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Brexit: Happy families

Robert Bell delivers the prognosis for public procurement rules after Brexit ‘UK public procurement legislation will be heavily influenced by the nature of any future trade agreements between the UK and the EU.’Those aficionados of the silver screen will remember comedians Laurel and Hardy and in particular their catchphrase ‘Well here’s another nice mess you’ve …

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EU: Brexit and Brussels IV

Phineas Hirsch and Robin Paul contemplate whether Brexit complicates or clarifies cross-border private client law and the EU Succession Regulation ‘Post-Brexit, the UK will presumably need to consider amending its internal legislation where tax reliefs have been extended to cover EU property, such as agricultural property relief for farmland in EEA countries, and inheritance tax …

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Brexit: Creating uncertainty

Lara Myers highlights the implications of Brexit and the potential impact on jurisdiction issues in family proceedings ‘While use of the most convenient forum test may lead to fairer outcomes in many cases, it will also result in increased and expensive litigation.’Given the increasingly international nature of families, the implications of the leave vote in …

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Brexit: The immigration impact for employers

Euan Smith and Susan Hay discuss the challenges that employers could face if the UK’s exit from the EU leads to restrictions on the free movement of workers ‘After Brexit, the government would be able to remove the special treatment afforded to EU nationals in the UK’s immigration rules very easily.’ Immigration was a core …

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EU Referendum: Should we stay or should we go?

Richard Kenyon and Olivia Baxendale consider how domestic employment law might change if the UK votes to leave the EU ‘What is likely to happen is a gradual chipping away at certain employment rights once the government has decided what to keep and what to discard.’ On 23 June 2016, we will have to answer …

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Brexit: Perspectives for commercial real estate

William Naunton and Bryan Pickup review the potential implications of a possible exit from the EU ‘Ultimately, Brexit is only one part of the larger picture for the future UK real estate market. The EU referendum may determine more than just the future of the UK’s relationship with Europe; it may also decide the fate …

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EU Referendum: Breaking up is hard to do

A recent Norwegian working time case shows how the UK could still be bound by employment directives even if it leaves the EU, explain Karen Harvie and Kenny Scott ‘Following any exit, the UK would still (at least initially) retain membership of, or be bound by, a whole swathe of conventions and obligations, which would …

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EU Laws: What Brexit would mean for employers

Elizabeth Slattery and Jo Broadbent consider how employment law might change if the UK votes to leave the EU ‘A decision to join EFTA and/or the EEA following a Brexit would seriously restrict the government’s freedom to make changes to employment law after withdrawal from the EU.’ As the European Union Referendum Bill begins its …

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