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Brexit Asset Management Update

In this post we summarise the latest Brexit developments related to asset management. EU Exit: update on proposed Regulation on the recovery and …

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 Corporate Update - Regulations on the prospectus regime

The Prospectus (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/1234), which will amend the prospectus regime to ensure that it continues to operate …

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 …

THE VIEW FROM BRUSSELS: IDEAS TO FIX THE BACKSTOP - INCLUDING ENHANCED EXTRADITION

The position of the EU changed almost imperceptibly over the summer from that which we noted in June 2019 of “the Withdrawal Agreement is not open for …

Brexit breakfast discussion with Daniel Finkelstein, Professor Vernon Bogdanor and Paul Stephenson - 26 September 2019

With just weeks to the 31 October Brexit deadline, and as the plans and responses of the UK Government, the UK Parliament and the EU continue to reveal …

Government publishes further competition Brexit legislation amending its original Regulations on competition law in order to address the issue of EU commitments relating to the UK

Government No-Deal Brexit Planning Assumptions Published

The Government today published an important document related to its no-deal planning (code named "Operation Yellowhammer"). This document reveals the …

Updated Brexit Legal Guide launched

Today our updated Brexit Legal Guide was released. Below is a message from our Chair and Senior Partner James Palmer which accompanied the updated guide. …

Brexit – impact of no-deal for corporate law practitioners

As a no-deal Brexit (i.e. the UK leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement in place) remains a possible outcome, below is a summary of …

Comments on Labour's nationalisation and tax plans – as Brexit brings General Election closer

With a change in Government in the UK by the end of this year a distinct possibility, this morning Herbert Smith Freehills held a second roundtable with …