EU Law

The European Commission has today (28 March 2019) published a notice to stakeholders in the automotive industry which emphasises that, after Brexit Day, UK type approval for:(a)       agricultural and forestry vehicles (under Regulation (EU) No 167 /... Read more  

Exit Day? For two years one thing was supposedly certain in the Brexit negotiations: on 29 March 2019, the UK was going to withdraw from both the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community ('Euratom'). This date, labelled "exit day" in the UK, was e... Read more  

David Brynmor Thomas QC and Professor Andrea Biondi will be speaking at the III LAwTTIP Joint Conference on Thursday 21st March 2019 at King's College London.For more information and to register attendance, please click here. Read more  

Since 1 January 1987 cross-border litigation in the UK has been increasingly dominated by European laws and rules that created schemes based on principles of mutual trust and co-operation in civil litigation. Brexit involves the UK losing the benefit... Read more  

Timothy Lyons QC will be speaking at the International Tax Planning Association in Estepona on 22nd March 2019.He will be addressing the EU's Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive, the latest on state aid and tax rulings and tax and Brexit.For more informatio... Read more  

Are limitation periods "overriding mandatory provisions" within the meaning of both the Rome II and Rome I Regulations, so that a forum court can override a shorter limitation period in the applicable law selected under either Regulation?This was the... Read more  

Date: Thursday 7th February 2019 Timings: 5.45pm (registration) 6:00pm - 7:00pm (seminar) Refreshments will be served after the event Venue: 81 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1DD Chair: Deok Joo Rhee QC - Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers Speakers: Paul Crai... Read more  

News from DavosThe Treasury announced today (25 January 2019) that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has signed an agreement at Davos with Switzerland intended to replicate the effects of the exiting EU-Switzerland Direct Insurance Agreement (see here)... Read more  

A No Deal Brexit & The Brussels RegimeAs part of its preparations for the No Deal Brexit, the Government has published The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.This draft regulation contains the changes consider... Read more  

The European Commission has today (18 January 2019) published a new "no-deal Brexit" notice on the withdrawal of the UK and its effect in the field of Civil Justice and Private International Law. It replaces their 21 November 2017. A copy of the noti... Read more