Cambridge University's Faculty of Law, Centre for European Legal Studies CEL), had a look at Vote Leave's "Road Map" of Brexit which talked about avoiding Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty (HERE) and concludes that like much of Vote Leaves thinking, it was wrong. Article 50 is undoubtedly the only legal means of withdrawal.
But why do they want to avoid the process of leaving set out in the Lisbon Treaty anyway? The reason is obvious, it gives the EU the whip hand in any negotiations.
Vote Leave also claimed we could withdraw by May 2020 but CEL's Working Paper No 3 casts doubt on this timetable as well and says the only credible solution to this would be by using a "minimal" Swiss style agreement to achieve a settlement quickly and adding further agreements later. But as CEL points out this may not be what the EU wants and I have read that the EU do not want any more Swiss style agreements because of serious problems with the present one.
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