Beyond Brexit Notes

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 …

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 …

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. …

Brexit – impact of no-deal for corporate law practitioners

As a no-deal Brexit (i.e. the UK leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement in place) remains a possible outcome, below is a summary of …