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The future UK-EU relationship – what is next?
“The election result represents a decisive choice by the UK electorate to proceed with leaving the EU and makes any reversal of that policy extremely …
Brexit and Fund Management: Are all regimes created equal?
This article was first published in Funds Europe (November 2019). In the context of Brexit, asset managers may consider equivalence as an option for …
Upcoming UK General Election: The implications for the Brexit process
Last week, the UK's Parliament was dissolved: triggering the official countdown to the 12 December 2019 General Election. The outcome of this General …
Updated: European Council agrees Brexit "flextension" to 31 January 2020
Today, Mr Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, confirmed that the EU27 will accept the UK's request for a "flextension" of the current …
EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill published
Last night the UK Government published the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. The purpose of this Bill is to enable the UK to implement in domestic law …
NEW BREXIT DEAL AGREED BETWEEN THE UK AND THE EU
Today the President of the European Commission, Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, wrote a letter to the President of the European Council, Mr Donald Tusk, stating …
Brexit breakfast discussion on constitutional and political issues
We were delighted to host a Brexit breakfast discussion, chaired by Nusrat Zar (Partner in our Public Law practice), on 26 September 2019 for our clients …
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 …
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 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 …
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