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                            Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:24:32 &#x2B;0000
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                            Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:27:00 &#x2B;0000
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                            Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:55:57 &#x2B;0000
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                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel. Listen to an editorial overview from Technology &amp; Commercial Transactions Partner, Richard Brown.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:09:12 &#x2B;0000
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                            Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:09:15 &#x2B;0000
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                            Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:28:15 &#x2B;0000
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                            Wed, 03 May 2023 14:42:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>More delays to UKCA marking requirements</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last month the UK Government announced it will give businesses another two years to apply the new UKCA product safety markings and continue to recognise the EU CE mark during the extended transitional period.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:20:54 &#x2B;0000
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                    <description><![CDATA[A guide to future employment and immigration law. This is our November update.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:08:03 &#x2B;0000
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                            Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:46:30 &#x2B;0000
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                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent developments and topics for your radar, news on training and networking events for in-house counsel, and an update on our legal tech initiatives. This is our October 2022 update.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:54:27 &#x2B;0000
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                            Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:16:13 &#x2B;0000
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                            Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:28:17 &#x2B;0000
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                            Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:51:15 &#x2B;0000
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                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our July 2022 update.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:28:17 &#x2B;0000
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                            Mon, 30 May 2022 09:06:17 &#x2B;0000
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                            Thu, 12 May 2022 14:44:39 &#x2B;0000
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                            Wed, 04 May 2022 13:27:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>In the Pipeline - April 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A guide to future employment and immigration law. This is our March April update.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:27:56 &#x2B;0000
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                            Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:01:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Brexit: 1 year on - Episode 6: Dispute Resolution</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the fifth episode of the series, Knowledge Counsel Jonathan Rush looks at the impact of Brexit on UK law. The video provides an overview of the current status of EU legislation and caselaw in the UK now that we&#x27;ve left the EU, and answers the question, could any of this change in future?]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court has recently rejected an attempt by British Sugar to challenge aspects of the UK&#x27;s post-Brexit sugar tariffs on the basis that they amounted to an illegal subsidy to its competitor, Tate &amp; Lyle.&#xA0; In this briefing, we look at the wider implications of the ruling for the UK&#x27;s post-Brexit state aid and tariff regimes.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:27:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Employment Update - March 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our March 2022 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:57:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-march-2022/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: 1 year on - Episode 4: Impact on goods</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the fourth episode of the series, Senior Associate Richard Offord talks about the impact of Brexit on goods, following the UK&#x27;s departure from the Single Market and Customs Union.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:15:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-1-year-on-episode-4-impact-on-goods/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: 1 year on - Episode 3: Business travel</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the third episode of the series, Senior Associate and Business Immigration Law Specialist Moji Oyediran takes a look at the changes to business travel now that free movement rules no longer apply between the UK and EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:27:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-1-year-on-episode-3-business-travel/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: 1 year on - Episode 2: Trade agreements</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the second episode of the series, Knowledge Counsel Jonathan Rush provides an overview of the UK post-Brexit trade agreements and considers what they mean for UK businesses.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:27:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-1-year-on-episode-2-trade-agreements/</link>
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                <title>The &quot;Brexit Freedoms&quot; Bill:  what is it and why is it important?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has announced plans for a &quot;Brexit Freedoms&quot; Bill which would make it easier to change retained EU law.  It is also considering a series of other measures with implications for retained EU law.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:27:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-brexit-freedoms-bill-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-important/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: 1 year on</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this video series, we will be taking a look at where we are in the Brexit process, one year on from the end of the transition period and the UK&#x27;s effective exit from the European Union.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:32:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/video-series-brexit-1-year-on/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: 1 year on - Episode 1: Introduction - where are we now?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this video series, we will be taking a look at where we are in the Brexit process, one year on from the end of the transition period and the UK&#x27;s effective exit from the European Union. This is episode 1 in the series.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:18:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-1-year-on-episode-1-introduction-where-are-we-now/</link>
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                <title>Employment Update - January 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our January 2022 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:28:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-january-2022/</link>
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                <title>Financial Services Regulation 2022 - New Year briefing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing outlines upcoming changes to financial services regulation in 2022.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:35:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-regulation-2022-new-year-briefing/</link>
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                <title>In the Pipeline - December 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A guide to future employment and immigration law. This is our December 2021 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:28:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/in-the-pipeline-december-2021/</link>
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                <title>More Brexit-related turbulence is on the way: here&#x27;s what to expect</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:28:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/more-brexit-related-turbulence-is-on-the-way-heres-what-to-expect/</link>
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                <title>Employment Update - November 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our November 2021 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:28:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-november-2021/</link>
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                <title>Freeports: business opportunity or hype?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:32:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/webinar-freeports-business-opportunity-or-hype/</link>
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                <title>Q1: What is a freeport?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based. Video 1: What is a freeport?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:28:10 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/q1-what-is-a-freeport/</link>
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                <title>Q2: Where are freeports going to be and why?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based. Video 2: Where are freeports going to be and why?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:28:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/q2-where-are-freeports-going-to-be-and-why/</link>
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                <title>Q5: What are the customs benefits of freeports?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based. Video 5: What are the customs benefits of freeports?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:28:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/q5-what-are-the-customs-benefits-of-freeports/</link>
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                <title>Q10: What are the state aid issues around freeports?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based. Video 10: What are the state aid issues around freeports?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:28:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/q10-what-are-the-state-aid-issues-around-freeports/</link>
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                <title>Why it matters whether software is &quot;goods&quot; or &quot;services&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has significant consequences for software providers which conduct sales of software to their customers through agents, both in the EU and the UK.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:28:10 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/why-it-matters-whether-software-is-goods-or-services/</link>
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                <title>A business-friendly guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At over 2500 pages, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed by the UK and EU in December 2020 does not make for an easy read. This guide breaks it down into the key topics of interest to business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:10:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal/</link>
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                <title>A business-friendly guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal: now fully updated</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We have recently updated our cross-practice area guide to the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which breaks it down into key topics of interest to business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:28:10 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal-now-fully-updated/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - October 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent developments and topics for your radar, news on training and networking events for in-house counsel, and an update on our legal tech initiatives. This is our October 2021 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:38:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-october-2021/</link>
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                <title>A blizzard of regulatory reform: did you miss anything?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[2021 has seen the UK Government and regulators engage in a blizzard of consultations and draft legislation, proposing reforms across a wide range of areas.  The sheer volume makes it difficult for businesses to keep on top of changes that might affect them.  To assist with that process, this briefing breaks down key recent consultations by topic, so you can pick out those which are relevant to your business.  It also looks at why this is happening now and whether any coherent themes emerge fr...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:28:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-blizzard-of-regulatory-reform-did-you-miss-anything/</link>
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                <title>In the Pipeline - September 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A guide to future employment and immigration law. This is our September 2021 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:28:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/in-the-pipeline-september-2021/</link>
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                <title>Freeport customs sites:  promising opportunity or not worth getting excited about?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government argues that freeports will provide significant customs benefits for businesses - but not everyone agrees.  In this briefing, part of a series on UK freeports, we look at the types of business that might benefit from freeport customs arrangements and whether the critics are right to be sceptical.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:28:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Freeports and planning: benefits and challenges</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has been keen to talk up the potential benefits from a planning perspective of being based in a freeport. But what exactly are these benefits and how significant could they be? And are there other planning issues that businesses need to be aware of in relation to freeports?]]></description>
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                            Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:28:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Be prepared: new border requirements on EU imports are coming in from January 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Although the UK Government has recently announced that it postponing certain border requirements until the middle of next year, it is currently sticking to its plans to require full customs declarations on goods imported from the EU as of 1 January 2022. This change has the potential to disrupt UK supply chains.  We explain below what is changing and what you can do to prepare.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:28:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Employment Update - September 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our September 2021 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:28:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-september-2021/</link>
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                <title>Freeports: what, where and when?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, the Government announced plans for 10 new freeports in the UK. In this briefing, the first of a series on freeports, we explain what freeports are, where they will be located, and when they are expected to be up and running.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:28:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Balancing national security and national interest</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The latest proposals attempt to remedy that &#x2013; and certainly seem more reasonable in their scope. For example, the definition of &quot;artificial intelligence&quot; as a sector has been narrowed, and, significantly, now says more clearly that companies that purchase products or licenses in relation to AI (for use, but not for further development) are not covered by the definition.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:28:19 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-balancing-national-security-and-national-interest/</link>
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                <title>A tough, assertive, confident, decisive, agile FCA to face the future</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The FCA has set out an ambitious vision for transformation in its Business Plan for 2021/22, the first under Nikhil Rathi&#x27;s leadership since he was appointed CEO in October 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:28:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-tough-assertive-confident-decisive-agile-fca-to-face-the-future/</link>
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                <title>A balancing act &#x2013; removing barriers to listing whilst maintaining reputation:  The FCA&#x27;s primary markets effectiveness review</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Hot on the heels of HM Treasury&#x27;s consultation on the prospectus regime, on 5 July the FCA published a consultation on the effectiveness of the primary markets. The consultation firstly looks at ways of improving the efficiency of the listing regime and secondly proposes targeted changes to remove barriers to listing. &#xA0;The FCA seeks to address, and build upon, the proposals of the Kalifa Review of UK FinTech &#xA0;and Lord Hill&#x27;s UK Listing Review.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:28:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-balancing-act-removing-barriers-to-listing-whilst-maintaining-reputation-the-fcas-primary-markets-effectiveness-review/</link>
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                <title>Where to invest: the geographic impact of Brexit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the third of a series of articles looking at how Brexit is working out for the UK, we consider the geographic impact and how that might affect future decisions by businesses to invest in the UK.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:28:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/where-to-invest-the-geographic-impact-of-brexit/</link>
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                <title>Employment Update - July 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our July 2021 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:57:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-july-2021/</link>
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                <title>Radical prospectus reform: balancing access, agility and protection</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following Brexit and the Hill Review, the Treasury is looking to carry out a radical overhaul of the rules governing public offers of securities and prospectuses in the UK.  Even to the staunchest remainer, the proposals appear to remove some of the less logical constraints imposed by the EU Prospectus Regulation, minimising legislation and allowing the FCA freedom to act more nimbly in deciding when a prospectus is actually necessary, and when investors are adequately protected by market inf...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:57:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/radical-prospectus-reform-balancing-access-agility-and-protection/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: UK gets data adequacy decision - but unfinished business remains</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a welcome move, the European Commission has formally approved an adequacy decision for the UK on data protection. However, as we explain below, this may not be the end of the story as regards the post-Brexit treatment of EU personal data &#x2013; and there is still unfinished business in a number of other important areas beyond data protection.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:58:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-gets-data-adequacy-decision-but-unfinished-business-remains/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: has anything got cheaper?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the second of a series of articles looking at how Brexit is working out for the UK, we discuss tariff reductions that took effect on 1 January 2021.  Which sectors benefit, what will be the wider impact and what more could be done?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:57:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-has-anything-got-cheaper/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: a May 2021 progress report</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series of briefings looking at how Brexit is going, 4 months after the end of the transition period.  Here we discuss the current state of UK-EU relations: could they improve and could this bring about improvements in the trading relationship?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 19 May 2021 13:57:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-a-may-2021-progress-report/</link>
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                <title>Employment Update - May 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our May 2021 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 14 May 2021 13:57:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-may-2021/</link>
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                <title>UK Introduces New Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 26 April 2021, the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (&quot;ACSR&quot;) came into force in the UK &#x2013; the second targeted sanctions regime the UK has introduced in under a year. This follows the July 2020 Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations, which we reported on here.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 06 May 2021 13:57:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-introduces-new-global-anti-corruption-sanctions-regime/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: implications for holders of intellectual property and domain names</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing, we highlight the key consequences of Brexit for intellectual property rights and domain names and what businesses will need to consider. For the majority of businesses, the rights which are most affected by Brexit, and which will therefore require more focus are EU trade marks and registered Community designs. Licence agreements will also be affected, and changes in respect of the rules regarding registration of .eu domain names may well have an impact.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:30:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-implications-for-holders-of-intellectual-property-and-domain-names/</link>
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                <title>What does the UK-EU Brexit deal say about intellectual property?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With 23 pages of coverage, you&#x27;d be forgiven for thinking that the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) does quite a lot for intellectual property.  But as we explain below, length does not always equate to substantial benefits for business.  What it does mean is that the UK&#x27;s room for manoeuvre on IP issues post-Brexit is somewhat constrained &#x2013; although there are some areas where it will have freedom to do things differently.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:57:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-does-the-uk-eu-brexit-deal-say-about-intellectual-property/</link>
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                <title>The unfinished business of Brexit: what still needs doing and how long will it take?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2019, UK voters were promised that there was a plan to &quot;get Brexit done&quot;, so that we could all move on &#x2013; and businesses could invest against a background of greater certainty. Whilst considerable progress has been made towards those goals, there remains a significant amount of unfinished business and uncertainty in key areas.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:52:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-unfinished-business-of-brexit-what-still-needs-doing-and-how-long-will-it-take/</link>
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                <title>In the Pipeline - March 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A guide to future employment and immigration law. This is our March 2021 edition.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:57:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/in-the-pipeline-march-2021/</link>
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                <title>Post-Brexit immigration &#x2013; the new points based system</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The government has unveiled details of how the post-Brexit immigration system will look from 1 January 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:55:15 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/post-brexit-immigration-the-new-points-based-system/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: full border controls on EU imports delayed until 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has announced that full border controls on imports of goods from the EU will not now be introduced until 1 January 2022.  This is a significant delay, as it had previously planned to introduce full controls by 1 July 2021.  Although the move is welcome in the sense that it gives businesses more time to prepare, there are also potential downsides &#x2013; as we explain below.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:57:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-full-border-controls-on-eu-imports-delayed-until-2022/</link>
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                <title>Employment Update - March 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our March 2021 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:57:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-march-2021/</link>
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                <title>Data protection: European Commission publishes draft adequacy decision in respect of UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A barrier-free flow of personal data between the EEA and the UK shows much greater promise now that the European Commission has published its draft adequacy decision for the UK.  Whilst this is welcome news, it does not mean an end to post-Brexit uncertainty in this area.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:57:10 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/data-protection-european-commission-publishes-draft-adequacy-decision-in-respect-of-uk/</link>
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                <title>What does the UK-EU Brexit deal say about tax?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed by the UK and the EU in December 2020 contains a number of provisions which relate to tax.  In this briefing, we look at what they are and how far they could constrain the UK&#x27;s room for manoeuvre on tax issues in future.  We also highlight a number of issues which are not addressed by the TCA, but are causing problems in practice &#x2013; notably in relation to VAT and customs duties.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:57:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-does-the-uk-eu-brexit-deal-say-about-tax/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Brexit and immigration rules</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK government is determined that a post-Brexit Britain should continue to be a world-leading financial centre. Recent announcements &#x2013; including a call for evidence on the UK funds regime, and a consultation on asset-holding companies &#x2013; lend support to that ambition]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:57:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-brexit-and-immigration-rules/</link>
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                <title>Parallel merger investigations: a starter for ten</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Deal-makers on cross-border transactions now need to think about UK merger control more often.  Save for in a small number of cases formally initiated by the European Commission before the end of 2020, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (&quot;CMA&quot;) is now unshackled  from the &quot;one-stop shop&quot; of the EU merger control regime, able to pursue its own merger control investigations into international transactions in parallel with those of other authorities.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 16 Feb 2021 16:50:10 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/parallel-merger-investigations-a-starter-for-ten/</link>
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                <title>Why are UK businesses restricting deliveries of goods to Northern Ireland?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, there have been numerous reports of businesses struggling to deliver goods and even halting deliveries to customers in Northern Ireland.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:23:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/why-are-uk-businesses-restricting-deliveries-of-goods-to-northern-ireland/</link>
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                <title>Why are there import VAT and customs duties on sales of goods to UK consumers by EU sellers?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Throughout January, papers and media websites were full of stories about people being asked to pay large and unexpected tax and custom duties charges on the arrival of goods from the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:23:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/why-are-there-import-vat-and-customs-duties-on-sales-of-goods-to-uk-consumers-by-eu-sellers/</link>
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                <title>What does the UK-EU Brexit deal say about employment law?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed by the UK and EU in December 2020 contains a number of provisions which may constrain the UK&#x27;s scope to make changes to employment law.  In practice, how significant could these constraints prove to be?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:57:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-does-the-uk-eu-brexit-deal-say-about-employment-law/</link>
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                <title>AIFMD portfolio company provisions: Brexit changes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At 11 p.m. on 31 December 2020, the Transition Period (during which the UK was effectively treated as still part of the EU) came to an end.&#xD;&#xA;In our previous article, &quot;Social Security and Brexit: Where are we now?&quot; [add link], we highlighted the risks faced by UK employers with employees working in the EU if no agreement on social security coordination was reached by that point.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:57:05 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/aifmd-portfolio-company-provisions-brexit-changes/</link>
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                <title>Brexit and Social Security: What has changed for workers moving between the UK and the EU?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At 11 p.m. on 31 December 2020, the Transition Period (during which the UK was effectively treated as still part of the EU) came to an end.&#xD;&#xA;In our previous article, &quot;Social Security and Brexit: Where are we now?&quot; [add link], we highlighted the risks faced by UK employers with employees working in the EU if no agreement on social security coordination was reached by that point.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:57:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-social-security-what-has-changed-for-workers-moving-between-the-uk-and-the-eu/</link>
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                <title>What does the UK-EU Brexit trade deal say about investment and M&amp;A?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed by the UK and EU in December 2020 contains few provisions which are directly relevant to M&amp;A &#x2013; but there are provisions on investment and the end of the Brexit transition period is likely to have a significant impact, both on M&amp;A and the wider investment landscape.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:57:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-does-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal-say-about-investment-and-ma/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - February 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent developments and topics for your radar, news on training and networking events for in-house counsel, and an update on our legal tech initiatives.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:22:11 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-february-2021/</link>
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                <title>What&#x2019;s ahead for the Information Commissioner&#x2019;s Office in 2021?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The ICO is the UK&#x2019;s independent regulator who oversees and enforces the UK&#x2019;s data protection regime. From 1st January 2021 as the ICO&#x2019;s website states &#x201C;&#x2026; the UK General Data Protection Regulation together with the amended Data Protection Act and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations will comprise the personal data protection legislation in the UK.&#x201D;]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:50:09 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-s-ahead-for-the-information-commissioner-s-office-in-2021/</link>
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                <title>State aid and the EU-UK trade deal: the newly plotted level playing field - updated February 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As one of the key sticking points in negotiations leading up to the trade deal agreed on 24 December 2020, the future of the UK&#x27;s state aid regime has been uncertain ever since it was determined that the UK was to leave the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:56:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/state-aid-and-the-eu-uk-trade-deal-the-newly-plotted-level-playing-field/</link>
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                <title>What does the UK-EU trade agreement say about digital trade?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the UK and the EU, which took effect on 1 January 2021, dedicates an entire chapter to digital trade arrangements, such as the supply of goods and services through online channels. This is the first time an EU trade agreement has included a specific chapter of this nature and marks the importance of digital trade between the two jurisdictions. But how much will it really impact UK-based tech businesses?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:56:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-does-the-uk-eu-trade-agreement-say-about-digital-trade/</link>
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                <title>Jurisdiction and Judgments: Patchwork fills gaps left by Brexit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The end of the post-Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 has brought with it some changes for those involved in civil litigation with an EU element.  Generally, proceedings which are already on foot will be unaffected, whereas litigants involved in new proceedings with an EU element may now face a slightly bumpier procedural ride and some increased cost.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:56:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jurisdiction-and-judgments-patchwork-fills-gaps-left-by-brexit/</link>
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                <title>Employment Update - January 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our January 2021 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:54:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-january-2021/</link>
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                <title>Brexit and Social Security &#x2013; EU Member States adopting the detached worker rules</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Under the new UK/EU Protocol on Social Security Co-ordination, each EU Member State has until 1 February to decide whether or not they want to adopt the rules for detached workers (which effectively replicate the previous rules for posted workers).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:56:49 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-social-security-eu-member-states-adopting-the-detached-worker-rules/</link>
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                <title>The UK-EU Brexit trade agreement: a good deal for business?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the UK and the EU agreed just before Christmas was hailed by the Prime Minister as a deal which offers significant new freedoms for the UK (as compared with EU membership), whilst at the same time providing certainty and substantial economic benefits for business.  But how far do those claims match what the agreement actually says?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:56:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-agreement-a-good-deal-for-business/</link>
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                <title>A message of support from our Brexit team</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At the eleventh hour, Parliament has approved the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill, sealing the UK&#x27;s approval of the 1,259-page Trade and Cooperation Agreement reached between the EU and the UK on Christmas Eve which will now come into effect on 1 January 2021 on a provisional basis pending formal ratification from the EU, expected by the end of February 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:56:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-message-of-support-from-our-brexit-team/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: what does it mean for public procurement? - updated January 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Public procurement rules affect the way that government and other bodies controlled or funded by the state award contracts to the private sector.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:56:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-what-does-it-mean-for-public-procurement/</link>
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                <title>UK and EU reach Brexit trade deal &#x2013; good news, but still expect some disruption in 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The announcement that the UK and EU have (at long last) reached agreement on the trade aspects of their future relationship is obviously very welcome news for business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:56:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-and-eu-reach-brexit-trade-deal-good-news-but-still-expect-some-disruption-in-2021/</link>
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                <title>Brexit talks: what if it&#x27;s no deal or a last minute deal?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With only 10 days to go until the end of the Brexit transition period, a trade deal with the EU continues to prove elusive. Even if a deal is reached before the end of the year, businesses could still face a period of effectively having to trade with the EU on WTO terms.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:56:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-talks-what-if-its-no-deal-or-a-last-minute-deal/</link>
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                <title>What do Brexit and COVID-19 mean for UK ports, distribution and manufacturing?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We spoke with Stephen Carr, Group Commercial Director of Peel Ports, and discussed how Brexit and COVID-19 could reshape the &quot;distribution map&quot; of the UK and increase UK manufacturing activity.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:56:43 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-do-brexit-and-covid-19-mean-for-uk-ports-distribution-and-manufacturing/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: UK and EU merger control from 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 will make a difference to the way that the UK and EU merger control regimes work. Here&#x27;s what you need to know:]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:56:42 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-and-eu-merger-control-from-2021/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-and-eu-merger-control-from-2021/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit: UK and EU competition law from 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[What difference does the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 make to UK and EU competition law? And how likely is it that the UK will increasingly diverge from the EU in its approach to competition law?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:56:42 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-and-eu-competition-law-from-2021/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-and-eu-competition-law-from-2021/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit and goods trade: what will be the impact?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Disruption to goods supply chains is widely expected after the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 26 Nov 2020 13:56:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-goods-trade-what-will-be-the-impact/</link>
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                <title>Brexit end of transition issues for pension schemes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The end of the Brexit transition period, on 31 December 2020, is fast approaching. Please fill out the form to request access to this briefing.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Nov 2020 17:22:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-end-of-transition-issues-for-pension-schemes/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-end-of-transition-issues-for-pension-schemes/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit UK importer checklist</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit is likely to have a major impact on goods supply chains, whether or not a trade deal can be reached with the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:56:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-importer-checklist/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-importer-checklist/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit UK exporter checklist</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit is likely to have a major impact on goods supply chains, whether or not a trade deal can be reached with the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:56:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-exporter-checklist/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-exporter-checklist/</guid>
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                <title>Post-Brexit plans for UK financial services and fintech: overly ambitious or a phoenix from the ashes?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It has been just over a week since Chancellor Rishi Sunak made a statement to Parliament setting out the Government&#x27;s approach to financial services following the UK&#x27;s imminent departure from the EU on 31 December; a statement that has since sparked much debate, intrigue and (cautious) excitement in the fintech, market infrastructure and payments space.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:56:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/post-brexit-plans-for-uk-financial-services-and-fintech-overly-ambitious-or-a-phoenix-from-the-ashes/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/post-brexit-plans-for-uk-financial-services-and-fintech-overly-ambitious-or-a-phoenix-from-the-ashes/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit and goods trade: what you need to do to prepare</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit is likely to have a major impact on goods supply chains, whether or not a trade deal can be reached with the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:06:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-goods-trade-what-you-need-to-do-to-prepare/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-goods-trade-what-you-need-to-do-to-prepare/</guid>
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                <title>Employment Update - November 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our November 2020 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:56:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-november-2020/</link>
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                <title>Post-Brexit Points-Based Immigration System to open 1 December 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government&#x27;s new points-based immigration system was widely expected to take effect from 1 January 2021, following the end of the Brexit transition period.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:56:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/post-brexit-points-based-immigration-system-to-open-1-december-2020/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/post-brexit-points-based-immigration-system-to-open-1-december-2020/</guid>
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                <title>Exporting Dual-Use items to EU Member States from the UK: The new rules</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 16 October 2020, the UK&#x2019;s Export Control Joint Unit (&quot;ECJU&quot;) issued a timely reminder to UK businesses that an Open General Export Licence (&quot;OGEL&quot;) will be required where a business is exporting dual-use items, as set out in Annex 1 of EU Regulation 428/2009 (the &quot;Dual-use Regulations&quot;), to any EU member state, and the Channel Islands, from 1 January 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:56:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/exporting-dual-use-items-to-eu-member-states-from-the-uk-the-new-rules/</link>
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                <title>CJEU/Privacy International decision could create more problems for adequacy</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[More uncertainty over UK&#x27;s chances of an adequacy decision, after CJEU finding on mass surveillance. We explain what the case is about and its potential impact on adequacy.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:56:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cjeuprivacy-international-decision-could-create-more-problems-for-adequacy/</link>
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                <title>Retained EU case law: Court of Appeal to be allowed to diverge</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government has published draft legislation extending the ability to diverge from retained EU case law to the Court of Appeal and other courts at the same level (in addition to the Supreme Court).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:56:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/retained-eu-case-law-court-of-appeal-to-be-allowed-to-diverge/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/retained-eu-case-law-court-of-appeal-to-be-allowed-to-diverge/</guid>
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                <title>BITs and the post-Brexit investment landscape</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Bilateral Investment Treaties, or BITs, are an important part of the international investment landscape.&#xA0; In this briefing, we look at what BITs are and whether Brexit will make it more attractive to structure investments in certain EU member states through the UK in order to take advantage of BIT protection.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:56:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/bits-and-the-post-brexit-investment-landscape/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/bits-and-the-post-brexit-investment-landscape/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit: what difference does no deal make?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing, we highlight the key areas where exiting the transition period without a trade deal with the EU is likely to make a difference.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:56:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-what-difference-does-no-deal-make/</link>
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                <title>Service providers: getting ready for Brexit - updated January 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[What should providers of non-financial services be doing to prepare for Brexit? With the transition period due to end on 31 December 2020, this briefing looks at the key issues you need to consider, whether or not there is a deal with the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:56:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/service-providers-getting-ready-for-brexit/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: how will any EU-UK free trade agreement deal with movement of people?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Parties to free trade agreements (FTAs) typically recognise that movement of people is necessary to facilitate trade, particularly for services businesses.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:56:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-how-will-any-eu-uk-free-trade-agreement-deal-with-movement-of-people/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - October 2020</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:22:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-october-2020/</link>
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                <title>A blueprint for a bright future: The UK Alternatives Asset Management Industry Framework</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We believe it is of paramount importance to protect and develop the alternatives asset management industry in the UK following our exit from the EU in order to maintain the UK&#x27;s status as a world leader in the sector and to ensure that the wider economy continues to benefit from the deployment of global capital across alternatives asset classes by UK based managers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:43:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-blueprint-for-a-bright-future-the-uk-alternatives-asset-management-industry-framework/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: Should employers be worried about business travel post-Brexit transition?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit is now firmly back on the agenda for employers as we head into the final months before the Brexit Transition period ends on 31 December 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:56:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-should-employers-be-worried-about-business-travel-post-brexit-transition/</link>
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                <title>Social security and Brexit: where are we now?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[If you are a UK employer, with employees working in the EU, EEA or Switzerland, the country in which social security contributions are paid on their salary and benefits is currently set by EU Social Security Coordination rules.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:56:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/social-security-and-brexit-where-are-we-now/</link>
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                <title>Brexit goods shortages: stockpiling is not the only option</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the headlines dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, anyone could have been forgiven for putting Brexit to the back of their mind over the past few months.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:56:15 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-goods-shortages-stockpiling-is-not-the-only-option/</link>
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                <title>Stockpiling for Brexit: 5 key Real Estate questions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With disruption to goods supply chains widely expected at the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January 2021, businesses which rely on goods from the EU are increasingly re-focussing on contingency plans to stockpile goods.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:56:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/stockpiling-for-brexit-5-key-real-estate-questions/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: is a deal still doable? State aid and the Internal Market Bill</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government&#x27;s decision to introduce legislation which would effectively override some aspects of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement has gone down badly with the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:56:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-is-a-deal-still-doable-state-aid-and-the-internal-market-bill/</link>
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                <title>Brexit Briefing: Dispute Resolution</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing note addresses the impact of Brexit on matters relevant to civil judicial co-operation between the English courts and the courts of EU member states.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:56:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-briefing-dispute-resolution/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-briefing-dispute-resolution/</guid>
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                <title>Employment Update - September 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our September 2020 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:56:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-september-2020/</link>
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                <title>CEing the future of product compliance: UKCA Conformity Marking</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In preparation for the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, the UK Government has published guidance on the use of the new &quot;UKCA&quot; marking, which will replace the CE mark for UK conformity assessed goods.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:07:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ceing-the-future-of-product-compliance-ukca-conformity-marking/</link>
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                <title>Allowing the UK Courts to diverge from retained EU case law</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government has launched a short consultation on proposals to allow courts below the Supreme Court to diverge from EU retained case law after the end of the transition period.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:56:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/allowing-the-uk-courts-to-diverge-from-retained-eu-case-law/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: should lower courts be allowed to depart from EU caselaw?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government is consulting on proposals to allow lower courts to diverge from EU caselaw which predates the end of the transition period.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:56:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-should-lower-courts-be-allowed-to-depart-from-eu-caselaw/</link>
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                <title>Brexit negotiations: the state aid problem</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The public statements made by Brexit negotiators David Frost and Michel Barnier last week suggest that the latest round of Brexit negotiations has resulted in minimal progress on the key issues separating the UK and EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:56:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-negotiations-the-state-aid-problem/</link>
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                <title>State aid, COVID-19 and Brexit:  level playing field or UK ploughing its own furrow?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[National governments across the EU have provided significant financial aid to support companies in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:56:05 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/state-aid-covid-19-and-brexit-level-playing-field-or-uk-ploughing-its-own-furrow/</link>
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                <title>Are you ready for Brexit?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the Brexit transition period due to expire on 31 December 2020, there is not much time to left to prepare.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:55:59 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/are-you-ready-for-brexit/</link>
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                <title>Employment Update - July 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our July 2020 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Jul 2020 13:55:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-july-2020/</link>
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                <title>Jurisdiction and Judgments: where are we now?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:55:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jurisdiction-and-judgments-where-are-we-now/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jurisdiction-and-judgments-where-are-we-now/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit: the extension dilemma</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A decision is expected to be made this month on whether to extend the Brexit transition period.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:55:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-the-extension-dilemma/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-the-extension-dilemma/</guid>
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                <title>The UK&#x27;s post-Brexit tariff schedule: what does it mean for business?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK has now published the tariffs it expects to apply after the Brexit transition period expires on 31 December 2020 (unless it is extended).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:55:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-uks-post-brexit-tariff-schedule-what-does-it-mean-for-business/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-uks-post-brexit-tariff-schedule-what-does-it-mean-for-business/</guid>
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                <title>Employment Update - May 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our May 2020 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 May 2020 13:55:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-may-2020/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-may-2020/</guid>
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                <title>How is COVID-19 affecting the Brexit negotiations?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing examines what&#x27;s been happening in the Brexit negotiations, what can (and can&#x27;t) be done by video conference and the prospects for an extension.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:55:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/how-is-covid-19-affecting-the-brexit-negotiations/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/how-is-covid-19-affecting-the-brexit-negotiations/</guid>
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                <title>Will COVID-19 change the UK&#x27;s Brexit strategy?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Although the UK has left the EU, change will only take place after the transition period has expired and the UK has moved to a new relationship with the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:55:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/will-covid-19-change-the-uks-brexit-strategy/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/will-covid-19-change-the-uks-brexit-strategy/</guid>
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                <title>Employment Update - March 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our March 2020 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:55:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-march-2020/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-march-2020/</guid>
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                <title> Brexit, your business and data: personal data transfers - updated January 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Organisations have had to take a number of measures to ensure that they are prepared to deal with the fallout from Brexit. One of these has been reviewing the impact that Brexit will have on the processing of personal data and the steps which an organisation will need to put in place to address that impact.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:56:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-your-business-and-data-personal-data-transfers/</link>
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                <title>Brexit, your business and data: processing European personal data - updated January 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[One of the biggest impacts which Brexit may have on organisations from an operational point of view, is on their ability to continue to process personal data.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:56:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-your-business-and-data-processing-european-personal-data/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-your-business-and-data-processing-european-personal-data/</guid>
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                <title>Government consults on post-Brexit tariffs: should you respond?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government is consulting on the level of tariffs that will apply to goods imported under WTO rules after Brexit.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:55:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/government-consults-on-post-brexit-tariffs-should-you-respond/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/government-consults-on-post-brexit-tariffs-should-you-respond/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit, UK merger control and competition law: what will change?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the UK set to leave the EU on 31 January 2020, change is also on the way for UK merger control and competition law &#x2013; but not immediately.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:55:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-merger-control-and-competition-law-what-will-change/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-uk-merger-control-and-competition-law-what-will-change/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit: Disputes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this section, we highlight the key consequences of Brexit for dispute resolution in England.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 30 Jan 2020 13:52:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-disputes/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: what changes during the transition?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 31 January 2020, the UK is expected to leave the EU and enter the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:55:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-what-changes-during-the-transition/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-what-changes-during-the-transition/</guid>
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                <title>References to &quot;EU&quot;, &quot;EEA&quot; etc after Brexit: handle with care!</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At 11 pm on 31 January 2020, the UK is expected to cease to be part of the EU (or the EEA).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:55:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/references-to-eu-eea-etc-after-brexit-handle-with-care/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/references-to-eu-eea-etc-after-brexit-handle-with-care/</guid>
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                <title>EU-negotiated agreements with third countries: the Brexit problem</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At 11 pm on 31 January 2020, the UK is expected to cease to be part of the EU. The transition period means that relatively little will change immediately.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:55:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eu-negotiated-agreements-with-third-countries-the-brexit-problem/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eu-negotiated-agreements-with-third-countries-the-brexit-problem/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit-proofing your contracts: a checklist</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the UK set to leave the EU on 31 January 2020, this briefing discusses what businesses can do to ensure that their commercial contracts are &quot;Brexit-proof&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:55:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-proofing-your-contracts-a-checklist/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-proofing-your-contracts-a-checklist/</guid>
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                <title>The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act: what does it do?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 23 January 2020, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill completed its passage through both Houses of Parliament and received Royal Assent.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:55:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-eu-withdrawal-agreement-act-what-does-it-do/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-eu-withdrawal-agreement-act-what-does-it-do/</guid>
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                <title>Employment Update - January 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our January 2020 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:55:05 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-january-2020/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-january-2020/</guid>
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                <title>The Withdrawal Agreement Bill: not quite &quot;oven ready&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Withdrawal Agreement Bill (&quot;WAB&quot;) is due to be debated further in Parliament over the coming weeks.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:55:05 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-withdrawal-agreement-bill-not-quite-oven-ready/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-withdrawal-agreement-bill-not-quite-oven-ready/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit - Phase 2</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill is set to recommence its journey through Parliament on Friday 20 December.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:55:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-phase-2/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-phase-2/</guid>
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                <title>Employment Update - November 2019</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our November 2019 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Nov 2019 13:54:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-november-2019/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-november-2019/</guid>
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                <title>If Brexit goes ahead, will it all be over and done with by 31 December 2020?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Although many commentators argue that this election is extremely difficult to predict, let&#x2019;s assume that polls suggesting a Conservative majority are correct.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 Nov 2019 13:54:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/if-brexit-goes-ahead-will-it-all-be-over-and-done-with-by-31-december-2020/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/if-brexit-goes-ahead-will-it-all-be-over-and-done-with-by-31-december-2020/</guid>
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                <title>The revised Brexit deal: what&#x27;s changed - and what&#x27;s the same?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The revised Brexit deal announced by the UK and the EU yesterday contains some important changes to the package agreed during Theresa May&#x27;s premiership.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 18 Oct 2019 13:54:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-revised-brexit-deal-whats-changed-and-whats-the-same/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-revised-brexit-deal-whats-changed-and-whats-the-same/</guid>
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                <title>Prorogation, the Queen&#x2019;s Speech and the Brexit process - where are we now?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A full panel of eleven Supreme Court justices ruled unanimously that the prorogation was unlawful, void and of no effect.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:54:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/prorogation-the-queen-s-speech-and-the-brexit-process-where-are-we-now/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/prorogation-the-queen-s-speech-and-the-brexit-process-where-are-we-now/</guid>
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                <title>Prorogation ruled unlawful by Supreme Court</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the Prime Minister&#x2019;s decision to advise Her Majesty the Queen to prorogue Parliament for five weeks was unlawful.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:53:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/prorogation-ruled-unlawful-by-supreme-court/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/prorogation-ruled-unlawful-by-supreme-court/</guid>
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                <title>Employment Update - September 2019</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our September 2019 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:53:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-september-2019/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-september-2019/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit and immigration &#x2013; what&#x27;s the deal?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With Brexit set to take place on 31 October 2019, the Government has announced that it plans to end free movement immediately if the UK leaves without a deal.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:52:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-immigration-whats-the-deal/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-immigration-whats-the-deal/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit, force majeure and material adverse change clauses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Could Brexit allow parties to avoid their contractual obligations? A recent dispute suggests that the courts may be reluctant to accept such arguments.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:53:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-force-majeure-and-material-adverse-change-clauses/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-force-majeure-and-material-adverse-change-clauses/</guid>
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                <title>Sectoral sanctions in the UK post-Brexit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2014, the European Union adopted a package of restrictive measures targeting sectoral cooperation and exchanges with the Russian Federation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:53:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sectoral-sanctions-in-the-uk-post-brexit/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sectoral-sanctions-in-the-uk-post-brexit/</guid>
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                <title>Potential stormy CEs ahead for product compliance</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[If the UK departs the EU on 29 March 2019 without an agreement in place, manufacturers selling into the UK and/or EU will face a range of challenges.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:52:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/potential-stormy-ces-ahead-for-product-compliance/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/potential-stormy-ces-ahead-for-product-compliance/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit and Incoterms: how three letters can make a big difference</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The government&#x27;s Brexit advice urges businesses to review their contracts for the supply of goods to ensure that they remain appropriate in the event of no deal.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 21 Feb 2019 13:51:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-incoterms-how-three-letters-can-make-a-big-difference/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-incoterms-how-three-letters-can-make-a-big-difference/</guid>
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                <title>Jurisdiction clauses and Brexit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There is now some prospect of the UK leaving the EU on 29 March 2019 without transitional arrangements or a long term comprehensive reciprocal regime agreed.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 31 Jan 2019 13:53:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jurisdiction-clauses-and-brexit/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jurisdiction-clauses-and-brexit/</guid>
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                <title>UKMIR and what a no-deal Brexit means for users of derivatives in the UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It looks increasingly likely that the UK may leave the European Union (&quot;EU&quot;) on 29 March 2019 (&quot;Brexit Day&quot;) without a negotiated deal in place.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:52:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ukmir-and-what-a-no-deal-brexit-means-for-users-of-derivatives-in-the-uk/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ukmir-and-what-a-no-deal-brexit-means-for-users-of-derivatives-in-the-uk/</guid>
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                <title>Post-Brexit immigration: What will it look like?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government has released the long-awaited White Paper on its post-Brexit immigration policy.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:51:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/post-brexit-immigration-what-will-it-look-like/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/post-brexit-immigration-what-will-it-look-like/</guid>
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                <title>Article 50 is not a &quot;one way street with no exits&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a thoughtful and concise opinion, the Advocate General concluded that Article 50 is not a &quot;one way street with no exits&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:51:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/article-50-is-not-a-one-way-street-with-no-exits/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/article-50-is-not-a-one-way-street-with-no-exits/</guid>
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                <title>Now that geo-blocking is a thing of the past in the EU, where does this leave UK businesses?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As deadline to comply with the EU Geo-blocking Regulation has just passed, we look at what it will mean for UK based businesses, and whether Brexit affects them.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Sat, 01 Dec 2018 13:51:42 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/now-that-geo-blocking-is-a-thing-of-the-past-in-the-eu-where-does-this-leave-uk-businesses/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/now-that-geo-blocking-is-a-thing-of-the-past-in-the-eu-where-does-this-leave-uk-businesses/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit Withdrawal Agreement: What does it mean for employers?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Theresa May has delayed Parliament&#x27;s vote on the proposed Withdrawal Agreement which would govern the terms of the UK&#x27;s departure from the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:51:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-withdrawal-agreement-what-does-it-mean-for-employers/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: a cause of frustration for the EMA?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Medicines Agency is set to relocate after Brexit and want to exit their London-based lease on the basis of the principle of legal &#x27;frustration&#x27;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Sun, 11 Nov 2018 13:52:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-a-cause-of-frustration-for-the-ema/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-a-cause-of-frustration-for-the-ema/</guid>
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                <title>Wightman and the revocability of Article 50</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Court of Session permitted a group of cross-party politicians to refer a question to the ECJ as to the revocability of an Article 50 notification.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:53:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/wightman-and-the-revocability-of-article-50/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/wightman-and-the-revocability-of-article-50/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit and financial services: one year to go, but where are we going?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It has been exactly twelve months since the UK submitted its notification of withdrawal from the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:51:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-financial-services-one-year-to-go-but-where-are-we-going/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-financial-services-one-year-to-go-but-where-are-we-going/</guid>
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                <title>European Union intellectual property rights: Brexit implications</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has recently issued a communication setting out the effect that Brexit will have on European Union intellectual property rights.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:51:47 &#x2B;0000
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