On 22 March 2021, the UK Government published new official guidance on exporting military or dual-use technology.The guidance provides that controlled software and technology is generally subject to an export licence...more
3/26/2021
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Dual Use Goods ,
Electronic Devices ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Information Technology ,
International Trade ,
Software ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On 11 March 2021, the UK government announced that it is extending the existing post-Brexit import customs declarations deferment from 1 July 2021 until 1 January 2022, meaning full customs processes for some imports will not...more
On Christmas Eve, the United Kingdom and European Union finally agreed a trade deal – the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) – which will define the post-Brexit trading relationship between the European Union and United...more
1/7/2021
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Regulatory Standards ,
Tariffs ,
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UK Brexit
Financial Institutions Horizons is a snapshot of key legal topics and market trends across the globe, shaping the future of the financial institutions market.
When we conceived the Horizons series in 2018, the financial...more
12/16/2020
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China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Investigations ,
Libor ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
UK Brexit
What lies ahead for the UK's future trading relationship with the EU and the US?
Following the Conservative Party's landslide victory in the UK general election, which Boris Johnson won on a promise to "get Brexit done",...more
12/17/2019
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EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Imports ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
US Trade Policies
The EU regime for controlling the exports from the EU of products and/or technology that can be used for both civil and military purposes (dual-use items) is now 10 years old. As a result of the changes in technology and...more
The EU-UK agreement reached on 17 October 2019 ("Agreement") revises the Irish backstop with a new protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland ("NI protocol")....more
10/21/2019
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Foreign Relations ,
Imports ,
Ireland ,
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Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The dynamism of the Technology, Media and Telecoms sector is set to continue.
Challengers can reach scale seemingly overnight, forcing market change at a similar speed. Established business models are upended, driving...more
6/21/2019
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
Digital Media ,
Drones ,
eSports ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hulu ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Streaming ,
Netflix ,
Outer Space ,
Satellites ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Telecommunications ,
Television Programming ,
Trade Policy ,
UK Brexit
Do you work in the automotive & mobility industry in the UK? Do you manufacture or sell vehicles, or parts of vehicles, in the UK? Are your manufacturing activities, suppliers, customers or contracting parties located in the...more
4/2/2019
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Country of Origin ,
EU ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
Transposing more than 40 years of EU legislations is not straightforward, including when it comes to EU sanctions laws. In this context, UK secondary legislations are needed to replace references in sanctions laws to Member...more
The United Kingdom ("UK") is gearing up to "roll-over" the EU network of Free Trade Agreements ("FTA") once Brexit takes effect. In the past few weeks, the UK announced that it had successfully rolled-over the FTAs that the...more
The proposal of the European Commission ("Commission") for a regulation on the apportionment of the tariff rate quotas ("TRQs") in the EU's WTO schedule of commitments, following Brexit ("Commission proposal") is making its...more
On 28 November 2017, the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) announced that it would seek to maintain existing EU anti-dumping (AD) and anti-subsidy (AS) measures post-Brexit provided that the following conditions are...more
International trade law is about to become a whole lot more relevant to UK businesses, as the UK is going ahead in fledgling its independent trade policy. ...more
On 12 July, the UK government published its long-awaited White Paper on "The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union". ...more
A monthly newsletter covering topics of interest in the field of UK corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, listed companies, equity capital markets, corporate governance and general company law. ...more
7/12/2018
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Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Human Rights ,
London Stock Exchange ,
MiFID II ,
MLD5 ,
Natural Resources ,
Premium Listed Issuers ,
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UK ,
UK Brexit
Currently the UK, as a Member State of the EU, adopts UK and EU sanctions through EU Council decisions and regulations, brought into effect in the UK by Section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972....more