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.
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. Hein van den Bos, Counsel at Hogan Lovells, provides commentary on the objectives of the Brexit negotiations for the UK and the EU, and considers how and why both sides will look to continue collaborating to develop digital health without border restrictions.
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. Parliament must unpick over 40 years of integration between the UK and EU legal systems and ensure that no gaps are left in the process.
12 June 2017 - Macro
While the fallout from the result of the UK General Election continues, the Brexit process itself is due to enter a new phase, with formal negotiations between the UK and the EU scheduled to begin during the week commencing 19 June.
9 June 2017 - Macro
This raises a number of issues for an already uncertain Brexit process. Will the Brexit deal the UK seeks remain unchanged? Can negotiations realistically start on 19 June as planned? There seems little doubt that there will be increased instability in the UK political position for the foreseeable future. Will the minority government be able to operate effectively?
7 June 2017
Life sciences companies with operations in the UK or Europe are wondering where to even start when it comes to Brexit-related legal issues.
19 May 2017
Has the Court’s opinion on the EU Singapore FTA shaped future EU trade agreements and a future EU-UK FTA?
18 April 2017
Life sciences companies with operations in the UK or Europe are wondering where to even start when it comes to Brexit-related legal issues. To give you a jumpstart, our colleagues from different practice groups across multiple countries have prepared a series of questions you should ask to better understand how Brexit will impact your business and to clarify what steps need to be taken. In this edition, we share questions to ask when reviewing existing contracts and negotiating new agreements.
Read the full article here.
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.
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.
11 July 2018
Given what is happening at a macro political level, a Brexit crash landing looks increasingly possible. It's the worst case scenario for the UK's energy markets.
UK electricity and gas trade with the EU27 is worth approximately EUR 6 billion annually. 80% of that trade is natural gas. The UK imports gas from the EU27 but the UK is significantly more reliant on imports of gas from Norway and LNG historically from Qatar.
It seems axiomatic that immediately prior to the UK’s exit from the EU on 29 March 2019, the UK's domestic laws (in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) will be aligned with EU law.
Assuming a crash-landing "no deal" scenario can be avoided, any future trading arrangement between the UK and the EU27, will need to provide a framework through which agreed levels of market access can be maintained and post Brexit divergences between UK and EU law and regulation can be managed.
9 July 2018
The complex politics of Brexit are already swirling around the communique issued by the UK Government following the cabinet awayday. The full extent of the UK political fallout will only become clear in the coming hours, weeks and months as will the response from EU leaders. Whether it represents "British pragmatism at its best" or "the worst of all worlds", Chequers is only a potential "base camp" for the UK's efforts - with the clock ticking on the time available to reach the summit
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