We have released our new series of Beyond Brexit webinars to assist preparedness in the countdown to 1 January 2021 whether there is a deal or not. Podcasts of these are also available. Read more

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

Today, we hosted a webinar with James McBride, Partner at Hanbury Strategy and colleagues Eric White, Consultant, and Paul Butcher, Brexit Director, to discuss the progress on the negotiations and the key considerations at this stage, including, amongst other things, the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, the UK Internal Market Bill and state aid. We also … Read more

With UK/EU deal negotiations in the balance and a no-deal scenario still possible, a panel of experts from Herbert Smith Freehills, the Financial Conduct Authority and McCann FitzGerald (for the Ireland perspective) will review the current state of play on Brexit and what comes next for the regulation of cross-border financial services. Topics covered will … Read more

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