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Brexit Essentials: Procedural and substantive implications of the vote for Brexit This is the eighth edition of Brexit Essentials, our series of briefings covering the key aspects and implications of the UK’s Referendum on EU membership. Now that the UK electorate has voted to leave, in this edition we explore the timetable for...

How Brexit might limit challenges to HMRC decisions Looking at the CJEU decision in Luxembourg v B in the context of the UK's proposed new Financial Institution Notice (which would allow HMRC to request information from financial institutions without prior tribunal approval – and without the...

Brexit: Will there be a deal? The Brexit talks are ongoing – until a deal is in clear sight, businesses must remain mindful of the WTO alternative. This briefing, prepared by Tolek Petch, lawyer in our trade unit, contains a reminder of the key aspects of the WTO regime. On 31...

Brexit has happened – so what’s next for securitisations? The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the EU that has applied since then does not deal with the regulatory detail of cross-border financing transactions. Accordingly, in the context of securitisations, the EU Securitisation Regulation...

Brexit: Will there be a deal? The Brexit talks are ongoing – until a deal is in clear sight, businesses must remain mindful of the WTO alternative. This briefing, prepared by Tolek Petch, lawyer in our trade unit, contains a reminder of the key aspects of the WTO regime. On 31...

Beyond Brexit: Competition law and subsidy control in EU-UK Agreement In this briefing, we discuss the implications of the competition law and subsidy control commitments in the new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. After many months of challenging negotiations set against the backdrop of a global pandemic, the EU and...

Brexit Essentials: Implementing Transition Following on from our briefing on the EU's draft Withdrawal Agreement, our latest Briefing provides an update on key developments and a reminder of the major milestones ahead. Phase II of the Brexit negotiations has concluded, the...

Brexit Essentials: Phase II: Towards a Withdrawal Agreement Commentary on the EU’s draft Withdrawal Agreement , the key points of difference between the EU and UK as at March 6 2018 and the Government’s vision for an economic partnership with the EU The next major milestone on the road to Brexit is...

Brexit and Financial Services: the GATS Option Introductory chapter by William Watson for The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Tax 2017 This briefing note is concerned with the rules of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) as they apply to financial services. The scope...

Brexit Essentials: The legal and business implications of the UK leaving the EU Discusses the implications on specific areas of law and business if the UK were to leave the EU. If the UK votes to the leave the EU on 23 June 2016, there could be significant consequences for businesses and financial markets in the UK, the EU and...