This week’s events mark a significant milestone in the UK’s Brexit process. At the EU Summit the European Commission and the UK Government agreed a revised Brexit deal, which the EU Council endorsed. The next step is for the UK Government to obtain approval from the UK House of Commons on the revised deal starting with a … Read more
On Tuesday 23 July 2019 (1-2pm BST), Anna Pertoldi and Jan O’Neill will deliver the latest in our series of webinars for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and contacts spotlighting legal and practical issues relevant to litigating cross-border disputes. This webinar will focus mainly on the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 which applies … 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 reflect on the outcome of the European Parliament elections in the UK and the Prime Minister’s announcement last week that she will resign as a party leader and Prime Minister. As one of … Read more
At the time of sending this invitation, cross-party talks between the Conservatives and Labour remain in a deadlock with no sign of agreement being reached in time for ratification of a withdrawal deal before the forthcoming European Parliament elections. With this in mind, UK voters are going to be asked to cast votes for new … Read more
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 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
As negotiations between the UK and EU continue, next week looks set to be a crucial time for decision making in the UK Parliament. While the House of Commons’ business for next week has not yet been set out, as things stand, the timetable looks set to be: Read more
