Our team of specialists from our UK and Dublin offices work together with our international legal network to help clients bring new products and services to market, expand their businesses overseas, and increase efficiency and profitability whilst navigating an increasingly complex regulatory environment in the UK, the EU and beyond. We advise on a broad spectrum of cross-border commercial arrangements, and our team includes experts in competition and antitrust, data protection and privacy, regulatory and compliance, advertising and marketing, and export controls. We also have a French group which specialises in Franco-British business transactions.
Preparing a distribution agreement for the supply of gardening equipment in various countries.
Helping with the preparation of distribution and agency agreements and the negotiation of a complex hybrid arrangement with its Chinese representative.
Advising on distribution and warehousing agreements, including a termination dispute and issues with insolvency of a warehousing supplier.
Advised on various distribution agreements including amendments and termination of certain arrangements.
The Digital Markets Act (the “DMA”) joins the dots between competition law and data protection law and actively targets data-driven platforms. It is also a comprehensive regulation to take note of, with familiar GDPR-style fines tied to turnover.
From 1st January, new import rules come into effect, with potential for significant delay, disruption and cost for importers and exporters.
Although the UK’s departure from the EU means that the EU REACH regulation no longer applies, UK REACH has stepped in to fill the gap, and UK-based companies exporting to the EU are now facing two chemicals regulation frameworks to deal with when before there was just one. Is your company ready for the challenge?
The Browne Jacobson corporate finance team continues to be a leading advisor, receiving recognition as the go-to advisor, for corporate M&A and private equity transactions.
We can how help you understand the potential issues that any changes will have on your business.
We can how help you understand the potential issues that any changes will have on your business.
Despite the lack of clarity around Brexit, there are key data issues that can be addressed now. We can help you with the steps you need to take to mitigate the risks.
We can help you navigate uncertainty, mitigate any legal risks and even find ways for your organisation to capitalise through a more efficient corporate structure.
Although there is significant uncertainty over how Brexit will affect organisations trading across the EEA, we can help you put together an appropriate action plan.
Despite the uncertainty, however, we can help you take some sensible steps now to prepare your workforce for the implications of Brexit.
The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 09 September 2020 (the Bill), provoking much debate and attracting criticism from many. But what exactly is contained within the Bill?
Parallel importers seek to exploit price differentials for goods sold in different countries. The EU principle of exhaustion of rights prevents businesses from enforcing their IP rights to restrict this secondary trade within the EU if the goods were first marketed in the EU with their consent, other than in limited circumstances.
On 24 July 2019 the European Commission issued ‘Guidance on the participation of third country bidders and good in the EU procurement market’ which provides practical advice to EU contracting authorities on how to deal with bidders from outside of the EU.
Law firm Browne Jacobson has been named as one of the most active M&A advisers in the UK for the first half of 2019, according to an independent report.
Last month we reported that the House of Lords and House of Commons Joint Committee report on the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill had been published.
In the wake of the Brexit withdrawal deal being unequivocally rejected by Members of Parliament on 15 January 2019, there is significant uncertainty for not only the gas sector but for the economy in general.
Browne Jacobson has appointed Peter Allen as Partner to its Manchester office, as it continues to grow its North West corporate practice.