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Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)

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The status of EU immigration and asylum law after Brexit

This short piece was written by Ian Halliday, a solicitor at McGill & Co, a Scottish law firm specialising in immigration and nationality law. The author is also Vice Convenor of the Law Society of Scotland's Immigration and Asylum Committee and has been involved in drafting submissions to Parliamentary Committees at both Westminster and Holyrood. The piece was published by Free Movement on 3 February 2020.

Following the Conservative Party’s victory in the December 2019 general election, and the passing of the Withdrawal Agreement Act on 23 January 2020, the UK has now left the European Union with a divorce deal. 

Under the deal, formally called the Withdrawal Agreement, there is a transitional period running from Brexit day (31 January 2020) until 31 December 2020. During this time nothing much will change and EU law will continue to apply in the UK. But what will happen to EU immigration and asylum law on 1 January 2021? [Read more here.]

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Palm Beach interior by Ian Halliday: La Chaise lounge chair by Charles and Ray Eames (1948), Harry Bertoia´s Diamond Chair (1952) on the back ground and ceramic vases by Keith Murray for Wedgwood (ca.1930s). / Introspective Magazine