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Draft Civil Procedure Rule changes in the event of a no deal Brexit
The government has published a draft statutory instrument, the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which makes amendments …
Application of the Brussels regime post-Brexit
The government has published a draft statutory instrument addressing, among other things, the question of how the UK courts will, post-Brexit, treat …
UK deposits instrument of accession to Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
On 28 December 2018, the UK deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005. The Convention will …
Brexit, deal or no deal: a litigator's perspective
Over the past couple of weeks, the government has published the final text of the draft Withdrawal Agreement setting out the arrangements for …
Applying the Hague Choice of Court Convention post-Brexit
The government has set out how it plans, in the event of a "no deal" Brexit, to ensure that the UK will continue to apply the Hague Choice of Court …
Service Regulation and Taking of Evidence Regulation will cease to apply post-Brexit
The government has published a draft statutory instrument, the Service of Documents and Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters (Revocation …
New Brexit podcasts looking at the impact on contracts and contract termination
In the latest update to the Brexit series on our Herbert Smith Freehills Podcast channel, Paul Butcher, Julie Farley, Maura McIntosh and Tom Henderson …
Brexit "no deal" notice on jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments
As part of its second batch of "no deal" technical notices, the government has today published a guidance notice entitled: Handling civil legal cases …
New podcast - English governing law and jurisdiction clauses after Brexit
On the new Herbert Smith Freehills Podcast channel, Anna Pertoldi, Maura McIntosh and Tom Henderson discuss what businesses need to know about the …
Brexit White Paper reiterates aims for civil judicial cooperation
The UK government has today published its White Paper detailing its proposal for the future relationship between the UK and the EU. The short section on …
Agreement reached in principle on Brexit transitional provisions for jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments
On 19 June, the UK and EU negotiators published a joint statement outlining the progress made on the draft Withdrawal Agreement since it was last …
UK publishes framework for UK-EU partnership on civil judicial cooperation
On 13 June, the UK government published a presentation setting out its proposals for continued judicial cooperation once the UK leaves the EU. The …
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