Brexit

Over three years have passed since the UK voted to leave the European Union, sending the country down a path of disentanglement from our membership of the EU. 

Brexit continues to present many uncertainties about what it means for businesses. With the UK set to leave the EU on 31 October 2019, it is not yet clear what all the effects of Brexit will be, what the UK's post-Brexit relationship will be with the EU and what the impact may be on Scotland's constitutional future. As such, it is natural that you will have questions about what the future may hold for your business. 

We regularly write articles on Brexit and what the potential impact could be for each business sector, as well as its potential implications for legal areas including employment law, intellectual property, data protection, financial services regulation and competition law.

• Brexit 27/08/2019 The Impact of Brexit on Family Law – we’ll get by ( we hope) with a little help from our friends… It could be said that in family law matters, we have all become a little complacent when it comes to considering whether or not European Regulations apply to the member state we are dealing with. We have become dependent upon Brussells II when it comes to jurisdiction. This will all change if we leave the EU with no deal.
• Brexit 27/08/2019 No Deal Scenario for Brexit - increasingly likely In the words of Prime Minister Johnson, the UK Government’s primary focus is for the UK to leave the EU on 31st October 2019 “do or die” but there are serious hurdles for the UK to overcome.
• Food & Drink 09/08/2019 No deal, no dinner - food industry asks for competition law waiver in anticipation of no-deal Brexit The UK food industry has announced that it will seek permission to bypass some aspects of competition law in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
• Brexit 26/03/2019 Competition Law - will Brexit impact on the regulation of markets? Brexit – the most feared word in the English language of 2019! With not long to go until we leave the European Union (unless there is an extension until 30 June as has been discussed/debated over the last few years!) and we are now all gearing up for the potential of a no-deal Brexit (which is becoming more likely by the hour). So, if we are leaving the EU with no-deal from the EU, what will come of competition law?
• GDPR 26/02/2019 B(rexit) Day is approaching – what will happen to international data transfers? Notwithstanding the current political turmoil surrounding Brexit (deal or no deal?) the UK are still scheduled to exit the European Union (EU) on 29 March 2019 (only 6 weeks away!) and as the politicians grapple with the complexities of hard/soft Brexit options with the clock ticking down to B(rexit) Day, we are looking at how data will be transferred outside of the UK (and EU) post-Brexit.
• Employment 30/01/2019 Theresa May scraps £65 ‘registration fee’ for EU citizens who want to live in the UK post-Brexit Following the announcement that the £65 fee for EU citizens to apply for ‘settled’ or ‘pre-settled’ status is to be scrapped, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the EU Settlement Scheme.
• Brexit 19/12/2018 Data protection: The implications of Brexit for your business - an update! The ICO and UK Government have both issued guidance in relation to data protection law in the event of a no-deal Brexit, which will be of particular importance to organisations with operations outside the UK.
• Brexit 14/12/2018 UK Government can unilaterally revoke the Article 50 notification In a landmark, and contentious, decision, the ECJ has held that the UK Government can unilaterally revoke its article 50 notification.
• Construction 04/12/2018 The three biggest things affecting the construction sector in 2018 Carillion, Brexit and payment issues have hit businesses hard in 2018, with some firms slipping into insolvency and employers left with unfinished buildings. We examine the impact on the construction industry.
• Brexit 22/11/2018 UK government appeal to the Supreme Court against Article 50 ruling fails On 21 September, the Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland’s highest court of appeal for civil cases, issued a judgment in an appeal in a petition for judicial review in which the petitioners sought a declarator as to whether or not the UK could unilaterally revoke its Article 50 notice to the European Council.

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