The UK Government published its long-awaited official policy document on Brexit – the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) – on 2 February, 2017, which outlined many of its goals for the Brexit process.

The Brexit process comprises a two-year period of negotiations between the UK Government and the EU, and the UK only ceases to be a member of the EU at the end of this two-year period. From a legal perspective there is no change to UK law until expiry of the negotiations. The UK government has indicated that it intends to trigger the commencement of the Brexit process in March of this year.