Businesses will get the chance to question South Swindon MP Robert Buckland about the possible impact of Brexit on the town – and today’s High Court ruling – tomorrow at a special breakfast event.
Mr Buckland, pictured, who campaigned for the UK to remain in the European Union, will speak at the Brexit Breakfast being staged by the Swindon office of regional commercial law firm Thrings. 
More than 80 business leaders are expected at the event – which takes place less than 24 hours after the High Court ruled that the government must involve MPs in the process of triggering Article 50 and withdrawing from the EU.
The government has said it will appeal the decision, which commentators described as a landmark ruling and a major blow to the government’s Brexit plans.
Conservative MP Mr Buckland, who is also Solicitor General for England and Wales, will take part in a panel discussion – chaired by Thrings corporate partner John Davies – to give their views on a range of Brexit-related topics.
Also on the panel will be James Monk, director of commercial services at Business West – the regional business organisation that runs the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative – and Thrings partners Kate Westbrook, Graeme Fearon and Kerrie Hunt.
Kate, who is Thrings lead partner on Brexit, said: “The High Court judgment is an interesting twist in the Brexit story, raising further questions around the future of the UK with respect to the EU. Theresa May’s government has already announced that it will appeal, meaning Brexit as planned by the Prime Minister cannot be ruled out.”
The Brexit Breakfast takes place between 7.30am and 9am at Thrings’ Drakes Meadow office and is supported by Business West and Swindon175, the year-long initiative dedicated to celebrating the birth of Swindon as a railway town.
Topics under discussion are set to include commercial contracts, the impact of Brexit on immigration and the employment of European Economic Area (EEA) workers, international trade and UK businesses’ supply chains, and intellectual property and compliance with the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws.
To register for the free-to-attend Brexit Breakfast, or to request further information, please click here, contact Harriet Williams on hwilliams@thrings.com or phone 0117 374 9622.
