Professor David Collins
David Collins is Professor of International Economic Law at City, University of London and a member of Politeia's Academic Advisory Council. A WTO specialist, he previously practised commercial litigation in Toronto and was a prosecutor for the Attorney General in Ontario, Canada. His publications include The Public International Law of Trade in Legal Services (Cambridge, 2019), An Introduction to International Investment Law (Cambridge, 2016).- The Lawyers Advise: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement – Unfinished Business?
May 20, 2021 - ‘How to Level the EU’s Playing Field – Trade Remedies for a Trade Deal’, by David Collins
April 12, 2020 - ‘The EU, The UK and Global Trade – A New Roadmap’
June 6, 2019 - ‘Negotiating Brexit: The Legal Basis for EU & Global Trade’
July 19, 2018 - ‘Brexit and the Border, Where Ireland’s True Interests Lie’
May 17, 2018 - ‘Negotiating Brexit: The Legal Basis for EU and Global Trade’
July 21, 2017
Blog
- Revoking Russia’s Most Favoured Nation Status: Politics v Economics at the WTO?
April 1, 2022 - A Poor Leader, Draconian Measures
February 25, 2022 - A Bonfire of Controls! Removing the costs and legacy of EU law
January 21, 2022 - Moving Target: Trans-Pacific Trade, China, the US and the UK
September 30, 2021 - Time for Conservatives to reclaim power in Canada?
September 10, 2021 - Global Britain on the March
June 11, 2021 - Waiver or Wager? Covid IP Rights and Mr Biden’s Balancing Act
May 14, 2021 - Trade Matters!
January 29, 2021 - A Treaty for Divergence, A Treaty for a Sovereign State
December 28, 2020 - The UK-Canada trade deal bodes well for the Government’s Global Britain strategy
December 2, 2020 - How Trump and Biden differ on trade policy (and why a Trump win would benefit the UK)
October 23, 2020 - It’s the EU – not the UK – which is arguably breaching its legal obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement
September 15, 2020 - Talking Trade – The UK, the EU and the Wider World
May 21, 2020 - Pragmatism V Prescription
February 21, 2020 - An Off the Shelf FTA – Good for the Consumer, Good for Manufacturing, and Good for the UK!
December 20, 2019 - Mr Trudeau’s Two Faced Trumpery
December 6, 2019 - Justin Trudeau’s ‘Woke’ Politics Canada’s election – what implications for the UK?
October 11, 2019 - President Trump’s Chinese Gamble
August 13, 2019 - A Phenomenal Deal? Strike While the Iron is Hot!
June 7, 2019 - Right on Track: No Deal works for the Irish Border and the WTO!
March 15, 2019 - Sovereign Trade for a Sovereign Country!
March 1, 2019 - The EU want to hear Britain’s offer? The PM should propose a UK-EU Free Trade Deal
January 16, 2019 - The EU want to hear Britain’s offer? The prime minister should propose a UK-EU Free Trade Deal
- Happy New Year with a WTO Brexit! The Path to Long Term Prosperity
January 5, 2019 - State Aid? The Withdrawal Agreement would hand over UK Tax Policy to EU control
December 17, 2018 - State Aid? The Withdrawal Agreement would hand over UK Tax Policy to EU control
- The US Mid Terms and Trade. Fresh Opportunities for WTO Reform?
November 8, 2018 - Within Our Grasp – A Canada Plus Trade Deal! Best for the UK, Right for the EU!
October 4, 2018 - WTO Works! WTO UK-EU trade option would work for Dover – and the Irish Border
July 20, 2018 - Chancellor Calls Barnier’s Bluff
March 9, 2018 - Free to Trade! UK-US trade deal can be negotiated now
July 28, 2017 - Trading Matters!
July 21, 2017