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Scottish independence and EU membership: process and implications
In 2016, shortly prior to the UK’s referendum on EU membership, the Scottish National Party (SNP) manifesto argued that “significant and material changes …
In Search of the Limits of Article 30 of the EEC Treaty Revisited
Eric White, an EU and Trade Law specialist in our Brussels office, has recently published an update to his seminal article ‘In Search of the Limits of …
UK Government publishes revised sector definitions for mandatory notification under new national security screening regime
The UK Government has today published its response to the consultation on mandatory notification in specific sectors under the proposed new national …
Private equity investments under the UK’s new national security screening regime
The implications of the UK’s proposed national security investment screening regime have been widely debated since the National Security and Investment …
Subsidy Control in the UK following the end of the Brexit Transition Period
The EU State aid regime in its current form ceased to be applicable in the UK as at the end of 31 December 2020, when the Brexit transition period …
2ND ANNUAL CARTELS WORKSHOP WITH CONCURRENCES
The Brussels Competition, Regulation and Trade team continued its partnership with Concurrences and sponsored the 2nd Cartels Workshop which was hosted …
Beyond Brexit Legal Guide 2021
The UK formally left the EU on 31 January 2020 and the transition period ended on 31 December 2020. The UK and EU trade relationship is now governed by …
Brexit – First impressions of the 11th-hour trade deal
As the UK agrees its last-minute trade deal with the EU, we cut through the noise to assess the key elements and implications for business.On Christmas …
The View from Brussels: The new EU-UK trade deal and level playing field rules
The UK's post-Brexit trade deal with the EU tries to strike a delicate balance on level playing field rules. Can it last?We now have an agreement on the …
When is the latest the EU and UK could agree the terms of their future relationship in time to apply at the 31 December 2020 end of transition?
When (and indeed if) agreement is reached, it will need to be ratified by both sides in order to come fully into force. However, given the extended …
Herbert Smith Freehills responds to Competition and Markets Authority proposals on competition in digital markets
Responding to news that the Digital Markets Taskforce of the Competition and Markets Authority has published its advice to government on the potential …
What does the UK's new national security investment screening regime mean for investors?
Amid a global drive towards tougher FDI regimes, we assess the UK's new framework for screening transactions on national security groundsOn 11 November …
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