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14
Nov
The UK government has published a series of notices to guide companies on IP in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Companies with significant businesses in the UK or looking to expand into the UK, should consider filing UK trade mark applications now for new brands and marks currently only protected as EU trade marks. This is despite assurances that protection of EU trade marks will be maintained in the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
The notices...
13
Nov
The United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union, invoking the procedure foreseen by Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. The Commission regrets this decision, but respects it. On 30 March 20192, the United Kingdom will become a third country. All Union primary and secondary law will cease to apply to the United Kingdom from that moment, unless a ratified withdrawal agreement establishes another date.
As emphasised in the Commission’s first Brexit preparedness Communication of 19 July...
13
Nov
By Kevin Butler | Managing Director Ireland and the United Kingdom | TMF Group
Businesses are deeply concerned about the UK’s future relationship with the EU, and with the Brexit deadline now fast-approaching, it’s time to start making contingency plans.
You know the breathless media hype about Brexit has gone into overdrive when the countdown clock makes an appearance. Businesses don’t need a constant reminder of the impending deadline. They are not finding much reason to celebrate. In fact they are deeply concerned...
12
Nov
BY JOHN BRUTON
The worst possible outcome of Brexit for Ireland would be the UK crashing out of the EU, without a deal, next March because the UK Parliament cannot make a decision. The key to avoiding this disaster is in the position of the British Labour Party.
So far, the focus of discussion in regard to Brexit has been on whether the minority Conservative Government can reach sufficient consensus internally, to make a deal to withdraw the UK from the EU.
But...
12
Nov
This text is the outcome of a workshop with MARIEHÉLÈNE BÉRARD, investment banker, FARID FATAH, Ph.D. candidate in Law, PASCAL LAMY, President emeritus of the Jacques Delors Institute, LOUIS SCHWEITZER, Honorary Chairman of Renault, and PIERRE VIMONT, Senior Fellow at Carnegie Europe.
If one accepts Jean-Claude Juncker’s last State of the Union speech in September 2018, “the time for European sovereignty has come.” As if to prove his case, Donald Trump affirmed this before the UN General Assembly a couple...
02
Nov
VULCAN VIEW - KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK:
BREXIT Brexit talks on financial services reveal continued divisions on tradeReports emerged this week that Brussels and London reached an agreement on financial services trading, causing the pound to rise significantly on Thursday. The question of the UK’s financial services sector’s access to the EU market has been a key issue in negotiations, as UK-based banks have pushed for close alignment with the EU. The EU’s existing “Equivalence” regime for third countries allows non-EU financial...
02
Nov
Following the recent Salzburg summit where the EU rebuffed Theresa May’s Chequers Plan, business across the UK are grappling with the possibilities of Brexit, and what the UK’s departure from the EU will look like on a practical level. Whilst many SMEs, including participants in our recent Brexit survey, are approaching the break with a cautious optimism, they are also busy with contingency planning in the event of a no-deal scenario.
What businesses and employees alike are craving is certainty...
29
Oct
Each year, at OCO Global (a company specialized in International Trade and Investment) we deal with hundreds of UK SMEs and advise and support them on their international growth plans.
To supplement what we are hearing and seeing in our daily work, we have commissioned a survey of 1,000 UK SMEs, looking at the impact, expectations and level of preparedness ahead of Brexit.
Key findings include:
Third of UK SMEs believe Brexit will be positive for their business (driven by existing exporters),...
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