Brexit:hub
When law, policy and politics converge, you need advisors who do not see Brexit through a narrow lens. You need advisors who see the big picture but don't miss the details.
Now counting down to 31 October 2019
10 April 2019
With only days to the revised Brexit date, and still no certainty as to whether an EU-UK deal will be made or what its content will be, we are supporting financial institutions with their preparations. In the face of the impending deadline, many jurisdictions are putting in place emergency measures to deal with the possible impact of a "hard Brexit". We have compiled information in respect of the UK, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain with colleagues in those countries.
8 April 2019
Political developments with respect to Brexit have been evolving swiftly in the past few weeks. Our International Trade team takes a look at some of the key issues if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, including the impact on customs, FTAs, export controls and sanctions plus the plan for Northern Ireland.
22 March 2019
29 March Brexit is no more. The UK Government and EU have agreed an extension to the Article 50 period until 12 April, with a further extension until 22 May if the Withdrawal Agreement is approved by the UK Parliament next week. Our updated flowchart provides more details on the possible path ahead.
21 February 2019
EU Member States currently have an effective regime whereby a judgment creditor in one Member State can enforce a judgment in another Member State pursuant to Regulation (EU) No. 1215/2012 (the "Recast Brussels Regulation"). The regime under the Recast Brussels Regulation represents arguably the most comprehensive and sophisticated multilateral system of civil judicial co-operation in the world.
6 September 2018 - Macro
An overhaul of the UK's legal and regulatory environment of unprecedented scale and speed has begun. The Government is whipping up a storm of secondary legislation to ready UK law for Brexit. Up to 1,000 new statutory instruments are expected in the next five months.
26 February 2018
While Brexit is likely to result in sweeping changes to the UK’s life sciences sector, the rate of M&A and foreign investment is a positive sign that the region will uphold its reputation as a global leader.
19 October 2017
As negotiations continue, so do business preparations. Change is almost inevitable but the extent, nature and timing is uncertain. How can such change be addressed in one-off transactions (e.g. M&A) and in on-going relationships (e.g. key contracts)?
10 October 2017
As the UK negotiates its new relationship with the European Union, the provision of crossborder healthcare as well as the development and regulation of medical technology pose important questions.
6 October 2017
A compilation of videos of the corporate panel - speakers share highlights from the launch of COBCOE's Brexit - The voices of European Business Report.
26 September 2017 - Macro
A group representing the UK’s financial and professional services sector, the International Regulatory Strategy Group (IRSG), has today published a Brexit blueprint, in collaboration with Hogan Lovells, for how the UK can continue trading with the EU after leaving the bloc.
14 September 2017 - Macro
In the common interest: business perspectives on priorities for a Brexit that secures prosperity for Europe
11 July 2017 - Macro
Infographic depicting the UK's current domestic legal framework and what will need to change post-Brexit. Leaving the EU will require the most comprehensive re-writing of the UK's statute book ever undertaken by the UK.
Following the EU referendum in the UK, businesses around the world are assessing what impact Brexit could have on their operations and relationships in the UK, the EU, and internationally.
If you're a business operating in the UK you will need to understand how the EU laws and regulations that affect you will be translated into English law. This tool will help you do that, by helping you understand how the Withdrawal Bill will deal with the specific legal instruments you are concerned about.
30 August 2018
Upon Brexit the UK will cease to be an EU Member State and become a so-called 'third country'. As a result, UK-based organisations, which in the context of transfers of personal data to countries outside the EU have always been exporters, will become importers of data originating from the EU. This is a serious concern because transfers of personal data from the EU to third countries are severely restricted.
24 August 2018
The Government has released its first batch of technical notices which aim to prepare UK citizens and businesses for an exit from the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement on 29 March 2019. Of most relevance to food businesses are the notices on developing genetically modified organisms(“GMOs“) and producing and processing organic foods.
23 August 2018
Detail of the technical notices makes clear that avoiding much of the potentially significant disruption of a no deal outcome will require good faith, cooperation and pragmatism from both sides of the English Channel
8 August 2018
The UK Government has published guidance for life sciences companies on the Brexit implementation period, which is intended to take effect from 30 March 2019 to the end of 2020. If the draft Withdrawal Agreement is finalised by the UK and EU, during the implementation period the UK will no longer be an EU Member State but the UK and EU will continue to access each other’s market on broadly the same terms as at present.
6 August 2018
n the recently published White Paper governing the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, the UK proposes a "common rulebook" between the parties in relation to goods. The White Paper discusses what is foreseen as the future relationship between the parties in some detail. This includes the expectation that goods' manufacturers should be required to undergo only one series of tests in either the EU or the UK, in order to place products in both markets. According to the White Paper, this approach would be "underpinned by strong reciprocal commitments to open and fair trade and a robust institutional framework".
27 July 2018
International trade law is about to become a whole lot more relevant to UK businesses, as the UK is going ahead in fledgling its independent trade policy.
26 July 2018
London is in the midst of a heatwave but a storm has hit Westminster. The Government has begun publishing the draft statutory instruments (SIs) it intends to adopt using its new delegated power in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA 2018) to correct deficiencies in retained EU law post-Brexit.
18 July 2018
MPs have voted to accept an amendment to the Trade Bill that requires the UK Government to make continued UK participation in the EU/EEA medicines regulatory network, including the European Medicines Agency (EMA), a negotiating objective in trade discussions with the EU
16 July 2018
On 12 July, the UK government published its long-awaited White Paper on "The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union". One major focus was the UK's future trade arrangements, both with the EU and worldwide. Below, we set out some thoughts on these proposals, their effect on the UK trade and likely responses from the EU.
13 July 2018
The UK Government is realistically ambitious in terms of achieving two objectives: (a) the continued exchange of personal data between the UK and the EU, and (b) the ICO’s participation in the One Stop Shop mechanism of regulatory oversight.
The UK Government published its White Paper on The Future Relationship between the UK and the EU on 12 July 2018. In that White Paper, the UK Government reaffirmed its commitment to broad cooperation on energy post Brexit, but there continues to be real uncertainty as to the form that this cooperation will take.
With 9 months to go before Britain leaves the EU, the UK Government yesterday published its most detailed proposals to date for the future relationship between the UK and EU.
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