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A document leaked in April 2016 revealed that at least 5 EU-member States (Austria, Finland, France, Germany and the Netherlands) are proposing to replace their existing bi-lateral investment...

This post comes to us from Peter D. Astleford, Richard Frase, Christopher Gardner, Richard L. Heffner, Jr, Stuart Martin and Andrew Hood of Dechert LLP. The voters have spoken. Britain will (absent...

Introduction A UK vote to leave the EU has far-reaching political implications. Many commentators also foresee economic consequences, and such volatility would have commercial ramifications for...

In our recent Paul Hastings ‘Stay Current’ publication, we provide legal reaction to Brexit for European derivatives and derivatives regulation, focusing on the European Markets and Infrastructure...

The financial services industry is one of the most heavily regulated sectors of the modern economy reflecting the need to protect the public interest in a strong and stable financial system. The UK’s...

The now famous Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (‘TEU’) provides that, after receiving a Member State’s notification of the intention to withdraw from the EU, the EU will negotiate with...

This briefing note explores the implications of the decision to leave the EU for the financial services sector. 01 | Introduction On June 23, 2016, the UK held its historic referendum concerning its...

A bit of comparative analysis, like this, might help us think about these questions. Across the EU, the US and (at least until the impact of Brexit is felt) the UK, we see varying degrees of...

As the dust clears from the result of the UK’s referendum on EU membership, new Prime Minister Theresa May and her team must begin serious consideration of the options open to the UK. Two issues are...

On 13 July 2016, Theresa May took up office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Only shortly before, she had made headlines when she proposed to adopt European-style worker representation on the...

This post comes to us from TaylorWessing. It has been co-authored by Katie Chandler, Debbie Heywood and Sian Skelton. This post was also published here. Consumer protection law in the UK has recently...

This post comes to us from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. It has been co-authored by the following Partners at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Ken Baird, Richard Tett, Catherine Balmond, Ryan...

The freedom of establishment in the European Union is also known to have led to a competition of corporate laws in Europe (for more details see Kruchen, European Freedom of Establishment and "...

The result of the UK referendum on its membership of the EU will have a significant impact for many businesses but the exact nature of that impact is difficult to predict with any degree of certainty...

A Pro-Market blog post examines the lessons we learnt from Brexit. This post is a cross-post from the Promarket blog, the blog of the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of...

Posted by Iris H-Y Chiu, co-Director, Centre for Ethics and Law, University College London. Following the result of the EU Referendum, legal academics have an important part to play in constructively...

The outcome of the UK referendum on Thursday 23 June 2016 is that the UK will in time leave the EU. The consequences for businesses and financial markets in the UK the EU and even globally could be...