The ITC has released the latest in its Occasional Paper series exploring key issues surrounding tran

As it does so, the Government needs to meet several major challenges including working out exactly what positions to take in the negotiations, the need for transitional arrangements, and the future legal relationship with the EU, all the while protecting the economy and all those living and working in the UK. [...] As it does so, the Government needs to meet several major challenges including working out what positions to take in the negotiations, the need for transitional arrangements, and the future legal relationship with the EU, all the while protecting the UK economy and those living in the UK. [...] 1.2 The process of leaving the EU 1.2.1 The first step in the negotiations is to agree an exit process with the EU following the triggering of Article 50 by the UK Government in March 2017. [...] This will change depending on the merger controls the UK decides to adopt with the likely consequences of both increasing the caseload of the CMA and subjecting businesses to investigation in both the EU and the UK. [...] Unlike the rest of the EU, almost all major ports in the UK are privately owned and financed and not in receipt of government subsidies, and the industry has lobbied consistently and unsuccessfully for the UK to be exempt from the regulation.