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Brexit Essentials: State aid in the UK post-Brexit - a familiar regime or a step into the unknown? State aid in the UK post-Brexit: a familiar regime or a step into the unknown? After intense speculation since the June 2016 referendum, the UK Government has announced that it is preparing to introduce a self-standing State aid regime in the UK...

Extra-territoriality in a post-Brexit world As UK and EU businesses grapple with the complexities of the post-Brexit world, one of the first key questions for businesses from a data privacy perspective is whether their processing is subject to the UK or EU regime (or both). This briefing...

Brexit has happened - so what next for Debt Capital Markets? One month ago, at 11:00 pm on New Year’s Eve, the Brexit implementation period ended and the UK left the EU single market. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the EU that has applied since then does not deal with the regulatory detail...

A reprieve for EU-UK data flows but other data privacy implications of Brexit remain Many businesses will have breathed a sigh of relief following the announcement of interim arrangements for data flows in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement of 24 December. The continued free flow of personal data from the EU to the UK for a...

Preparing Pension Schemes for Brexit In his latest podcast Richard Goldstein focuses on Brexit - specifically the actions pension schemes should be taking now in preparation for 1 January 2021, when the transition period comes to an end. The podcast is split into three sections...

Beyond adequacy – Brexit’s wider data privacy implications Whilst adequacy and international transfers are important considerations given the amount of personal data that currently flows freely, there are other Brexit-related data privacy issues that have received less attention which also need to be addressed....

Brexit: Pension Scheme Preparedness This Brexit update considers actions pension schemes should be taking in preparation for 1 January 2021. At the end of the update is a short checklist of actions for pension scheme trustees. This update considers actions pension schemes should be taking...

Brexit and the Capital Markets – does equivalence need to be mutual? Analysis of capital markets “equivalence” determinations by the EU and the UK for prospectuses and accounting standards and their impact on market participants after the end of the Brexit implementation period. In the non-binding Political Declaration...

Brexit Essentials: Dispute resolution clauses This briefing considers the potential impact of Brexit on contractual dispute resolution clauses. It is a fact universally acknowledged that a contract is not worth very much unless it is clear how its terms are to be enforced and so disputes to be...

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...