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Brexit under the Withdrawal Agreement: The implications for disputes
The post below first appeared on our Litigation Notes blog. It now seems inevitable that the UK will leave the EU on 31 January 2020 at 11pm GMT under …
Brexit and Conflicts of Laws
This article has been extracted from our "A litigator’s yearbook: 2019 (England and Wales)". If you would like to read the full yearbook (which …
Dispute resolution choices for banks and financial institutions in a post-Brexit world: opting for arbitration?
The post below was first published on our Arbitration blog Partner Andrew Cannon and Senior Associate Hannah Ambrose have authored an article for …
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 …
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 …
Updated Brexit Legal Guide launched
Today our updated Brexit Legal Guide was released. Below is a message from our Chair and Senior Partner James Palmer which accompanied the updated guide. …
Recent High Court decision casts doubt on whether EU27 courts will be able to defer to English court pursuant to exclusive jurisdiction clauses in some circumstances if "no-deal" Brexit
The post below was first published on our Litigation blog The High Court has held that there is no power under the recast Brussels Regulation to stay …
New Hague Judgments Convention: finally adopted but may be some years before impact is felt
The post below was first published on our Litigation blog On Tuesday, 2 July 2019, the Hague Conference on Private International Law finalised a new …
Upcoming Webinar: The Hague Choice of Court Convention 2005 and the Hague Judgments Convention 2019: When and how will they apply?
On Tuesday 23 July 2019 (1-2pm BST), Anna Pertoldi and Jan O'Neill will deliver the latest in our series of webinars for Herbert Smith Freehills clients …
Judicial speeches on litigating financial disputes and Brexit
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published two speeches on litigating financial disputes by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court, and Sir …
EU guidance on "no-deal" Brexit suggests increased risk Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements won't apply to exclusive English jurisdiction clauses agreed pre-Brexit
The post below was first published on our Litigation blog As we have previously noted, there is some uncertainty over whether, following a "no-deal" …
UK suspends accession to Hague Choice of Court Convention
The post below was first published on our Litigation blog On Friday last week (29 March 2019), the depositary for the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of …
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