Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Whether Governments regard it as a chill, we know that it is regarded as a chill by legal companies because they talk about it assisting lobbying efforts to prevent regulatory change. So there is a chill effect. We know that the Morris case did not just have an impact on the Australian Government as it eventually won. The case was used as an example of expensive litigation in a number of other countries to deter them from bringing in legislation in respect of smoking. So the chill effect went beyond one country and was much wider.

Renegotiation may be difficult but is renegotiation pre-ratification easier before we have a 20-year sunset clause? We know that if we fully ratify CETA there will be a 20-year exit clause in which it is set in stone. Does Mr. O'Sullivan regard renegotiation pre-ratification easier than post-ratification?