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On 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU (‘Brexit’). This was a momentous decision with wide-ranging implications for UK law. For a description of how UK law derived from EU law may be affected by Brexit, see Practice Note:

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