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Brexit and the Capital Markets – does equivalence need to be mutual? Analysis of capital markets “equivalence” determinations by the EU and the UK for prospectuses and accounting standards and their impact on market participants after the end of the Brexit implementation period. In the non-binding Political De...

Brexit Essentials: Will this deal get Brexit done? The EU Withdrawal Agreement provides for the UK to continue to be treated as an EU member state for almost all purposes until the end of the implementation period on 31 December 2020. As a result, the practical impact of “exit day” for most bu...

Brexit Essentials: Brexit according to the manifestos This briefing summarises the main parties’ policies on the Brexit process, and the headline views of each party on the shape of the UK’s future relationship with the EU. The outcome of the election could materially affect the timing (and like...

Brexit Essentials: Contracts through a Brexit lens Questions to consider when reviewing material contracts through a Brexit lens. The UK’s exit from the EU and its economic repercussions may have implications for a range of general commercial and other types of contract. This briefing suggests ques...

Brexit Essentials: Where do we go from here? This issue of Brexit Essentials outlines the possible outcomes and some of the legal constraints that might shape the UK’s future relationship with the EU. “I don’t want no deal as the outcome..I don’t want to lead with a WTO solu...

Is your website Brexit ready? This briefing looks at how changes to the e-commerce regime post-Brexit may impact your website. As the possibility of the UK leaving the EU with no deal increases, organisations are redoubling their efforts to finalise Brexit plans. But what does this m...

Brexit Essentials: The Customs Union Our latest Brexit Essentials recalls the characteristics and consequences of a potential customs union between the EU and the UK. The possible formation of a customs union between the EU and the UK after Brexit has recently emerged as a central topic of ...

Brexit Essentials: The Final Countdown for UK Listed Companies Our latest Brexit Essentials highlights the key considerations in these areas for UK listed companies as we enter the final countdown. “Exit day” is here and the UK remains a member of the European Union. If Mrs May’s deal is appro...

Brexit Essentials: What next for debt capital markets? This briefing explores the three possible outcomes for Brexit and what is next for debt capital markets. Whatever happens in parliament and even if Brexit is delayed for a period, there are essentially three possible outcomes to Brexit. Either the UK rev...

Brexit Essentials: Not so frustrating This briefing examines the High Court decision that the EMA's lease of its Canary Wharf headquarters will not be frustrated by Brexit The High Court has ruled that the European Medicines Agency’s lease of its Canary Wharf headquarters will not ...