The UK’s recent vote for Brexit has sparked a fierce debate over the
implications for the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in
the rest of the EU. So far, however, there has been relatively little discussion of the
implications of Brexit for legal persons – that is, corporate citizens of the EU,
which may also be profoundly affected by consequent changes. The ECJ’s 1999
decision in Centros made clear that the freedom of establishment protects the
entitlement of corporate persons formed in one EU Member State to carry on their
business in another Member State. Since then, many entrepreneurs in continental
European countries have chosen to form companies in the UK, while still carrying
on their business in their home country. What will the consequences of Brexit be for
such companies?

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• Brexit and Corporate Citizenship