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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, delivered the Queen’s speech in which he announced that the government will be introducing the so-called Brexit Freedoms Bill, which was first announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on...more
The end of the Brexit transition period and the implementation of the new UK/EU Trade Agreement have had a significant impact on technology transactions throughout Europe. Businesses entering into Europe-wide technology...more
Earlier this summer, the Group of Seven (G7) held their annual summit to coordinate global policy and devise a plan to help the world build back better from COVID-19. The G7 discussed several priorities and initiatives,...more
The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that Brexit presents for different...more
Brexit: Fresh Perspectives - The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that...more
Following Brexit, the UK Government has been exercising its new-found sovereignty by entering into international treaties. Many of these treaties concern the UK’s trading relationships (e.g. customs agreements with Japan, New...more
Welcome to this first edition of BCLP’S Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world. This period was marked by uncertainty – and the harsh realities of the pandemic for many...more
INTRODUCTION - On 24 December 2020, Michael Barnier, the European Union’s chief negotiator said, “The clock is no longer ticking”. Four and a half years after the Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom and the European Union...more
The agreement provides guidance across several areas for the life sciences sector, though gaps remain. The widely anticipated EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the Agreement) came into effect on 1 January 2021 after...more
Nearly one year after its introduction to the House of Commons, the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill 2019‑2021 (the Bill) was granted Royal Assent on 11 February 2021, becoming law as the Medicines and Medical Devices Act...more
The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 has reshaped the landscape for employers. In our updated Q&As publication, we look at the impact for employment law and at considerations for in-house counsel and HR...more
Brexit finally became a reality on 31 December 2020, as the UK reached the end of the agreed Transition Period after the UK’s departure from the EU. The UK government has heralded Brexit as a “historic opportunity to...more
Brexit has well and truly arrived, and while the trade agreement that was reached on Christmas Eve 2020 is undoubtedly a very significant development in terms of the future relationship between the United Kingdom and European...more
2020 was a year of exceptional change for employers and their staff. As the pandemic unfolded, businesses navigated their way through adjusting to a remote workforce to furloughing to creating COVID-secure workplaces and...more
After the political and constitutional upheaval of the last four years that has been Brexit, a trade deal - the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - was finally reached between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European...more
This second instalment of our Brexit & Data Digest outlines the main sources of data protection law in the UK following the end of the Brexit transition period, and how the EU GDPR may continue to have relevance for companies...more
Following months of protracted negotiations and coming four and a half years after the UK voted to leave the EU, 24 December 2020 saw the EU and UK finally agree the shape of their future relationship. While the Trade and...more
In a flurry of last-minute negotiations, the EU and the UK agreed on the form of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU, European Atomic Energy Community and the UK on 24 December 2020 ("TCA") to bring about the...more
A timely Christmas present was delivered to the citizens of Europe when, on Christmas Eve, a historic trade agreement was reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) on their future relationship going...more
The U.K. and the EU conclude the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, which entered into force on December 31, 2020. The Agreement provides guidance on origin rules that must be met for products to benefit from duty-free...more
On December 24, 2020, the EU and the UK reached an agreement on the terms of their future cooperation following the end of the Brexit Transition Period (i.e., following 31 December 2020). The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation...more
In this alert, we focus on the key takeaways for trade in goods under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement ("EU-UK TCA"). Bilateral trade between the UK and EU will be duty free and quota free provided the relevant...more