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Brexit
Enforcing UK court judgments in Europe: is there still hope for Lugano?

At the end of the Brexit transition period, certain regulations and conventions governing jurisdiction and enforcement ceased to apply to the UK, making the process for enforcing UK court judgments in EU member states, Iceland, Norway and...

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Crossroads for cross-border schemes

Certain regulatory requirements in relation to cross-border arrangements have fallen away post-Brexit. More recently, the Pensions Regulator (“TPR”) has updated its guidance for cross-border occupational pension schemes following the...

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Brexit and pensions – an update

Following months of negotiations, on 24 December 2020, the UK and the European Union (the “EU”) reached an agreement on a new partnership. The EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (the “Agreement”) sets out the rules that apply...

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Brexit and pensions – actions for trustees

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and is currently in a transition period until 31 December 2020 (the “Transition Period”), during which time most EU law continues to apply to the UK. During the Transition Period, the UK and the EU...