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Parliament urged to uphold the rights of UK and EU citizens post Brexit

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Published on: 19 December 2017

Published by a LexisNexis Corporate Crime expert

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Original news
What is the background to this briefing?
Why is there concern about the way the Withdrawal Bill is currently drafted?
What are the opposing sides of the argument on this aspect of the Bill?
Are there any other areas of the Bill or the Law Society’s Parliamentary Brief that you think corporate crime practitioners should be paying particular attention to?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: As the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill works its way through the parliamentary process, Abigail Bright, barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, considers some key concerns with the way the Bill is drafted, as set out in the Law Society’s recent parliamentary brief.

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