Brexit

This Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative preparation for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. It includes a Brexit SI...

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It tracks the progress of UK primary legislation introduced as part of the legislative preparation...

On 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU (aka 'Brexit'). On 29 March 2017, the UK...

This Practice Note outlines the possible arrangements for trading with the EU Member States, with reference to key models for existing trading relationships which have...

STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is being reviewed in light of the revised Draft Withdrawal Agreement dated 17 October 2019. In the interim, for further general guidance on...

This Practice Note considers the impact of Brexit on consumer protection, particularly in the context of the regulation of business-to-consumer (B2C) contractual...

This Practice Note analyses the impact of Brexit on the contractual rights and obligations of businesses and considers the implications of Brexit for contract risk...

This Practice Note explores the effect of Brexit on UK cybersecurity with a particular focus on the network and information systems legislation. It covers: • overview of...

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on exit day has a number of implications for the drafting, negotiation and enforcement of contracts governed by...

The UK’s withdrawal from the EU on exit day has a number of implications for the drafting, negotiation and enforcement of contracts governed by English law. This Practice...

STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is being reviewed in light of the revised Draft Withdrawal Agreement dated 17 October 2019. In the interim, for further general guidance on...

STOP PRESS: On 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. The full impact of Brexit...

This Practice Note discusses the impact of Brexit on the general processing of personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679...

This Practice Note examines the likely impact of Brexit on IP rights. It deals with key issues that may affect the owners of trade marks, design rights, copyright and...

STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is being reviewed in light of the revised Draft Withdrawal Agreement dated 17 October 2019. In the interim, for further general guidance on...

This Practice Note deals with the key issues that are likely to affect the medical devices sector as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For considerations on...

STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is being reviewed in light of the revised Draft Withdrawal Agreement dated 17 October 2019. In the interim, for further general guidance on...

STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is being reviewed in light of the revised Draft Withdrawal Agreement dated 17 October 2019. In the interim, for further general guidance on...

This Practice Note deals with the key issues that are likely to affect the regulation of medicinal products as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. It briefly...

Introduction This Practice Note is intended to be used to track key developments and guidance specifically related to Brexit and commercial law. Where possible we have...

Design rights before and after Brexit The purpose of this Practice Note is to summarise, at a glance, the various different design rights available in the UK prior to and...

The UK is due to exit the EU in accordance with the timeline set out in Practice Note: Brexit timeline. Following exit day the UK/EU legal and commercial relationship may...

This Practice Note tracks key IP developments and guidance specifically related to Brexit. Jump to: • General IP Brexit developments • Copyright and databases • Trade...

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation for Brexit. It...

This Practice Note is intended to be used to track key developments and guidance related to Brexit in the life sciences sector. Jump to: • Legislation—statutory...

This Practice Note considers the effect of Brexit on the rules for determining applicable law (also known as governing law) and jurisdiction in the context of consumer...

This Practice Note considers the effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal when dealing with the enforcement of judgments for civil and commercial claims under the...

This Practice Note considers the effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal when dealing with the mediation of disputes in civil and commercial matters. There are two...

Retained EU law is a concept introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018) in preparation for Brexit, creating a brand new category of...

This Practice Note considers the key implications on the application of EU competition law in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Effect on EU competition law under a no-deal...