Brexit
The UK’s exit from the EU will present both challenges and opportunities across the board. Whether you are a business with a domestic UK market or one trading internationally, and regardless of whether your operations are based in the UK or not.
Our Brexit experts can help you to understand what this could mean for your business – in terms of overall impact and at the detailed operational level. We’re ready to help whether you are looking at Brexit from the UK, Europe, the US, Asia or anywhere else.
Our latest insights below highlight some specific areas businesses should be looking at to start preparing for Brexit now.
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Products | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2024
UK government pauses the introduction of courts' expanded EU case law departure powers
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2024
UK courts' new EU case law departure powers due to enter into force later in 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook April 2024
Data Law | UK Regulatory Outlook April 2024
Decision time for UK medical device regulation: diverge or converge with the EU?
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook March 2024
Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2024
UK Binding Corporate Rules: are updates a reason to reconsider the 'gold standard' transfer tool?
Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024
Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2023
Food Law | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2023
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2023
Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2023
UK government heralds 'indefinite' CE marking recognition in GB market
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023
Food Law | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023
Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023
Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?
The Retained EU Law Act 2023: the revolution is cancelled, but substantive change to UK law post-Brexit continues
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2023
Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2023
Food Law | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2023
Employment Law Coffee Break | Reforms to working time, TUPE and non-competes; stress in the workplace; and an update from our incentives team
How will the Retained EU Law Bill affect UK and international businesses?
UK sets out the new Science and Technology Framework
What effect will the Spring Budget 2023 have on UK immigration?
Spring Budget 2023 | UK chancellor announces new regulatory model for medicines and medical technologies
Choice of courts: Are asymmetric jurisdiction clauses still a good idea post-Brexit?
Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2023
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2023
The UK Retained EU Law Bill: legislative havoc or promised post-Brexit deregulation?
Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2023
UK business law predictions for 2023
A look ahead for UK real estate in 2023
Regulatory Horizons Council makes recommendations to UK government for the regulation of AI as a medical device
Data protection | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2022
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2022
General Court finds UK evidence not admissible post-Brexit in EUIPO proceedings
MHRA moves to assuage medical device manufacturers over UK's post-Brexit plans
The UK medical devices regime and the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol
UK government outlines data protection reform proposals following consultation
What are the main areas of reform for the UK's data protection regime and how will they affect business?
Real estate capital gains and rental income from French source : UK residents can also benefit from the CSG and CRDS exemption
General Court confirms UK trade marks can still be asserted in EUIPO proceedings against EUTMs filed before Brexit
UK international data transfer agreements laid before Parliament
How the UK regulates sectors and markets: five new principles
High Court provides clarity for brand owners on interpreting Brexit-related legislation
Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in UK
Immigration Update: The Brexit saga continues...
It is 20 months since Brexit, but many issues that have arisen in the immigration world since the UK left...
Immigration Update: The right to work
With the Home Office constantly changing its position with regards to how employers may conduct right-to-work checks in the light...
Government extends the deadline for using CE marking until 2023
Businesses given more time to transition to using the new UKCA mark
Decarbonisation | In conversation with … Damian Dunphy
This is the second podcast in our series titled 'Decarbonisation | In conversation with ...'
Business Travel after Brexit – what can I do or not do?
Now that the European Union and the United Kingdom are gradually lifting their travel restrictions, we see borders beginning to...
Negotiating English governing law and jurisdiction clauses post-Brexit
Now that we are a few months past the end of the Brexit transition period, we take a look at...
Has Brexit had an impact on cross border disputes?
In a word, yes, when it comes to cross-border disputes involving the UK and the EU/EFTA countries. Contracts containing an...
Brexit: The first 100 days
A truism: Brexit is a process, not an event. So, 100 days after the UK left the Single Market and...
Why international arbitration is ideally suited for the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector
Private, flexible and easily enforceable across much of the world, it is not hard to see why international arbitration is...
Brexit regulations put an end to European credit information rules
Lenders must implement changes to their pre-contract credit information and default notices
Brexit Business Brief | Getting to grips with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context
UK and EU data protection post-Brexit: a brief guide
At 23:00 on 31 December 2020, the Brexit transition period came to end and a new UK data protection regime...
Brexit deal: seven major issues for workforce solutions and consultancy businesses
The EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) sets out a lot of detail about how consultancies, recruiters, staffing companies, managed...
Brexit, jurisdiction and finance: the demise of the asymmetric jurisdiction clause?
With potential difficulties enforcing asymmetric jurisdiction clauses, parties are going to need to think carefully about the right jurisdiction clause...
UK government maps post-Brexit shake up of public procurement
With the UK no longer bound to comply with EU procurement rules from 2021, a green paper and policy note...
Brexit contract checklist
How might your commercial contracts be affected by the end of the Brexit transition period, and what can you do...
Brexit Business Brief | What to look for in a UK-EU free trade agreement
As we await the outcome of the EU-UK trade negotiations, here is my note on 'What to look for in...
What to look for in a UK-EU free trade agreement
If the UK and EU agree on the text of a free trade agreement (FTA), here are some of the...
Brexit Business Brief | What happens to EU law at the end of the transition period?
There will be a small revolution in the UK legal system from 1 January 2021. It will affect the work...
'Retained EU law' | What happens to EU law in the UK at the end of the Brexit transition period?
Retained EU law represents a fundamental new concept under English law, but what exactly will constitute retained EU law and...
Brexit Business Brief | Back for the Countdown
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
UK sanctions regime diverges from the EU's as government names its first post-Brexit targets
The UK has introduced regulations imposing sanctions on 49 individuals for violations of human rights in the first changes to...
Brexit Business Brief | Only one question
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, we explore the only Brexit question which currently matters: will the transition period...
Brexit Business Brief | Different visions
The negotiations begin today, with the EU and UK having different visions of the future relationship.
IP after Brexit: consequences and checklists
Brexit has consequences for intellectual property in the UK. Our Insight draws together some of the headline issues alongside actions...
Brexit Business Brief | The UK exits: 20 quick things you should know
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit Business Brief | Exit, and a timeline for the negotiations
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit Business Brief | What happens now
The UK is set to leave the EU on 31 January 2020 With the Conservative Party now in a substantial...
Brexit Business Brief | UK government's latest, comprehensive 'no deal' guidance
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context. You're receiving...
Brexit Business Brief | Government guidance relaunched
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
No-deal Brexit: a checklist of what consultancies, staffing and recruitment companies may need to think about
As 31 October looms closer and rhetoric from both the UK and the EU27 hardens, the increasing possibility/probability of a...
Brexit Business Brief | Can Parliament resolve the impasse?
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit | UK publishes tariff rates: how do they work?
The UK government this morning (13 March 2019) published the tariff rates that would apply to imports if the UK...
Brexit Business Brief | Perhaps the UK will leave with a deal on 29 March 2019
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Frustrated? What does the EMA decision mean for contracts affected by Brexit?
The UK High Court rules that the European Medicines Agency's 25 year lease was not frustrated by Brexit.
Regulatory Outlook | February 2019 | What would a 'no deal' Brexit mean for UK business regulation?
With less than two months until the UK leaves the EU, a 'no deal' Brexit still remains the default outcome.
Brexit Business Brief | An extension of the Article 50 period?
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
How will State aid be regulated in the UK in the event of a no deal Brexit?
The UK government has published legislation establishing the new legal regime governing State aid.
Brexit Business Brief | Deal. No deal. Managed no deal
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
What will Brexit mean for the Life Sciences sector – in a deal or a no deal scenario?
With less than four months until the UK officially leaves the EU, amid confidence votes and delayed votes in the...
Business immigration: looking beyond Brexit
In September, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published its long-awaited report in to the proposed UK immigration systems post-Brexit. Despite...
Brexit Business Brief | Plan beats no plan?
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit Business Brief | No deal preparations
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
What would a no-deal Brexit mean for the protection of IP rights?
Yesterday (24 September 2018), the UK government released its latest batch of no-deal technical notices. This included five notices focussing...
Brexit and the Energy & Utilities Sector - Part 5: #Funding of energy investments
This series will cover some of the most relevant sector specific-challenges arising from Brexit. Each edition will focus on one...
Brexit Business Brief | Wrapped in a mystery
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit and the Energy & Utilities Sector - Part 4: #EURATOM&CO
This series will cover some of the most relevant sector-specific challenges arising from Brexit. Each edition will focus on one...
Brexit Business Brief: Regulatory Outlook special edition
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit and the Energy & Utilities Sector - Part 3: #ECT-WTO
This series will cover some of the most relevant sector-specific challenges arising from Brexit. Each edition will focus on one...
Brexit and the Energy & Utilities Sector - Part 2: #TEN-E
This series will cover some of the most relevant sector-specific challenges arising from Brexit. Each edition will focus on one...
Brexit and the Energy & Utilities Sector - Part 1: #REMIT
This series will cover some of the most relevant sector-specific challenges arising from Brexit. Each edition will focus on one...
Talking Brexit: addressing the legal implications and practical steps for businesses
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2024
UK government pauses the introduction of courts' expanded EU case law departure powers
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2024
UK courts' new EU case law departure powers due to enter into force later in 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook April 2024
Data Law | UK Regulatory Outlook April 2024
Decision time for UK medical device regulation: diverge or converge with the EU?
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook March 2024
Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2024
UK Binding Corporate Rules: are updates a reason to reconsider the 'gold standard' transfer tool?
Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024
Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2023
Food Law | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2023
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2023
Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2023
UK government heralds 'indefinite' CE marking recognition in GB market
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023
Food Law | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023
Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023
Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?
The Retained EU Law Act 2023: the revolution is cancelled, but substantive change to UK law post-Brexit continues
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2023
Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2023
Food Law | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2023
Employment Law Coffee Break | Reforms to working time, TUPE and non-competes; stress in the workplace; and an update from our incentives team
How will the Retained EU Law Bill affect UK and international businesses?
UK sets out the new Science and Technology Framework
What effect will the Spring Budget 2023 have on UK immigration?
Spring Budget 2023 | UK chancellor announces new regulatory model for medicines and medical technologies
Choice of courts: Are asymmetric jurisdiction clauses still a good idea post-Brexit?
Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2023
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2023
The UK Retained EU Law Bill: legislative havoc or promised post-Brexit deregulation?
Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2023
UK business law predictions for 2023
A look ahead for UK real estate in 2023
Regulatory Horizons Council makes recommendations to UK government for the regulation of AI as a medical device
Data protection | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2022
Products | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2022
General Court finds UK evidence not admissible post-Brexit in EUIPO proceedings
MHRA moves to assuage medical device manufacturers over UK's post-Brexit plans
The UK medical devices regime and the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol
UK government outlines data protection reform proposals following consultation
What are the main areas of reform for the UK's data protection regime and how will they affect business?
Real estate capital gains and rental income from French source : UK residents can also benefit from the CSG and CRDS exemption
General Court confirms UK trade marks can still be asserted in EUIPO proceedings against EUTMs filed before Brexit
UK international data transfer agreements laid before Parliament
How the UK regulates sectors and markets: five new principles
High Court provides clarity for brand owners on interpreting Brexit-related legislation
Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in UK
Immigration Update: The Brexit saga continues...
It is 20 months since Brexit, but many issues that have arisen in the immigration world since the UK left...
Immigration Update: The right to work
With the Home Office constantly changing its position with regards to how employers may conduct right-to-work checks in the light...
Government extends the deadline for using CE marking until 2023
Businesses given more time to transition to using the new UKCA mark
Decarbonisation | In conversation with … Damian Dunphy
This is the second podcast in our series titled 'Decarbonisation | In conversation with ...'
Business Travel after Brexit – what can I do or not do?
Now that the European Union and the United Kingdom are gradually lifting their travel restrictions, we see borders beginning to...
Negotiating English governing law and jurisdiction clauses post-Brexit
Now that we are a few months past the end of the Brexit transition period, we take a look at...
Has Brexit had an impact on cross border disputes?
In a word, yes, when it comes to cross-border disputes involving the UK and the EU/EFTA countries. Contracts containing an...
Brexit: The first 100 days
A truism: Brexit is a process, not an event. So, 100 days after the UK left the Single Market and...
Why international arbitration is ideally suited for the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector
Private, flexible and easily enforceable across much of the world, it is not hard to see why international arbitration is...
Brexit regulations put an end to European credit information rules
Lenders must implement changes to their pre-contract credit information and default notices
Brexit Business Brief | Getting to grips with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context
UK and EU data protection post-Brexit: a brief guide
At 23:00 on 31 December 2020, the Brexit transition period came to end and a new UK data protection regime...
Brexit deal: seven major issues for workforce solutions and consultancy businesses
The EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) sets out a lot of detail about how consultancies, recruiters, staffing companies, managed...
Brexit, jurisdiction and finance: the demise of the asymmetric jurisdiction clause?
With potential difficulties enforcing asymmetric jurisdiction clauses, parties are going to need to think carefully about the right jurisdiction clause...
UK government maps post-Brexit shake up of public procurement
With the UK no longer bound to comply with EU procurement rules from 2021, a green paper and policy note...
Brexit contract checklist
How might your commercial contracts be affected by the end of the Brexit transition period, and what can you do...
Brexit Business Brief | What to look for in a UK-EU free trade agreement
As we await the outcome of the EU-UK trade negotiations, here is my note on 'What to look for in...
What to look for in a UK-EU free trade agreement
If the UK and EU agree on the text of a free trade agreement (FTA), here are some of the...
Brexit Business Brief | What happens to EU law at the end of the transition period?
There will be a small revolution in the UK legal system from 1 January 2021. It will affect the work...
'Retained EU law' | What happens to EU law in the UK at the end of the Brexit transition period?
Retained EU law represents a fundamental new concept under English law, but what exactly will constitute retained EU law and...
Brexit Business Brief | Back for the Countdown
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
UK sanctions regime diverges from the EU's as government names its first post-Brexit targets
The UK has introduced regulations imposing sanctions on 49 individuals for violations of human rights in the first changes to...
Brexit Business Brief | Only one question
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, we explore the only Brexit question which currently matters: will the transition period...
Brexit Business Brief | Different visions
The negotiations begin today, with the EU and UK having different visions of the future relationship.
IP after Brexit: consequences and checklists
Brexit has consequences for intellectual property in the UK. Our Insight draws together some of the headline issues alongside actions...
Brexit Business Brief | The UK exits: 20 quick things you should know
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit Business Brief | Exit, and a timeline for the negotiations
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit Business Brief | What happens now
The UK is set to leave the EU on 31 January 2020 With the Conservative Party now in a substantial...
Brexit Business Brief | UK government's latest, comprehensive 'no deal' guidance
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context. You're receiving...
Brexit Business Brief | Government guidance relaunched
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
No-deal Brexit: a checklist of what consultancies, staffing and recruitment companies may need to think about
As 31 October looms closer and rhetoric from both the UK and the EU27 hardens, the increasing possibility/probability of a...
Brexit Business Brief | Can Parliament resolve the impasse?
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit | UK publishes tariff rates: how do they work?
The UK government this morning (13 March 2019) published the tariff rates that would apply to imports if the UK...
Brexit Business Brief | Perhaps the UK will leave with a deal on 29 March 2019
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Frustrated? What does the EMA decision mean for contracts affected by Brexit?
The UK High Court rules that the European Medicines Agency's 25 year lease was not frustrated by Brexit.
Regulatory Outlook | February 2019 | What would a 'no deal' Brexit mean for UK business regulation?
With less than two months until the UK leaves the EU, a 'no deal' Brexit still remains the default outcome.
Brexit Business Brief | An extension of the Article 50 period?
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
How will State aid be regulated in the UK in the event of a no deal Brexit?
The UK government has published legislation establishing the new legal regime governing State aid.
Brexit Business Brief | Deal. No deal. Managed no deal
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
What will Brexit mean for the Life Sciences sector – in a deal or a no deal scenario?
With less than four months until the UK officially leaves the EU, amid confidence votes and delayed votes in the...
Business immigration: looking beyond Brexit
In September, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published its long-awaited report in to the proposed UK immigration systems post-Brexit. Despite...
Brexit Business Brief | Plan beats no plan?
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit Business Brief | No deal preparations
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
What would a no-deal Brexit mean for the protection of IP rights?
Yesterday (24 September 2018), the UK government released its latest batch of no-deal technical notices. This included five notices focussing...
Brexit and the Energy & Utilities Sector - Part 5: #Funding of energy investments
This series will cover some of the most relevant sector specific-challenges arising from Brexit. Each edition will focus on one...
Brexit Business Brief | Wrapped in a mystery
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit and the Energy & Utilities Sector - Part 4: #EURATOM&CO
This series will cover some of the most relevant sector-specific challenges arising from Brexit. Each edition will focus on one...
Brexit Business Brief: Regulatory Outlook special edition
Welcome to Brexit Business Brief, our regular newsletter looking at Brexit developments in a legal and business context.
Brexit and the Energy & Utilities Sector - Part 3: #ECT-WTO
This series will cover some of the most relevant sector-specific challenges arising from Brexit. Each edition will focus on one...
Brexit and the Energy & Utilities Sector - Part 2: #TEN-E
This series will cover some of the most relevant sector-specific challenges arising from Brexit. Each edition will focus on one...
Brexit and the Energy & Utilities Sector - Part 1: #REMIT
This series will cover some of the most relevant sector-specific challenges arising from Brexit. Each edition will focus on one...