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Originally Posted by jonbxx
Interesting article from a law firm on the legal position or case for a 'divorce' payment - https://www.dlapiper.com/en/europe/i...-legal-issues/
Basically, there's no legal basis or precedent for a final payment but there are some unanswered issues about payments that need to be clarified (Nigel Farages pension for example) It seems the decision of whether to pay and how much is a political one.
One point to consider going forward is how the UK will appear to counties wanting to set up trade agreements if it appears to walk without addressing ongoing commitments. |
That'll depend on how legitimate the argument for those 'commitments' appears to be and what the circumstances are if/when the worst happened. If it turns out that the figures quoted are a complete fiction I'd say it's the EU which is going to look pretty disingenuous not the UK. Remember their stated aim is to make the UK come off worse in any agreement. What message does that sent to the world?
It's perfectly possible that the EU's actions WRT Brexit are putting off a few potential trading partners of their own right now.