All Brexit articles
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FeatureStaying at number 1
Brexit was a headache for lawyers keen to maintain London’s pre-eminence as a centre for dispute resolution. But the capital has defied the doomsayers. Business is booming on the back of a surge in class actions, reports Joanna Goodman.
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NewsUK to sign Hague 19 'as soon as practicable'
Law Society welcomes announcement - but says this should not stop efforts to accede to the wider-ranging Lugano Convention.
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NewsIBA 2023: Opening ceremony in Paris fixates on Brexit
Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier laments a ‘lose-lose’ for the EU and UK, while French president Emmanuel Macron says Paris is on course to overtake the City of London as Europe’s leading financial services centre.
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OpinionChanges in citizens' rights after Brexit
Some of Brexit's legal consequences for British citizens have emerged over recent days.
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NewsLaw firms open in Dublin as Unified Patent Court launches
One-stop shop for patent litigation excludes UK following Brexit.
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NewsNews focus: Employment law is changing fast
A Brexit bonfire of employment laws has been narrowly averted for now. But battle has been joined on the streets and in the courts over far-reaching new legislation designed to undermine and curtail strikes.
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NewsLaw Society 'relieved' by retained EU law rethink
Government to axe just 800 pieces of law from UK statute book, reports today suggest.
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FeatureHome and away
English and Welsh lawyers shaped European rules on competition, regulation and disputes. But what of the next generation after Brexit? Joanna Goodman reports.
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NewsSociety slams retained EU law 'sunset' measure
Retained EU Law Bill a 'recipe for bad law-making'.
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NewsSociety welcomes Switzerland travel deal
Lawyers and other professionals can continue to travel to Switzerland for up to 90 days a year without a short-stay permit.
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NewsEU law overhaul will have 'devastating impact' - Society
Measure 'raises uncomfortable questions for parliamentary sovereignty, legal certainty and the rule of law'.
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NewsGovernment breaching EU withdrawal terms, High Court hears
European Commission intervenes in case brought by citizens’ rights body.
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NewsNews focus: Liberalising data protection - neither straightforward nor popular
The high attrition rate of proposals aimed at liberalising data protection suggests that deregulation is neither simple nor popular.
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OpinionPulling rank
I hesitated before alluding to the ‘Brexit dividend’ at the outset of this column. Please hold your fire, dear reader, while I find my tin helmet…
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NewsNI bill a direct challenge to the rule of law, says Society
Proposed legislation 'risks a no-deal scenario and a potential trade war with the EU'.
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OpinionNorthern Ireland and the doctrine of necessity
UK government claims a clear basis in international law to justify the non-performance of international obligations.
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NewsMinister refuses to answer questions on NI protocol advice
First Treasury Counsel was reportedly not consulted about the legality of proposed legislation.
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NewsQueen’s Speech: Bill of Rights and Brexit freedoms
Government to ‘restore balance of power between legislature and courts’ with Bill of Rights.
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NewsRights reform and Brexit freedoms expected in Queen’s speech
Bill will seek to change the relationship between domestic courts and the Strasbourg court.