Beyond Brexit Notes

Brexit breakfast discussion on constitutional and political issues

We were delighted to host a Brexit breakfast discussion, chaired by Nusrat Zar (Partner in our Public Law practice), on 26 September 2019 for our clients …

UK proposes plan for resolving Irish backstop issue

The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, wrote yesterday to the European Commission President, Mr Juncker, to set out the UK's plan for resolving the Irish …

A no-deal Brexit: The implications for disputes

The post below was first published on our Litigation blog As we approach the deadline of 31 October, it is difficult to predict what will …

Brexit Asset Management Update

In this post we summarise the latest Brexit developments related to asset management. EU Exit: update on proposed Regulation on the recovery and …

Supreme Court unanimously holds that extended prorogation of Parliament is unlawful

In R (Miller) v The Prime Minister; Cherry and ors v Advocate General for Scotland [2019] UKSC 41, the Supreme Court found that the Prime Minister's …

RT HON SIR JOHN MAJOR'S LEGAL TEAM REACT TO VERDICT

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP are pleased to confirm that we acted for The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH in relation to the litigation in the Supreme Court …

Brexit Corporate Update - Regulations on the prospectus regime

The Prospectus (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/1234), which will amend the prospectus regime to ensure that it continues to operate …

Brexit Asset Management Update

In this post we summarise the latest Brexit developments related to asset management. EU Exit: FCA speech on Brexit preparations in financial services …

THE VIEW FROM BRUSSELS: IDEAS TO FIX THE BACKSTOP - INCLUDING ENHANCED EXTRADITION

The position of the EU changed almost imperceptibly over the summer from that which we noted in June 2019 of “the Withdrawal Agreement is not open for …

Brexit breakfast discussion with Daniel Finkelstein, Professor Vernon Bogdanor and Paul Stephenson - 26 September 2019

With just weeks to the 31 October Brexit deadline, and as the plans and responses of the UK Government, the UK Parliament and the EU continue to reveal …

Government publishes further competition Brexit legislation amending its original Regulations on competition law in order to address the issue of EU commitments relating to the UK

Government No-Deal Brexit Planning Assumptions Published

The Government today published an important document related to its no-deal planning (code named "Operation Yellowhammer"). This document reveals the …