Brexit

Charting a new course

15 November 2018

UK Cabinet agrees Brexit deal – what was agreed and what next?

Following a UK Cabinet meeting yesterday afternoon the UK Government has announced support for the text of a draft Withdrawal Agreement and an outline of the Political Declaration on the...

15 November 2018

Draft Withdrawal Agreement Approved by UK Cabinet – IP and Marketing Authorisation Provisions Summarised

As has been widely reported, the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (the ...

27 September 2018

Brexit Continuity Clauses: what policyholders need to know

We have assisted Airmic to produce a guide for policyholders on Continuity Clauses, which some in the insurance market are using to prepare for the impact of Brexit....

26 September 2018

Brexit “no deal” technical notices published on intellectual property and life sciences sector issues

The latest tranche of “no deal” technical notices was released yesterday afternoon by the UK Government. Amongst them are several notices that highlight the Brexit issues faced by intellectual property...

13 September 2018

Second batch of UK Government's Brexit 'no deal' technical notices released

Today, the UK Government released the second of three batches of technical notes about the impact of a “no deal” scenario at the end of March 2019. These are available...

04 September 2018

Brexit 'The View From Brussels' – Developments in September

This issue of 'The View from Brussels' focuses on the relevance of WTO arguments in the negotiations. The UK has so far not deployed any serious arguments based on the...

31 July 2018

Brexit 'The view from Brussels' – developments in July

On 12 July 2018 the UK government finally published its White Paper on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union including a proposal for...

Intellectual Property and Cyber Security issues considered in UK Government White Paper on the future UK-EU relationship - image of wires behind server

17 July 2018

Brexit White Paper highlights importance of Intellectual Property rights post-Brexit

Significantly, for those with interests in IP rights, the UK Government's White Paper on Brexit makes encouraging noises about future recognition and security for IP in the UK and in...

09 July 2018

Comments on UK proposal for the future relationship with the EU

Last Friday, 6 July, it was understood that the UK Cabinet had finally united around a UK position on the desired future relationship with the EU. However, it now...

The UK Modern Slavery Act: One year on, image of shard and river

06 July 2018

HM Treasury and Financial Regulators’ updates on Brexit preparation

Almost a year after it was introduced, a key piece of UK domestic Brexit legislation has now been passed. The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA), which aims to...

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