Negotiating new trade agreements with the EU and other leading economies, including the US, Australia, China, India and South Korea, amongst others, will be one of the key priorities for the Government in the transitional period and post-Brexit.
As part of Travers Smith's Brexit Programme, our Senior Partner Chris Hale recently spoke with Australian High Commissioner Alexander Downer about the UK's trade policy post-Brexit, including where our priorities should lie, the prospect of reaching early agreements with Australia and other countries and potential constraints on the UK's position when negotiating free trade agreements.
You can view the full interview with Alexander Downer here:
Alternatively, you can view the individual links below:
- UK trade policy post-Brexit: trade Agreement with Australia
- Trans-Pacific Partnership and prospects for trade agreements with fast-growing economies such as China and India
- Constraints on the UK's position when negotiating free trade agreements
- Grandfathering of existing EU trade agreements with third countries
- Australia/UK free trade agreement timeline
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