Following the Conservative Party’s victory in the UK’s general election in December 2019, the immediate priority for both the UK and the EU27 in relation to Brexit is now the approval, ratification and implementation of the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The UK’s departure from the European Union has now been delayed for the third time. Although an agreement between the UK and EU had been reached in relation to the form of an ultimate Withdrawal Agreement,...more
On 24 May the Prime Minister conceded that her efforts to secure Parliamentary approval of the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration (WA) signed off in November 2018 have failed. Publication of the Withdrawal...more
On March 29, 2019, Parliament voted down, for a third time, Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (“EU”). As a result, it remains unclear what the next steps for the Brexit...more
"No deal" safely averted? On March 28, 2019, at least we can be reasonably confident that the UK does not face a "no deal" Brexit at 11.00pm on March 29th. Reasonably confident, but not absolutely certain. Members of the...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
Companies should identify data flows, implement a data transfer solution, and update internal documents and privacy notices. Since our blog on “What a “No Deal” Brexit Means for UK Data Privacy”, the European Data...more
The following alert is directed to organizations with a presence in the UK or who anticipate the need to place talent at a UK work site. Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 14th, the UK Parliament voted in favor of an extension to...more
As the prospect of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union creeps ever closer, one wonders whether the last two years could have been better dealt with by Howie Mandel in the US or Noel Edmonds in the United Kingdom....more
Subject to the deadlock in parliament being broken, or an extension of the Article 50 Brexit process, the UK’s 46-year European Union membership will cease in a matter of days. ...more
On 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU. The exit procedure was triggered under Article 50 of European Union Treaty, with the departure date set to 29 mars 2019. After Brexit, the UK will become a third country...more
The House of Commons recently rejected the Withdrawal Agreement. While the UK Parliament is still debating how to leave the EU, a hard Brexit remains an option. To prepare for this possibility, the UK, EU Commission and EU27...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Given Parliament’s resounding rejection of the Withdrawal Agreement on Tuesday, and the growing political discord in the UK, the likelihood of a “no-deal” Brexit is increasing. ...more
With only 72 days remaining until the UK automatically ceases to be a member of the EU, the UK Parliament has emphatically rejected the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration painstakingly negotiated by the UK...more
The EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 requires Parliament to pass a motion approving the withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship between the UK and the EU. This so-called 'meaningful vote' was due to take...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the U.K. is able to unilaterally revoke its notice of intention to withdraw from the EU. Any such revocation could only be made before the draft Withdrawal Agreement...more
On 10 December 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a judgment, ruling that a Member State can unilaterally revoke its notice to leave the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European...more
On 21 September 2018, the Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland’s Court of Appeal, requested a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice as to whether it was possible for the UK to unilaterally withdraw...more
It has been a year since Article 50 was triggered on March 29, 2017, and if no extension is given, the U.K. will leave the European Union (EU) on March 29, 2019. This means that negotiations are now at the half-way point, but...more
On 19 March the EU and the UK agreed the terms of a Brexit transition period ending on 31 December 2020. An updated colour-coded version of the EU’s Draft Withdrawal Agreement was published by the negotiators indicating which...more
In what looks set to be the last major Brexit development of 2017, the European Commission yesterday published its recommended draft negotiating directives for the next phase of the Article 50 negotiations. ...more
The UK and the EU have published a joint report at the conclusion of the first phase of the UK’s Article 50 withdrawal negotiations. Agreement has been reached in principle on three key issues: the rights of EU citizens in...more
This is the sixth in an ongoing series of blog posts by Foley & Lardner LLP on the implications of the June 23, 2016 voter referendum in the United Kingdom (“UK”) to exit the European Union (“EU”) (“Brexit”). This current...more
The EU Withdrawal Bill has now entered the committee stage in the House of Commons. This is the stage at which Parliament gets into the detail of the Bill, including amending it if necessary. ...more
In the second round of negotiations for the U.K. exiting the European Union, the question of what rights citizens of the European Union and U.K. will have in the other’s territory after the withdrawal is being addressed. The...more