The UK and the EU have agreed on a second Article 50 extension until 31 October 2019 which may end earlier, should a withdrawal deal be ratified prior to this date. However, with deadlock between the Conservatives and Labour showing no signs of easing it remains unclear precisely what will happen next. In the meantime, … Read more
In any negotiation, it is necessary not only to seek the best terms for oneself but also to ensure that the terms can be accepted by the other side – otherwise the negotiations will have failed. Of course, this is not easy when the other side has no coherent position on what it can accept … Read more
The UK and the EU have formally agreed to extend Article 50 until 31 October 2019 11.00pm GMT during the Special European Council Summit held on 11 April 2019. The extension period may end at an earlier date, if a Withdrawal Agreement is approved by the UK Parliament and its ratification in the UK and … Read more
In today’s webinar, Tom Henderson, Senior Associate and member of our core Brexit team, was joined by Oliver Lewis, Director at Hanbury Strategy, to discuss the latest political developments and the likely next steps. As one of the leaders of Hanbury Strategy’s Brexit team and former adviser to various Cabinet Ministers, Oliver is well placed … Read more
At the time of organising this webinar and following the defeat of the negotiated Withdrawal Agreement for a third time and the House of Commons’ inability to agree an alternative way forward by way of indicative votes, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have agreed to sit down to agree a plan for leaving the EU … Read more
Following the UK Government’s defeat on the Withdrawal Agreement today, the time at which the UK is due to leave the EU is now confirmed as having moved to 11pm GMT on Friday 12 April 2019. The change is reflected in the Statutory Instrument that has been passed by the UK Parliament earlier this week to amend … Read more
On the morning of 28 March 2019, the day before Brexit was meant to happen, we hosted a breakfast briefing with Mark Shillito, Partner and Global Head of Intellectual Property at Herbert Smith Freehills, Daniel Finkelstein OBE, Associate Editor, Columnist and Leader Writer at the The Times and Ameet Gill OBE, Partner at Hanbury Strategy. Read more
The UK Government yesterday released a short paper on legislating for the extension of Article 50 following the UK’s formal acceptance of the extension proposed by the EU. Read more
