ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained. 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the implementation period put in place to enable the UK to transition away from the EU’s laws and institutions. At this point in time (referred to in this document as ‘IP completion day’) there was an immediate and significant change in the UK’s legal regime. This Practice Note explains the implications of this change in relation to the following aspects of medical devices: • Overview—what happened on 31 December 2020 • How does Brexit impact medical devices? • What are the key legal authorities in this area (impacted by Brexit)? • What are the key items of retained EU law? Are they subject to amendment from IP completion day? • What are the key changes for medicines and medical products suppliers from IP completion day? • What are the key requirements for placing a medical device on the Great Britain market from IP completion day? • What

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained. 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the implementation period put in place to enable the UK to transition away from the EU’s laws and institutions. At this point in time (referred to in this document as ‘IP completion day’) there was an immediate and significant change in the UK’s legal regime. This Practice Note explains the implications of this change in relation to the following aspects of medicinal products: • Overview—what happened on 31 December 2020 • How does Brexit impact the regulation of medicinal products?  • What are the key legal authorities in this area (impacted by Brexit)? • What are the key items of retained EU law? Are they subject to amendment from IP completion day? Is anything revoked? • What are the key changes for medicines and medical products suppliers from IP completion day? • What are the key requirements for importation and batch testing from IP completion day? • What

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. From this point in time (referred to in UK law as ‘IP completion day’), key transitional arrangements came to an end and significant changes began to take effect across the UK’s legal regime. This Practice Note considers the implications of these changes from a public law perspective, as well as some of the broader public law concepts associated with the domestic implementation of Brexit and the impact in UK law. Subjects covered include: • Overview—what does IP completion day mean? • How does IP completion day impact public law? • Constitutional and administrative law • Retained EU law • Judicial review • Equality and human rights • Public procurement • Public sector contracts • Information law • Brexit research materials Post-transition, we continue to monitor relevant developments and queries, keeping this content under regular

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. How does Brexit impact standard terms and conditions? The main implications of Brexit for standard terms and conditions will be the practical changes that need to be considered when drafting and reviewing the suitability of standard form terms and conditions for the purchase and supply of goods and/or services, in relation to both business to business and business-to-consumer contracts. Review of suitability Standard form terms and conditions should be reviewed to check that they remain suitable for use post-IP completion day both in terms of the commercial arrangements that they relate to and the contract wording itself. Consider whether any standard terms and conditions need to be varied or adapted. For example, provisions relating to territorial scope, pricing, tax, intellectual property, data protection, applicable law, jurisdiction and dispute resolution. See Practice Notes: • Brexit—contract risk management [Archived] • Brexit—drafting commercial clauses [Archived] • Brexit—drafting boilerplate clauses [Archived] • What does IP completion day mean for contract clauses? Supply

ARCHIVED: This document is archived and is no longer maintained. During the transition period, the key EU regulations effectively remained in place for structured products and securitisation lawyers (see Practice Note: Brexit—impact on finance transactions [Archived]), but as of IP completion day, the picture changes significantly. This Practice Note provides a high-level summary of the practical impact of IP completion day for structured products and securitisation lawyers and links through to more detailed content. For information on the impact of IP completion day on DCM elements of structured products and securitisations, see Practice Note: What does IP completion day mean for DCM lawyers? [Archived] For information on the impact of IP completion day on derivatives elements of structured products and securitisations, see Practice Note: What does IP completion day mean for derivatives lawyers? [Archived] SECURITISATIONS Key EU and UK legislation and Brexit SIs Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (OJ 347 28.12.2017, p. 35) (EU Securitisation Regulation)Retained Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (UK Securitisation Regulation)Regulation (EU) 575/2013 (OJ

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. How does Brexit impact supply of goods? Brexit affects the supply of goods to the extent that any such supply is cross-border between the UK and the EU, as there are new arrangements for trade between the UK and the EU from 1 January 2021. Consideration should be given to contracts for the supply of goods particularly to the extent that such contracts concern intellectual property, data protection and competition law implications. There will also be considerations dependent upon sector and routes to market. Changes to product safety and conformity will be essential for manufacturers. Divergence in the field of product liability is also anticipated over time. Contracts for the supply of goods The law governing contracts for the supply of goods in business to business transactions is UK derived, as such a contract for the domestic supply of goods(ie goods traded between two UK based entities) is largely unaffected by Brexit. From IP completion day, the UK becomes a

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. How does Brexit impact the supply of services? Brexit affects the supply of services to the extent that any such supply is cross-border between the UK and the EU, as there are new arrangements for trade between the UK and the EU from 1 January 2021. Consideration should be given to contracts for the supply of services particularly to the extent that such contracts concern intellectual property, data protection and competition law implications, the implications for access to EEA workers and changes in the VAT regime. There will also be different considerations dependent upon sector. Contracts for the supply of services The law governing the supply of services in business to business transactions is UK derived, as such a contract for the domestic supply of services (ie services traded between two UK based entities) is largely unaffected by Brexit. To the extent that any contracts for the supply or procurement of services have an EU dimension however, they

We refer you to Practice Note Misleading statements, misleading impressions and market manipulation. As can be seen from the note: ‘Relevant agreement' means an agreement the entering into or performance of which by either party constitutes an activity of a kind specified in an order made by the Treasury, and which relates to a relevant investment. As a result, the Treasury enacted the Financial Services

Environment analysis: Following the general election held on 4 July 2024, the United Kingdom has a new Labour government, for the first time since 2010. Key ministerial appointments in the new government include Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Steve Reed OBE MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP as Secretary of State for the renamed Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). She will also be Deputy Prime Minister. We set out what this means for environmental law in England and Wales, by examining the key announcements relating to the environment made by the Labour party in their Manifesto.

An application to an employment tribunal for a declaration that an employee has permanent status under the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 (FTE Regulations 2002), SI 2002/2034, reg 9(5) may only be made if: • the employee making the application is in the employment of their employer, and • the employee has previously made a request under FTE Regulations 2002, SI 2002/2034, reg 9(1) for a written statement confirming their permanent status and the employer has either failed to respond to the request or responded with a statement giving reasons why the contract remains fixed term The employer is required to provide any response within 21 days of the request being made. The written statement that can be requested under

This Q&A naturally assumes the organisation is the data controller and has customers (or proposed customers) who are the data subjects. Organisations, as controllers, in reviewing their marketing consent will need to make sure express consent as defined under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Regulation (EU) 2016/679 is legitimately obtained. For more information on consent, see Practice Notes: Processing personal data—standard of consent, How to manage consent—personal data and Consent under the DPA 1998 which clarify the requirements of consent. The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) recently issued Guidelines on consent under the GDPR (WP259) for public consultation. See LNB News 13/12/2017 151: Article 29 Working Party publishes guidelines on consent under the GDPR for consultation. The consultation ends on 23 January 2018. The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) will be submitting its own response to the WP29 on behalf of its members. The Information Commissioner published guidance on consent and marketing under the GDPR which may be