Five months to Brexit: avoiding a “no deal” crisis

30 November, 2018
Paul Butcher and Tom Henderson have published an article in FERMA/AIRMIC’s joint Brexit Newsletter advising risk management professionals of some of the key matters that they will need to consider to prevent a Brexit-related “no deal” crisis. Given it remains uncertain whether the UK will enter a transitional arrangement with the EU lasting until end … 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

THE NEW EIA REGULATIONS: WHAT HAS ACTUALLY CHANGED?

07 July, 2017
The post below was first published on our UK Real Estate Development blog The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 came into force on 16 May 2017, implementing the 2014 EU Directive. Similar regulations have also come into force under the infrastructure planning regime. Largely, the new regulations are a fairly extensive and, in places, … Read more

BREXIT: SOME INDIRECT IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING

12 July, 2016
The post below was first published on our UK Real Estate Development blog The real estate sector as a whole is in a strong position to cope with such short-term volatility. There are many briefings on what Brexit means for real estate and I don’t intend to repeat them in this article. There are only so many … Read more

Brexit stage left

22 November, 2015
The post below was first published on our UK Real Estate Development blog Julie Vaughan, senior associate in the Environment team at Herbert Smith Freehills, co-authored an article for Estates Gazette on the legal impact of a Brexit. To read the article on EGi, please click here. Please also visit our Herbert Smith Freehills Brexit hub page, with sector … Read more