On the recommendation of members of the FMLC’s Advisory Group on Brexit, the FMLC wrote to the Ministry of Justice to draw attention to potential legal uncertainties arising from provisions […]
Category: Brexit
Report: U.K. Financial Services and the WTO after Brexit: 22 December 2017
Upon the U.K.’s withdrawal from the E.U., it is possible that the basis for the U.K.’s trade with the E.U. could take the form of: (1) U.K. membership of the […]
Letter to Ministry of Justice: Cross-Border Civil Judicial Cooperation: 23 November 2017
The FMLC sent a letter to Nic Turner at the Ministry of Justice concerning the publication of a Government policy paper entitled Providing a cross-border civil judicial cooperation framework: a […]
Private Equity Forum Conference: Brexit and Finance: 21 November 2017
Dr Perkins participated in a panel at the 7th Private Equity Forum Conference. She gave short remarks on certain legal and regulatory concerns arising in the context of Brexit, including […]
Journal Article: Benchmark Transition under the new E.U. Regulation: November 2017
Dr Perkins published an article entitled Benchmark transition under the new E.U. Regulation in the November edition of the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law. The article provided […]
Letter to Ministry of Justice: Responding to the Withdrawal Bill: 30 August 2017
Following the publication of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017 (the “Withdrawal Bill”), the Ministry of Justice invited the FMLC to provide feedback. To this end, a letter was sent […]
Report: Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings after Brexit: 25 August 2017
In this paper, the FMLC has considered issues of legal uncertainties which may arise in consequence of Brexit in relation to cross-border insolvency proceedings. Despite HM Government’s plans to transpose E.U. […]
Report: Brexit Analysis on Third Country Regimes in E.U. Legislation: 13 July 2017
On 29 March 2017, HM Government officially served notice to the European Commission of the U.K.’s intention to withdraw from the E.U. under Article 50 of the Treaty on European […]
European Federation of Energy Traders Legal Committee Meeting: Brexit Focus: 9 March 2017
FMLC CEO Joanna Perkins presented at a meeting of the legal committee of the European Federation of Energy Traders (“EFET”) in Venice. Dr Perkins provided an overview of the immediate […]
Letter to Treasury Select Committee: Brexit Transitional Arrangements: 31 January 2017
The FMLC responded to a call for written submissions by the Treasury Select Committee on transitional arrangements between the U.K. and E.U. in the event of Brexit. Upon Brexit, the U.K. […]