Dispute and Risk Management

In the current environment, we understand that businesses need to be actively thinking about risks that might affect them, despite the uncertainty as to how things will ultimately pan out.

Our purpose is not to second guess the shape of any new settlement with the EU, nor to extrapolate the potential implications for litigators of any number of hypothetical scenarios (we are leaving that to the pundits and the academics). However we are here to help you think through what matters most from a dispute and risk management perspective and what you could be evaluating right now.

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BrexLit Bulletin 1: Contract terms

There are disputes related issues which businesses need to be thinking about now, despite the uncertainty as to how things will ultimately pan out. This note looks at the immediate implications for contract terms, from a disputes perspective, whether in the context of reviewing your current contracts or negotiating new ones.

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BrexLit Bulletin 2: Intellectual Property Disputes

An exit from the EU by the UK would raise a variety of detailed technical questions about what would happen to those laws. The answers will depend partly on any trade negotiations between the UK and the EU. At this stage, we can share with you our insights on the immediate practical implications, and suggest some steps that your businesses may wish to take now in light of the current uncertainty.

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BrexLit Bulletin 3: The EU Perspective

This bulletin highlights some of the disputes related issues which EU businesses and their advisers need to be thinking about now, in light of the UK referendum result, despite the uncertainty as to how matters will ultimately pan out.

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Brexit: A changing legal landscape

The public has voted for the UK to leave the European Union (EU). We have consolidated into one paper thoughts across various legal disciplines as to the sorts of legal issues your business might face on the UK leaving the EU.

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