All Brexit articles
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FeatureIP in the age of AI
Alleged copyright infringements in the training of AI models, compulsory mediation and the boundaries of Brexit are among the recent landmark developments exercising IP lawyers. Joanna Goodman reports.
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FeaturePlus ça change
Brexit campaigners promised that the UK’s departure from the EU would reverse an alleged continental drift in judgments, establishing the primacy of our highest court. Catherine Baksi asks lawyers and former judges – has anything really changed?
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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.