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The ECB eligibility criteria and asset purchase programmes after the Brexit implementation period In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, central banks across the world set out a range of monetary stimulus packages. One such scheme is the European Central Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (“PEPP”), aimed at supporting Eurozo...

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: Edging Closer This briefing contains an overview of the most-discussed aspects of the Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration On 14 November, the UK Government and European Commission published a further version of the Withdrawal Agreement in relation ...

Brexit Essentials: No deal - the competition regime This briefing considers what we now know about the future application of the EU and UK antitrust rules in a no deal scenario On 30 October 2018 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a series of statements setting out how it intends to pro...

Brexit Essentials: Deal or no deal - the competition regime This briefing considers what this technical notice tells us about the future application of the EU and UK antitrust and merger control rules - deal or no deal On 13 September 2018 the UK Government published a technical notice on how merger control and a...

Brexit and insurers - two years on Continuity of contracts; where is business being carried on?; outsourcing and reinsurance; policyholder protection; HMT approach to financial services legislation Immediately following the Brexit vote, the key question facing insurers with significant EE...

Brexit Essentials: EU Withdrawal Bill receives Royal Assent EU Withdrawal Bill receives Royal Assent Following some dramatic Parliamentary ping-pong, on 20 June the House of Commons approved the EU Withdrawal Bill (the Withdrawal Bill), which received Royal Assent on 26 June. The Government has successfully limi...

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 con...

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...

BLOG: And what about Brexit? During a debate on the Spring Finance Bill, Gareth Davies, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, emphasised the UK government’s intention to take “full advantage of the opportunities arising from the UK’s exit from the European Union”, and to “make the mos...