The UK government has recently published proposals to amend UK data protection legislation with moves towards divergence from EU rules and regulation following the UK’s decision to leave the EU (“Brexit”). The Data Protection...more
8/4/2022
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Between April 20 and 24, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (U.K.) conducted the second round of negotiations on their future trading relationship. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the EU's chief negotiator,...more
Following a referendum in June 2016 , the United Kingdom (U.K.) finally leaves the European Union (EU) today, which is the start of a transition period to new relationships with both the EU and the U.S....more
Following last week's general election, the United Kingdom (U.K.) is set to exit the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. We outline the challenges that the U.K. and EU will need to navigate as they work toward complete...more
The United Kingdom's (U.K.) exit from the European Union (EU) has been delayed until 31 January 2020, prolonging uncertainty for individuals and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. The U.K. Parliament has decided to use...more
On 17 October the European Union (EU) and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (U.K.) announced that they had reached a new deal to ensure the orderly withdrawal of the U.K. from the EU. While similar to past proposals,...more
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The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union is heading towards another periodic climax with the exit date currently set for 31 October 2019. The U.K. Supreme Court today held that the Prime...more
It is another critical week for the Brexit process in the U.K. Following the agreed extension between the U.K. and the European Council, the U.K. is scheduled to leave the European Union (EU) on 12 April (pushed back from 29...more
On 15 January 2019, the U.K. Parliament overwhelmingly rejected, by a margin of 230 votes, the proposed withdrawal agreement with the EU put forward by Prime Minister Theresa May. Rejection of the withdrawal agreement does...more
In the coming days, the U.K. government is expected to formally notify the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. Formal notification will start...more
The U.K. has voted, in a popular referendum, to leave the EU. The referendum is not legally binding and the result was extremely narrow: 51.9 percent in favor of leaving, 48.1 percent in favor of remaining. This partly...more
6/28/2016
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The United Kingdom government will hold a referendum on June 23, 2016, determining whether the U.K. should remain in the European Union — of which it has been a member since 1973. Opinion polls suggest that the result of the...more