Ahead of the second reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the Upper House, the House of Lords Constitution Committee is calling on the Government to amend the Bill. The Committee’s report, published last week, states that legislation is necessary to ensure legal continuity and certainty when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. […]
The UK Government’s Brexit bill, which is currently making its way through the lower chamber, is being considered by the UN as to whether it breaks international law by failing to consult the public over its legislation. The complaint originated from Friends of the Earth (FoE), an environmental campaigning community, which noted that the withdrawal […]
On behalf of Lawyer Monthly, Richard Thomas, Partner at Cardiff and London based commercial law firm Capital Law, looks at what legal changes will be sweeping administrations in 2018. GDPR European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the result of four year’s work by the EU to bring legislation in line with the new ways that data […]
The Seattle area has become known as an international technology and innovation hub, with first-rate tech companies, universities, and a thriving start-up scene all contributing to the city’s large and growing talent pool. We have an exclusive interview with Elena Donio, CEO of Axiom who speaks more on technology impacting the legal sector. 'Axiom’s research […]
In the years you have been practicing, how have you seen the international trade scene evolve? Free-trade agreements shape significantly the international trade landscape for the last couple decades. With the majority of countries involved in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, e.g. ASEAN Free Trade Area, NAFTA, EEA, APEC that are still functioning nowadays, tariffs […]
We reconnect with Ilya Kazi, IP Partner at Mathys & Squire, who spoke on being commercially pragmatic with patents in our April edition. Months on from his previous interview with Lawyer Monthly, a lot has changed; from artificial intelligence to Brexit, Ilya speaks on how these changes are impacting the patent world. Are there […]
The effectiveness of UK sanctions will be undermined unless the UK can quickly agree arrangements for future sanctions policy co-operation with the EU. Without this, the UK could be left with the choice of imposing ineffective unilateral sanctions or aligning with EU sanctions it has no influence over. This is the main conclusion of the […]
Immigration Minister, Brandon Lewis, has announced that in order to apply for ‘settled status’ post-Brexit, 3 million EU nationals will have to go through an online application. He application will take a few minutes, with about eight questions, and cost no more than £72. Lewis says the online application will be live to use around […]
The Government has said that leaving the European Union will “bring about an end to the direct jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union.” The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee recently launched a new inquiry on this issue and the question of enforcement and dispute resolution post-Brexit. Following a session with […]
Bar leaders recently published a paper tackling issues raised both by the Irish border question and the vision for ‘frictionless’ trade set out by the Prime Minister earlier this year. Brexit Paper no. 25 looks at the legal and historic links between the EU, the internal market and customs union, and how the UK could […]
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