INSIDE ARBITRATION: A NEW FRONTIER – WHAT DOES THE BREXIT DEAL MEAN FOR CROSS-BORDER DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND FOR LONDON-SEATED ARBITRATION?

25 February, 2021
What does the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement mean for cross-border dispute resolution? What is the impact on English court jurisdiction clauses and on London-seated arbitration clauses?  We give some answers to the questions that our clients have been asking over the past days and weeks in our latest briefing on Brexit and its impact … Read more

DISPUTE RESOLUTION CHOICES FOR BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: MAXIMISING THE CHANCES OF SUCCESSFUL ENFORCEMENT – WEBINAR RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE

28 September, 2020
The post below was first published on our Arbitration blog Choice of dispute resolution forum can have a fundamental impact on the ability of banks and financial institutions to enforce contractual obligations. In our client webinar on 23 September, Dispute Resolution Choices for Banks and Financial Institutions: Maximising the Chances of Successful Enforcement, Julian Copeman, … Read more

New Brexit Legal Guide section available: Disputes

27 February, 2020
The updated Disputes section of our Brexit Legal Guide is now available. This provides a useful overview, amongst other things, as to whether: EU law will continue to apply to and in the UK during the transition period; the current rules on both jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments under the recast Brussels Regulation and Lugano Convention will apply where … Read more

Dispute resolution choices for banks and financial institutions in a post-Brexit world: opting for arbitration?

31 October, 2019
The post below was first published on our Arbitration blog Partner Andrew Cannon and Senior Associate Hannah Ambrose have authored an article for Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, discussing the suitability of arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism for banks and other financial institutions post-Brexit. The article explores the current uncertainty surrounding … Read more

Updated Brexit Legal Guide launched

11 September, 2019
Today our updated Brexit Legal Guide was released. Below is a message from our Chair and Senior Partner James Palmer which accompanied the updated guide. Dear clients and professional colleagues, The outcome of the June 2016 UK referendum on EU membership ushered in a period of increasing political turmoil in the UK. When I wrote … Read more

New podcast – Brexit: dispute resolution between the EU and the UK, under the withdrawal agreement and in the event that there is “no deal”

17 October, 2018
The post below was first published on our PIL blog At a critical time in the Brexit negotiations, in the latest podcast on the Herbert Smith Freehills Podcast channel, Andrew Cannon and Hannah Ambrose discuss dispute resolution between the UK and the EU. They look at the way in which the withdrawal agreement may be enforced, … Read more

EIGHT MONTHS TO BREXIT: IS YOUR BUSINESS PREPARED?

30 July, 2018
As the clock ticks down to 29 March 2019, the UK and the EU are stepping up their preparations for the possibility of a “no-deal” outcome. From a corporate governance and risk management perspective, businesses that have not done so already should carry out a Brexit assurance process in order to identify all Brexit-related risks … Read more

State to state dispute resolution in the UK Government’s White Paper: arbitration with a potential role for the CJEU

13 July, 2018
The post below was first published on our Arbitration blog The White Paper published yesterday, “The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union”, includes the UK Government’s proposal for the resolution of disputes between the UK and the EU under what the UK Government views as an “Association Agreement”. This Association Agreement would form … Read more