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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.

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.

The Regulation Tomorrow Podcast is back with Episode 4.

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.

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).

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

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

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

The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) does not address jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments in civil proceedings.

Under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the TCA), the EU and the UK have reached an agreement on their future relationship.