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The View From Brussels: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement level playing field provisions and their enforcement
We now have an agreement on the future partnership between the UK and the EU. It …
Developments in UK trade negotiations. The UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership
At the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, all of the bilateral trade agreements which are applicable to the UK benefits by virtue …
How far can UK courts depart from EU case law?
The UK will cease to be bound by EU law on 31 December 2020, when the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the …
European Commission's Notice to Stakeholders confirms its view Hague Choice of Court Convention will apply to exclusive English jurisdiction clauses only if they are entered into after Brexit transition period ends
The post below was first published on our Litigation blog On 27 August 2020, the European Commission published a Notice to Stakeholders setting out the …
UK Government publishes its draft Free Trade Agreement with the EU
The UK Government has today released its version of the draft free trade agreement outlining the future trade relationship between the UK and the EU. The …
Webinar available: Herbert Smith Freehills’ trade experts Lode Van Den Hende and Eric White speak at The Whitehall & Industry Group’s webinar “What would operating under WTO rules mean for the UK?”
On 22 April 2020, Herbert Smith Freehills’ trade experts Lode Van Den Hende, Partner, and Eric White, Consultant, at our Brussels office hold a webinar …
The future UK-EU relationship – what is next?
“The election result represents a decisive choice by the UK electorate to proceed with leaving the EU and makes any reversal of that policy extremely …
Brexit and Fund Management: Are all regimes created equal?
This article was first published in Funds Europe (November 2019). In the context of Brexit, asset managers may consider equivalence as an option for …
Upcoming UK General Election: The implications for the Brexit process
Last week, the UK's Parliament was dissolved: triggering the official countdown to the 12 December 2019 General Election. The outcome of this General …
Updated: European Council agrees Brexit "flextension" to 31 January 2020
Today, Mr Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, confirmed that the EU27 will accept the UK's request for a "flextension" of the current …
EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill published
Last night the UK Government published the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. The purpose of this Bill is to enable the UK to implement in domestic law …
NEW BREXIT DEAL AGREED BETWEEN THE UK AND THE EU
Today the President of the European Commission, Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, wrote a letter to the President of the European Council, Mr Donald Tusk, stating …
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