Inside Brexit

General Court green lights European Commission’s new approach to Article 22 referrals

The General Court’s Illumina/GRAIL judgment confirms that the EC has the power under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation to accept referral requests from a Member State NCA to review transactions over which the NCA does not have jurisdiction under national law.

August 03, 2022

Life sciences and healthcare

Service out of the jurisdiction post Brexit

The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) are being amended with effect from 6 April, 2021 to remove the requirement to seek permission to serve a claim on a defendant out of the jurisdiction whenever there is an English choice of jurisdiction.

March 08, 2021

Dispute resolution and litigation

UK review of the retained Vertical Block Exemption Regulation: Will the UK and EU competition regimes diverge on supply and distribution arrangements?

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reviewing the version of the EU Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) retained in UK law following the end of the Brexit implementation period.

February 25, 2021

Antitrust and competition

Episode 4 of the Regulation Tomorrow Podcast: Out now

The Regulation Tomorrow Podcast is back with Episode 4.

February 05, 2021

Financial services

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Resolving disputes between the EU and UK post-Brexit

On December 24, 2020, the UK and EU announced the conclusion of a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) which would govern their future relationship from January 1, 2021, following the expiry of the 11-month transition period after the UK had formally left the EU.

January 18, 2021

UK and EU legal framework

The end of the Brexit implementation period: Implications for pensions

At 11pm on December 31, 2020 the Brexit implementation period ended and the last-minute trade deal agreed by UK and EU negotiators took effect through the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).

January 12, 2021

UK and EU legal framework

The EU- UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Implications for employment and immigration

On December 31 the UK parliament implemented the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020.

January 05, 2021

Employment and labour

The Brexit trade deal: What it really means for financial services

On Christmas eve, the UK Government and the European Commission (Commission) announced that they had reached agreement on a free trade agreement.

December 31, 2020

Banking and finance

UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement approved by UK Parliament and EU ambassadors

Members of the UK Parliament have voted to approve the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill (The Bill) on Wednesday December 30, 2020.

December 30, 2020

UK and EU legal framework