The Brexit debate often looks different viewed from Brussels rather than from London. It is however important for businesses to also keep in mind the Brussels perspective and therefore we publish a regular view from our Brussels office on recent developments and the state of the negotiations. In this third issue, we focus on the … Read more

Following the European Parliament’s vote on 13 December and the European Council’s (EU27 leaders) confirmation today, Brexit negotiations are formally being allowed to move forward to phase two. New guidelines for the EU for this phase of negotiations have been released by the European Council following their formal adoption, read these here. Read more

Following agreement reached in the early hours today on the Irish border issue, the negotiators have agreed that sufficient progress has now been made on the first phase of the negotiations in order to move on to the next phase which will cover preliminary and preparatory discussions on the framework for a future relationship. The … Read more

The post below was first published on our Employment blog The rights of EU citizens is one of the three issues on which sufficient progress was required before the Brexit negotiations with the EU could move onto Britain’s future relationship.  The Joint Report of the negotiators issued in early December confirms that the Government is willing to … Read more

As the UK calls time on its 44 year membership of the EU, repercussions are felt further afield. African countries which currently access the EU via the UK, such as Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, or have the UK as their main end market within the EU will be exposed when the UK ceases … Read more

The post below was first published on our PIL blog In two judgments handed down on 18 October 2017, the Supreme Court (the “Court”) has allowed certain employment claims made by foreign nationals employed as domestic workers at the embassies of foreign states and a diplomat’s residence to proceed despite claims of immunity. The judgments consider … Read more

The EU has released a Notice to Stakeholders that warns EU company law will no longer apply in the UK after Brexit. The main points it raises are: UK incorporated companies will become third country companies and branches in EU-27 Member States of UK incorporated companies will become branches of third country companies Member States … Read more

The UK Government introduced the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill, previously known as the Customs Bill, to Parliament yesterday, in order to provide for the creation of a standalone UK customs regime. Negotiations between the UK and the EU are still focused on withdrawal and have not yet moved onto trade.  However, this new Bill, once … Read more