Tags matching 'brexit'
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the new Irish / Northern Irish " Front-stop"
One feature of the new Irish / Northern Irish Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement that was agreed at the negotiators' level on 17th...
22/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and "the level playing field for open and fair competition"
There are a number of aspects to consider in the three new key documents - the revised Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol , the revised...
18/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the protection of personal data
Although 17th October 2019 has seen the publication of the draft text of a revised Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland to the 2018...
18/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Queen's Speech
The Queen's Speech delivered on 14th October 2019 at the opening of the new session of the UK Parliament made reference to 26 Government...
16/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Prorogation re-visited - the implications for financial services "in flight" legislation
The second - and, hopefully this time , legally effective - prorogation of Parliament took place on 8th October 2019 , in preparation...
10/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and a new "No-deal readiness report"
On 8th October 2019, the UK Government issued a detailed "No - deal readiness report" giving extensive information as to the measures...
09/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and businesses that export services to the EU
At this time, the UK Government appears to be advertising in the national and business press almost on a daily basis with its "no deal"...
08/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Blood Diamonds
Particular industries stand to be affected more harshly than most in the event of a "no deal" Brexit, unless the appropriate...
07/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and new UK proposals to replace the Irish "backstop"
On 2nd October 2019, to much fanfare at the Conservative Party annual conference, Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, announced new...
03/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and businesses that import goods into the UK from the EU
In line with its declared policy of preparing for the worst, the UK Government has for some weeks been publishing full page adverts in...
03/10/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and updated directions under the FCA's Temporary Transitional Power
The title to this blog will be pretty obscure to most people, even by Brexit standards. It is worth highlighting, however, that the...
27/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and "Endangered Species"
When writing about "Endangered Species" in the Brexit context, people might well have differing views! In this article, it is a...
27/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Rule of Law
The single Supreme Court judgment dated 24th September 2019 in the "prorogation" appeals in the English case of R( on the application of...
24/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and access to information
The UK Government has recently ramped up its public access to information on Brexit with its "Get Ready for Brexit" campaign, which is...
24/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and House of Commons Library briefing papers on trade and product standards and safety marking in the event of a "no deal".
On 12th September 2019 the House of Commons Library, which is proving to be an invaluable research source for Brexit-related material,...
20/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and changes to design and trade mark law if the UK leaves the EU without a deal
As we approach the 31st October 2019 ( currently, Boris Johnson's "do or die" day for leaving the EU) and pending a new Withdrawal...
20/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the"Cobham" Take-over Bid
Even in these dog days of the EU-UK relationship, the legal complexities of that relationship continue to have some bite, at least in...
19/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and DAC6 (the EU Directive on Administrative Co-operation for certain tax purposes)
EU Directive on Administrative Co-operation 2018/822 (commonly known as "DAC6", being the latest amendment to the original EU Directive...
19/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and an update on financial services regulation
On 16th September 2019, Andrew Bailey, the Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority ( "FCA") , gave an important "state of...
17/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Data Protection
On 11th September 2019, the Information Commissioner's Office ("the ICO") , the UK public body responsible for monitoring and enforcing...
13/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and a Bridge over Troubled Waters
On 11th September 2019, "The Times" reported that the Civil Service had prepared plans for the UK Prime Minister to build a bridge...
12/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and some legal challenges
The last few days have seen some notable legal interventions in the Brexit saga. The "Humble Address" to the Crown, which was approved by...
11/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and some independent thoughts on a "no deal" outcome
On 6th September 2019, the House of Commons Library published a briefing paper entitled "A no-deal Brexit: the Johnson Government". This...
10/09/19
Joanne Moseley
Update on the right to work checks you need to make in the event of a no deal Brexit
We still don't know if the UK will exit the EU on 31 October with or without a deal. Government ministers have talked about ending the...
06/09/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and China
On 24th July 2019, Boris Johnson, the UK's new Prime Minster, was reported by "the Washington Examiner" as having given an interview to a...
23/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the Irish Backstop (Again!)
With the holiday month of August moving towards its end, thoughts about the Irish Backstop and how to address it (to scrap or not to...
21/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the European Communities Act 1972
The European Communities Act 1972 (ECA) was the domestic UK legislation that bound the UK to membership of the EC (now the EU) with...
20/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Operation Yellowhammer
To the lexicon of Brexit jargon - including "No deal"; "WTO rules"; "Transition period"; "Article 50"; "Another referendum" ; "Backstop"...
19/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and Electronic Commerce
There is a wealth of legislation dealing with e-commerce and so-called "Information Society Services" in the UK and much of it is...
15/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the European Central Bank
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for the Eurozone, currently comprising 19 member states of the EU. For those of us...
15/08/19