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How departing the European Union is impacting family law – Denbighshire Free Press

AS January 31, 2020 brought one of the Britains biggest constitutional changes for generations, the implementation period that follows will determine the impact of the withdrawal on family law matters.

Ahead of the changes, we review what is currently known.

Q: What was the involvement of the EU in UK family law?

Family Law matters include proceedings under the Children Act, divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships, and the ancillary finances including child maintenance. The UK is signatories to several conventions and agreements that provide for cross jurisdiction implementation of decisions made by the UK courts. This provides protection in matters such as child abduction and when financial assets are abroad.

Q: How did this change on January 31?

In the short term, it didnt. The transitional period until December 31, 2020 will see the UK remaining signatories to the cross border conventions that assist with family law matters across European jurisdictions.

Q: How will this change on January 1, 2021?

It is unclear as to exactly what will become of the conventions and agreements that currently assist families in cross border disputes. Legislation is being presented before government over the course of the next few months and in the event the UK leaves the EU with a no-deal following the transitional period, it is hoped domestic legislation will enable the UK to continue to be able to have reciprocal agreements with the EU.

Q: Why do we need these agreements if we leave the EU?

At this time and during the transitional periods, there are agreements in place with the EU which make sure that when the UK courts make an order, it can be implemented abroad. If a child is removed from the UK without the permission of a parent or the Court, it can be considered abduction even if the person removing the child is also a parent. In those circumstances, the Court has the power to take steps to see a child returned. In some circumstances, an absent parent may live in Europe and fail to meet their child maintenance obligation. Reciprocal enforcement makes these processes much easier.

Q: My family law matter is already of an international nature, what will happen?

The changes to the law following the UKs departure from the EU should not be retrospective. It is anticipated that matters already proceeding under the terms of the European conventions and agreements, whether in the UK or another member state, will continue to be governed by them until they are concluded.

If you have any concerns about how the UKs withdrawal from the EU will impact upon a family law matter, please contact Sally Stanway on sally.stanway@allingtonhughes.co.uk or 01244 312166.

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(United States European Union and China) Plastic Pallets Expansion Projected to Gain an Uptick During 2019-2025 – News Times

In 2018, the market size of (United States European Union and China) Plastic Pallets Market is million US$ and it will reach million US$ in 2025, growing at a CAGR of from 2018; while in China, the market size is valued at xx million US$ and will increase to xx million US$ in 2025, with a CAGR of xx% during forecast period.

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Chronology of Brexit as the UK leaves the European Union – Daily Excelsior

Mar, Feb 1: Following is the chronology of Brexit as the UK leaves the European Union, more than three and a half years since the country voted for it in a referendum in 2016.

January 23, 2013: Prime Minister David Cameron promises an in-out referendum on EU membership if his Conservative Party wins the 2015 General Election.May 7, 2015: The Conservatives make sweeping gains over the Labour Party and secure a majority in the House of Commons.June 23, 2016: The UK votes in a crucial referendum to leave the EU with 52 per cent of the public supporting Brexit. David Cameron, resign as prime minister.July 13, 2016 : Theresa May wins the Conservative Party leadership contest and becomes prime minister.March 29, 2017 : May sends a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, triggering Article 50. It sets the date for the UKs departure in two years time: March 29, 2019.April 18, 2017 : May announces a snap general election in the UK, to be held on June 8.June 8, 2017: May loses her Commons majority after her election gamble backfires.July 17, 2017: Brexit talks officially get underway in Brussels between EU and UK negotiators.March 19, 2018: The UK and EU publish a draft agreement on Britains withdrawal. But the agreement is not totally agreed.July 6, 2018: Prime Minister May unveils to her Cabinet her much-awaited Chequers plan.July 8, 2018: The UKs Brexit minister David Davis resigns in protest. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson follows suit.November 15 2018: Dominic Raab resigns as Brexit Secretary.November 25, 2018: The 27 European Union leaders endorse the Brexit deal.December 13, 2018: Prime Minister May survives a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party.January 15, 2019: MPs reject Mays Brexit plans by an emphatic 432 votes to 202 in a historic vote.March 12, 2019: MPs again reject the Governments Brexit deal by 391 votes to 242.March 20, 2019: May asks the EU to delay Brexit from March 29 until June 30.March 29, 2019: MPs reject Mays Withdrawal Agreement by 286 votes to 344, majority 58, on the day when the UK was due to leave the European Union.April 10, 2019: EU apress on a flexible extension to Brexit is agreed until October 31.May 24, 2019: May announces she is standing down as Tory party leader on June 7.June 7, 2019: May officially steps down as Tory leader.July 23 2019: Boris Johnson is elected as leader of the Conservative Party and becomes the UKs new Prime Minister.August 28, 2019: The UK Parliament is prorogued, or suspended, for five weeks, upon advice given to Queen Elizabeth II by Johnsons government.September 3, 2019: 21 rebel Conservative MPs vote against the government in protest at its Brexit strategy of driving the UK towards an exit from the EU by October 31.October 3, 2019: The UK government sends a new Brexit plan to Brussels.October 17, 2019: The UK and EU announce dramatically that they have struck a new Brexit deal, ahead of a Brussels summit.October 19, 2019: At a special Saturday sitting, British MPs withhold their approval for the deal until laws implementing Brexit are in place.October 22, 2019: Johnson puts Brexit legislation on pause, citing MPs obstacles.October 28, 2019: The EU agrees to offer the UK a Brexit flextension until January 31.October 29, 2019: The House of Commons approves a general election on December 12.December 12, 2019: Prime Minister Johnsons Conservatives wins General Elections and gain an 80-seat majority in the Commons.January 23, 2020: The UKs EU Withdrawal bill becomes law, after a relatively smooth passage through Parliament.January 29, 2020: The European Parliament approves the Brexit divorce deal under which the UK will leave the EU on 2300 GMT on January 31.January 31, 2020: The UK officially leaves the EU. (PTI)

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Timeline of events in Britain’s exit from the European Union | News, Sports, Jobs – Lewistown Sentinel

LONDON (AP) A timeline of key events related to Britains decision to leave the European Union:

Jan. 23, 2013: British Prime Minister David Cameron promises a referendum on Britains membership in the EU if the Conservative Party wins the next general election. He does so to try to garner support among euroskeptics within his own party.

May. 7, 2015: British voters elect a majority Conservative government. Cameron confirms in his victory speech that there will be an in/out referendum on European Union membership.

Feb. 20, 2016: Cameron announces that he has negotiated a deal with EU leaders that gives Britain special status. He confirms that he will campaign for Britain to remain in the 28-nation bloc. The referendum date is set for June.

Feb. 21: Cameron is struck with a severe blow when one of his closest Conservative allies, the media-savvy Boris Johnson, joins the leave campaign.

June 16: One week before the referendum, Labour Party lawmaker and remain campaigner Jo Cox is killed by extremist Thomas Mair, who shouted Britain First before shooting and stabbing her.

June 23: Britain votes 52% to 48% to leave the European Union.

June 24: Cameron says he will resign in light of the results because Britain needs fresh leadership to take the country in a new direction.

July 13: Following a Conservative Party leadership contest, Home Secretary Theresa May becomes prime minister.

Oct. 2: May says Britain will begin the formal process of leaving the EU by the end of March 2017. To do this, the British government needs to invoke Article 50 of the EUs Lisbon Treaty.

March 29, 2017: The British government formally triggers Article 50, setting in motion a plan for Britain to leave the EU on March 29, 2019.

June 8: A general election called by May to bolster her partys representation in Parliament to help with the Brexit negotiations backfires. Her Conservative Party loses its majority and continues in a weakened state as a minority government.

July 7, 2018: May and her Cabinet endorse the so-called Chequers Plan worked out at a fractious session at the prime ministers country retreat. The plan leads to the resignations of Brexit Secretary David Davis, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and others who favor a more complete break with EU.

Nov. 25: EU leaders approve a withdrawal deal reached with Britain after months of difficult negotiations. May urges the British Parliament to do the same.

Dec. 10: May delays the planned Brexit vote in Parliament one day before it is set to be held because it faces certain defeat. She seeks further concessions from the EU.

Dec. 12: Conservative lawmakers who back a clean break from the EU trigger a no-confidence vote in May over her handling of Brexit. She wins by 200 votes to 117, making her safe from another such challenge for a year.

Jan. 15, 2019: The Brexit deal comes back to Parliament, where it is overwhelmingly defeated on a 432-202 vote. The House of Commons will end up rejecting Mays agreement three times.

April 11: Britain and the EU agree for a second time to extend the withdrawal deadline, originally scheduled for March 29, to keep Brexit from happening without a deal in place. The new deadline is Oct. 31.

June 7: May steps down as Conservative Party leader over the stalled Brexit agreement, clearing the way for Johnson to take over as Tory leader and Britains prime minister.

July 23: Johnson wins Conservative Party leadership contest.

July 24: Johnson takes office and almost immediately makes clear the U.K. with leave the EU on Oct. 31, with or without a deal.

Aug. 28: Johnson says he will temporarily shut down Parliament by scheduling the Queens Speech for Oct. 14. The speech normally is a formality that outlines the legislative agenda but since Parliament is ordinarily suspended beforehand, the move means the opposition will have less time to thwart a no-deal Brexit.

Sept. 3: Rebel Conservative Party lawmakers vote against the government in protest of Johnsons strategy. They are expelled from the party.

Sept. 5: Johnson asserts he would rather be dead in a ditch than ask for another Brexit extension.

Sept. 9: A parliamentary measure that prevents the U.K. from leaving the EU without a deal becomes law.

Sept. 24: U.K. Supreme Court rules governments suspension of Parliament was unlawful.

Oct. 10: Johnson and Irish leader Leo Varadkar announce pathway to a possible deal.

Oct. 17: U.K. and EU announce theyve struck a deal after U.K. makes concessions over Northern Ireland.

Oct. 19: Parliament sits on a Saturday and demands to see legislation before approving the deal.

Oct. 22: Johnson puts Brexit legislation on pause.

Oct. 28: EU gives UK flextension until Jan. 31.

Dec. 12: Johnson wins election decisively.

Jan. 23, 2020: Withdrawal Bill becomes law.

Jan. 29: European Parliament approves divorce deal.

Jan. 31: U.K. to officially leave the EU at 11 p.m.

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Goodbye to the European Union | Peter Hitchens – First Things

Even when I was excited about the European Union, I was bored by it. It came into my life as an issue after the Cold War ended. Until then, I had rudely brushed aside a friend of mine who insisted, with the desperate passion of the ignored prophet, that it was important. When the U.S.S.R.s Third Shock Army still sat in East Germany and lovely Prague was still frozen in despotism, it just didnt seem to matter. Somebody recently unearthed a recording of me saying so as late as 1994, so I cannot claim, even if I wanted to, to be an ancient combatant in this controversy. You could see the Cold War as a material force, wrought in rough concrete and rusty steel, and I had done so. You could even smell it in the East Berlin perfume of brown coal and two-stroke exhaust. And you would have to be very slow to miss the U.S.S.R.s morally simple challenge to the conscience, its abuse of psychiatry to torture and crush dissent being perhaps the most repulsive of its many crimes.

You couldnt really see the European project. If you went to Brussels, it gave you a nice lunch and told you not to worry. You caught it at the end of a document, in a peevish speech by a German politician, in the fine print of life. It expressed itself quite often in absences, the abolished frontier posts that followed the Schengen Agreement, the disappearance of the national currencies of the continent.Only once did I really see it spitting, oppressive, and harshly demandingand that was over an issue that I was almost alone in caring about. I watched a British shopkeeper called Steve Thoburn be spitefully, relentlessly prosecuted for the crime of selling bananas to his customers in English pounds rather than continental kilograms. This is the kind of thing that makes me uncontainably furious; I glimpsed for the first time what each of the multiple humiliations of subjugation and occupation by foreigners must feel like. And at that point I became what my old friend had been: an Ancient Mariner, eyes glittering, gnarled fingers clutching the wrists of passersby, gripped with a seething passion I could not communicate. Who cares about your silly old ounces and inches and furlongs? And yet I did, involuntarily. I have the same problem with Common Law versus the Civil Code and Roman Law. These are priceless, unique possessions, facts as well as symbols of an ancient liberty.

I read the historiesthe liberal This Blessed Plot by Hugo Young and the conservative The Great Deception by Christopher Booker and Richard North. I was struck by how similar their descriptions were: Both books depicted the European project as a stealthy, relentless effort to create something never previously seen, an empire without an emperor, a supranational state that never quite admitted its statehood. As I am utterly fascinated by the twentieth-century history of Europe and the repeated attempts of Germany to dominate that continent, it seemed to me that the European Union was the Continuation of Germany by Other Means, the peaceful and civilized establishment of a dominance over Western Europe that has been inevitable since the final defeat of Bonaparte in 1815. Actually, I like Germany so much that I go there on vacation and would enjoy living there. I admire its creation of a free, law-governed society on the ruins of a homicidal tyranny. I can easily see why the original members of the Common Market might want such a merger. I understand why later entrants saw it as a sort of convalescent home where they could recover from dictatorship or Soviet domination. But I could see no need for Britain to be part of this political project.

What I hoped was that we might leave the European Union as part of a counter-revolution against all the errors of the past fifty years. I thought this would involve, above all, the destruction of the British Conservative Party, which occupied the space that should have been filled by a genuinely patriotic, Christian, and conservative formation. Then it all turned upside down.

By some strange process, the Conservative Party realized that it was in genuine danger. It wasnt coherent or rational, more like some sort of fat white weed groping for the light solely to survive. After all, its support for the E.U. made it blazingly obvious that it was not what it said it was. As the E.U. issue became entangled with unpopular levels of mass immigration, and with a general malaise about the way the country was run, it sought to defuse the issue with a referendum. It assumed that the referendum would vote to remain. But it didnt, and so we have had the past three years, which have resembled a cricket match played without a ball, by men in blindfolds. And out of this has come the weird conclusion that what we all really wanted was more free trade with Indonesia, which as far as I can see is what we have got.

Heaven knows what will happen to Britain. The government certainly doesnt.But I have a worrying feeling that instead of sacrificing the Tory Party to save the country, we may have sacrificed the country to save the Tory Party.

Peter Hitchens is a columnist for the LondonMail on Sunday.

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