NORTHERN IRELAND PROTOCOL

The EU is threatening to impose tariffs and quotas on the UK if, as the EU claims, the UK continues to turn its back on terms it voluntarily agreed to as part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. The specific issue of contention in this escalating dispute remains the UK’s apparent willingness to make unilateral alterations to the terms agreed between the parties to govern trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland (as contained in the “Northern Ireland Protocol”). More