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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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EU and Euratom to Withdraw From the Energy Charter Treaty: The End of an Era?

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The EU and Euratom will withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty with Member States to support modernisation in the future. The European Council has adopted four decisions, confirming that the EU and Euratom will leave the...more

Goodwin

Horizon Scan for Private Investment Funds - May 2024

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Welcome to the second edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory, and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect to...more

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Accelerating EU Mineral Permitting: The Critical Raw Materials Act

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In the latest article from our Striking the Balance: Permitting Reforms for Mining and the Energy Transition series, we explore the EU’s recent efforts to streamline the mine permitting process via the Critical Raw Materials...more

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Cadwalader Climate - April 2024 #5

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In this edition we discuss several updates aimed at the financial sector, including transition planning reports published by the Network for Greening the Financial System, prudential guidance from the Bank of England on how...more

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The Impact of the Retained EU Law - Revocation and Reform - Act 2023

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The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (the “Act”) addresses domestic law that originally derived from the European Union, known as “retained EU law”. “Retained EU law” continued to apply to the UK at the end of...more

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Brexit: OLG München verneint Rechts- und Parteifähigkeit einer in Deutschland verwalteten UK Limited

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"Brexit means Brexit" – so urteilte das OLG München Anfang August dieses Jahres. Das Gericht hatte über die Parteifähigkeit einer Gesellschaft zu entscheiden, die zwar als UK Limited gegründet wurde aber tatsächlich in...more

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Post-Brexit UK Public Procurement Reform

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The Procurement Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech at the opening of Parliament in May 2021 was one of 30 new bills on the UK government’s legislative agenda for the coming year. The main aim of the Procurement Bill is to...more

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Brexit Trademark Update

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As a consequence of Brexit, December 31, 2020, marked the end of the extension of European Union trademark and design rights to the United Kingdom. The UK Intellectual Property Office will provide an automatic extension of...more

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Brexit: Implications for Dispute Resolution

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Brexit has well and truly arrived, and while the trade agreement that was reached on Christmas Eve 2020 is undoubtedly a very significant development in terms of the future relationship between the United Kingdom and European...more

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Temporary Post-Brexit Regime Applies to UK Financial Institutions Operating in Italy

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In Short  The Situation: As of the close of the Brexit transition period ending on December 31, 2020 ("Withdrawal Date"), UK banks, UK investment firms, and UK electronic money institutions ("UK Financial Institutions") can...more

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The Privacy Impact of the New Brexit Deal

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On December 24, 2020, the European Commission (EC) and UK government announced the long-awaited EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the Brexit Agreement), which sets out the future relations between the EU and the UK. If...more

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Personal Data and the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: UK gets special “third country” status for up to 6 months

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In spite of the holiday period, few will have missed the fact that the UK and the EU concluded a Trade and Cooperation Agreement on 24 December 2020. The Agreement provides a framework under which trade will take place...more

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Data Protection Brexit Checklist: Businesses Can Rely on Personal Data Transfer Grace Period

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As the Brexit transition period draws to a close, businesses will need to consider their data protection efforts to comply with both UK and EU regimes. The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 will have...more

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New UK Sanctions and Export Controls Rules – Top 10 Takeaways

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The new rules are set to go in effect when the UK leaves the European Union on 31 December at 11 p.m. GMT. The United Kingdom’s transition period for withdrawing from the European Union is scheduled to end on 31 December...more

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Asymmetric Exhaustion of Rights between EU27 and UK set to begin at the end of the Transition Period …but for how long?

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As the end of December 2020 approaches, IP owners preparing for the end of the transition period need to be aware of the changes being made to the exhaustion of IP rights regime, to: (i) avoid being caught off guard and...more

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Protecting your investment in databases created in the UK or the EU during the transition period (and afterwards)

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The UK introduced the free-standing (‘sui generis’) EU database right in 1997. This right gives protection to a maker of a database, where a substantial investment has been made in either obtaining, verifying or presenting...more

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Brexit: the Italian legal framework on UK financial entities operating in Italy after the end of the transition period (December...

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Brexit Effects on Trademarks Beginning January 1

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Trademark owners with registrations in EU where the UK is designated should soon receive notification for treatment of registrations and applications following the Brexit transition period. The Brexit transitional period,...more

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IP in the UK After Brexit: What Does It Mean for UK Business and Trading with the EU?

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On 28 September 2020, the UK government made the Intellectual Property (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (IP Regulations 2020), which amend the intellectual property (IP) regime in the UK to reflect Brexit-related...more

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Updates to the CMA’s Merger Guidance Documents (CMA2 and CMA56) Following Brexit

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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on 6 November published draft updates to two of its merger guidance documents (CMA2 and CMA56) in preparation for the end of the Brexit Transition Period on 31 December 2020....more

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Never Mind the Brexit

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As with so many things, COVID-19 has had a major impact on our lives, our businesses and anything close to ‘business as usual’. We have taken a long break from any posts related to Brexit given the major disruptions that...more

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ESMA’s STO Guidance Aims to Limit Post-Brexit Disruption

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However, ESMA’s proposed changes are less sweeping than required to achieve this aim. Should the Brexit transition period end without a UK equivalence decision, ESMA has issued guidance to limit the impact on the trading...more

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Speed Dating in the UK? Negotiating New Data Protection Relationships with the EU

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With all that has happened this year, most of us can’t wait until 2020 is in the rear view mirror.  The end of 2020, however, marks the end of the transition period provided, post-Brexit, to allow time for UK businesses and...more

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UK Firms Granted Extra 15 Months for Brexit Onshoring Preparations

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The FCA, Bank of England, and PRA have published updated rules for firms post-Brexit and intend to delay many (but not all) onshoring changes. Key Points: ..The FCA has published an updated version of the FCA Handbook,...more

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Brexit’s Back, Alright… (With sincere apologies to the Backstreet Boys)

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After three years of dominating the news (in the UK at least), Brexit has been extremely quiet for much of the year. This is hardly a surprise given that we have been in the thick of a global pandemic that has changed so much...more

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