Supplying services to the EU from the UK in the event of no trade deal—checklist [Archived]

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryant of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Sonja Hainsworth of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Checklists

Supplying services to the EU from the UK in the event of no trade deal—checklist [Archived]

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryant of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Sonja Hainsworth of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Checklists

ARCHIVED: This Checklist has been archived and is not maintained.

Brexit: As of exit day (11 pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation period, during which it continues to be subject to EU law. This has an impact on this Checklist. For further guidance, see Brexit Bulletin—key updates, research tips and resources and Brexit toolkit.

On 3 February 2020, the UK and EU set out their opening negotiating positions for a post-Brexit UK-EU relationship. While the Political Declaration, appended to the Withdrawal Agreement, sets out the framework for the future relationship with the EU, it is not legally binding, meaning that either side can choose to depart from parts or all of the text. If negotiations for a trade agreement between the UK and the EU fail (a no trade deal Brexit), the UK’s trade with

Chris Bryant

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Chris is a partner based in the London and Brussels offices of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. He has over 15 years' experience advising on UK & EU competition law, international trade law, and EU regulatory issues and processes. Chris heads the firm's Tier 1 ranked Brexit taskforce and is one of the leading experts and media commentators on the subject. He has worked with clients across virtually all sectors of the economy, including financial services, automotive, retail, chemicals and telecoms in relation to their Brexit planning. His work has included scenario and contingency planning, providing legal and political insights and helping clients to formulate strategies for influencing the UK and EU governments. Chris has provided commentary for the BBC, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and Reuters amongst many others. In addition to advising on some very significant Brexit projects for key clients, Chris Bryant has found time to write the award-winning play, 'Brexit the Musical', which played to sell-out runs in Edinburgh and London. In addition, Chris has represented clients in some of the world's largest competition and trade investigations, as well as in related litigation. Chris is described in Legal 500 2017 as 'experienced', 'knowledgeable', 'straightforward', and 'client-friendly'.

Sonja Hainsworth

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Sonja is a Senior Associate based in the London office of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. She advises on UK and EU competition, regulatory and trade-related issues, representing clients in these matters in a diverse range of sectors, including financial services, infrastructure, retail, automotive, telecoms and chemicals sectors.

In particular, Sonja has extensive experience advising on the full spectrum of EU and UK competition law, including cartel investigations, abuse of dominance, commercial deals and competition compliance. She has acted on competition law cases before the European, UK and other national competition regulators, and on investigations by sector regulators. Indeed, Sonja's practice also has a strong focus on sector regulation, in particular in the infrastructure, utilities and telecoms sectors.

Sonja also provides advice to clients on EU regulatory law, including compliance with product and general regulation in relation to toys, tobacco, cosmetics and medical devices, and in relation to Brexit planning, including scenario and contingency planning.

In addition, Sonja regularly advises clients on the application of EU sanctions, including sanctions relating to Russia/Ukraine, Iran, Libya and Syria, as well as on EU and UK export control rules.

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United Kingdom

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