Tag: Brexit

Legal Twitterati sent into overdrive after former PM threatens to take Boris Johnson to court to stop a no-deal Brexit
John Major says he'd consider lawyering up to stop the Queen suspending the House of Commons

Confusion surrounding UK lawyers’ Ireland registration following Law Society letter
Brexit: ‘Establishment’ in country among practice stipulations set by Dublin bigwigs, report claims

Exclusive interview: We met the Nottingham Uni law grad trying to stop Brexit
Legal Cheek sat down with social media star Femi Oluwole to discuss his journey from law to politics

Durham law professor says Commons Speaker was ‘legally correct’ to ban another Brexit vote
Ruling leaves PM 'rudderless', according to Thom Brooks

Drug suspension barrister goes viral after pro-Brexit rant on BBC Question Time
Warming up for return to the bar?

Brexit-backing former Brighton Uni fashion student raises £77,000 in fight against ‘top lawyers in the land’
Darren Grimes, 25, is appealing fine for breaking electoral law in EU referendum

A lawyer’s guide to advising clients in the event of a no deal Brexit
The sudden legal severance of UK law from EU law presents unique issues of interpretation for lawyers, whose task it will be to interpret and apply these rules in their new legal context, says Hogan Lovells’ Andrew Eaton

Brexit could generate plenty of opportunities for future lawyers
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How will Brexit disarray affect future lawyers?’ event at ULaw Moorgate on Thursday, ULaw associate professor Trevor Tayleur casts an expert eye over the impending upheaval

This is how one City law firm responds to market change
The panel, which comprised of lawyers and business services professionals, had plenty to say on topics ranging from Brexit, the economic cycle and the rise of disruptive technologies

Attorney General: ‘I would be no lawyer at all if I allowed my private or political view to obtrude my legal judgement’
Geoffrey Cox QC rallies to defend himself -- and the need for legal professional privilege in 'exquisitely sensitive' circumstances

Why Brexit, technology and agile working are some of the ingredients shaking up City law
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How law firms adapt to change’ event with Travers Smith next week, finance partner Danny Peel explains how the City law firm is responding to change

ECJ says UK can reverse Brexit
Ahead of crucial Commons vote on PM's deal tomorrow

Government publishes Brexit legal advice in full
Just a day after MPs found it in contempt of parliament

UK can cancel Brexit, top EU legal adviser says
As senior Tory ministers face contempt vote over refusal to publish 'Chequers deal' legal advice

Brexit case that ‘could decide the fate of the nation’ heard by 27 judges in Luxembourg
Opinion due on 4 December

Supreme Court rejects government’s appeal bid in Brexit reversal case
European Court of Justice will now look at whether the UK can unilaterally revoke its Article 50 request

New Brexit secretary was a trainee solicitor at Gowling legacy firm Lawrence Graham
Stephen Barclay replaces ex-Linklaters lawyer Dominic Raab

Supreme Court to consider government appeal in Brexit reversal case
Lord Reed, Lady Hale and Lord Hodge will form the decision panel

What does Brexit mean for future lawyers?
Over 200 students headed to Linklaters’ Silk Street office to find out

Final legal advice on Brexit to be disclosed to MPs
'Legal professional privilege' gets rare airtime in Commons