Scottish Brexit reaction: Firm leaders urge calm in an even more uncertain environment
With First Minister Nicola Sturgeon calling for a second Scottish referendum on UK independence amid Scottish voters overwhelmingly backing a…
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Brexit live blog: ‘I went to bed confident and woke up shell shocked’ – City heavyweights react to unexpected decision
City partners fear a shock referendum result which saw Britain vote to leave the European Union may see businesses relocate…
LB’s Brexit take: City law’s globalisation playbook has just been shredded
Well, there you have it – a textbook example of why referendums, compared to parliamentary sovereignty, are a really bad…
‘We’re not immune from how these changes will impact on our clients’: Linklaters leader Moore on Brexit vote
Linklaters managing partner Gideon Moore has warned that it’s not just the UK’s relationship with Europe that will change as…
Comment: A slightly updated view from 2015 – ‘Unless you hear trumpets, Brexit doesn’t stack up’
Ahead of the 2015 general election, Legal Business assessed the policy pledges of the main parties, including the prospects for…
Law firm leaders line up alongside City’s biggest executives in last ditch attempt to prevent Brexit
Ten prominent law firm leaders have signed a letter urging voters against voting for Brexit in the UK referendum on…
Guest post: The tax position of out campaign funders
If you click here you can see a link to the Electoral Commission list of donations to referendum participants arranged…
Brexit fears: Record number of UK solicitors seek admission in Ireland
New figures from the Law Society of Ireland have revealed that in the first six months of 2016, a record-breaking…
Brexit battle: Nissan engages Lewis Silkin to sue Vote Leave campaign
Lewis Silkin is representing Nissan as it applies for an injunction against pro-Brexit campaign group Vote Leave.
‘A fundamental change’: Bar Council sets out legal impact of Brexit in neutral report
The Bar Council has published an analysis of the impacts of Brexit in an attempt to provide a neutral analysis…
New Treasury report claims lawyers will be worse off as result of Brexit
A new report issued by the Treasury has claimed lawyers and other professional services will be worse off if Britain…
Legal heavyweights including A&O, Travers Smith, KWM and Simmons leaders back anti-Brexit report
A 250-strong group of lawyers including leaders from Allen & Overy (A&O), King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Simmons & Simmons…
City lawyers form pro-Brexit coalition led by 8 New Square QC
Lobby groups set up on both sides as questions loom large for the country’s legal framework Debate among lawyers over…
City lawyers form pro-Brexit coalition led by 8 New Square Queen’s Counsel
Lawyers at barristers’ set 8 New Square and LB 100 firms Slaughter and May, CMS Cameron McKenna and Wedlake Bell…
Guest post: Brexit analysis – Why the real danger to Parliamentary sovereignty isn’t Europe
As we await David Cameron’s sovereignty plan this week, it might help to explain what we mean by ‘Parliamentary sovereignty’.
Uneasy alliance formed as Gove and Grayling have meeting of minds over Brexit
After months of speculation regarding which senior Conservative figures will campaign for the UK to leave the EU, the current…
Comment: What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit
Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit
Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
Brexit wounds: UK law market faces up to £1.7bn hit from EU exit, claims report
New research commissioned by the Law Society has found the legal services sector would be ‘disproportionately disadvantaged’ as a result…
Guest post: An EU referendum Bill – what would it entail?
It is reported that the government’s EU Referendum Bill will be published the day after the Queen’s Speech – see,…