March 2017, provided the Prime Minister the power to notify, under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the ...