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In June 2016, the United Kingdom (“UK”) voted in a referendum to withdraw from the European Union (“EU”) (“Brexit”). After years of negotiation, the UK finally withdrew from the EU on 31 January 2020.
 
After a year-long transition phase, the UK and the EU finally reached a trade agreement on 24 December 2020. 
 
Despite the agreement, a host of unresolved Brexit-related issues remain. Belgium is one of the countries most vulnerable to Brexit due to its strong trade links with the UK. What impact will Brexit have on your business?

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We will keep updating this website to keep you informed about the legal implications in the aftermath of Brexit.

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01/06/2021
Some leaks can't be fixed
“Confidential information is like an ice cube... give it to the party who has no refrigerator or will not agree to keep it in one, and by the time of the trial you have just a pool of water.” This...
13/01/2021
Belgian transitional regime for the UK insurance industry
On 1 January 2021, the Brexit transition period came to an end and the United Kingdom (“UK”) officially left the European Union. The UK can now no longer enjoy the benefits of the internal market...
06/01/2021
Life after Brexit: an update on social security coordination
On 24 December 2020, after months of negotiations, the United Kingdom (“UK”) and the European Union (“EU”) finally reached a post-Brexit deal. The new agreement, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement...
30/12/2020
Stock savings plan and Brexit: British stock and some other financial instruments...
As a result of Brexit, both stock or UCITS by a British issuer are disqualified and some EU-based UCITS funds’ underlying British financial instruments may also be so. Such a disqualification may lead...
18/09/2020
How will invalidity of the Privacy Shield and new rules for Standard Contractual...
In a recent ruling, the EU Court of Justice struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield and, though it ruled that standard contractual clauses remain valid for transfers of personal data outside the EEA, interpreted...
27/07/2020
Protection for Designs in UK post Brexit
Since 2002, UK businesses have been able to protect their designs by virtue of both UK and EU design rights, conferring parallel but slightly differing forms of protection. This article considers the...
04/03/2020
SCIP Database: a step forward for the circular economy
From 5 January 2021, businesses that supply articles or complex objects (products) containing certain hazardous substances will have to submit information to a new database established by the European...
28/02/2020
UK/EU financial services after Brexit -cross border regulation after the...
On 25 February, the Council of the EU published the final version of its negotiating mandate and, two days later, the UK government set out its approach to our future relationship with the EU. Negotiations...
15/11/2019
Brexit and data protection: what to do next (when you don’t know what’s...
Whilst the threat of a no-deal Brexit has been averted for now, the future is by no means certain. We have highlighted some of the key issues for UK-based organisations, and the EEA organisations that...
27/09/2019
Financial assistance to Member States and European undertakings in the...
Brexit without an agreement would have important consequences for the economy, the labour market and public finances in the Member States that have particularly close trade and financial relations with...
12/09/2019
UK food and cosmetic producers to the EU to face new regulations after...
As Brexit draws nearer and with the likelihood of an unregulated exit still not off the table, EU-27 companies importing or selling food or cosmetics from Great Britain face liability risks if they continue...
19/08/2019
The ins and outs of Brexit – employment and tax aspects
As the Brexit process approaches its extended 31 October 2019 deadline, UK and EU companies and their employees are focusing on the key employment law and tax questions that will shape business and the...