September 2, 2024
Navigating Post-Brexit Trade: What the 2024 US Election Means for the UK
Post-Brexit Trade and the USA As the next US Presidential Election approaches on 5th November 2024, thoughts in the UK …
Read moreDavid has practised for over 40 years in the field of corporate and commercial law.
He has advised on a wide range of transactions including share sales, asset sales, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, joint ventures and distributorships; also corporate advisory and governance and partnership issues.
He has advised many different types of clients (with a particular experience in the education sector), including listed and unlisted organisations both in the UK and overseas, and works a lot with law firms around the world. He also advises on shareholder and partnership disputes.
He speaks French and advises on Anglo-French corporate transactions.
David enjoys the theatre, cinema, classical music and arts and crafts exhibitions, as well as keeping fit, country walks, travel and learning languages. But above all, he loves spending time with his family.
Member of Chatham House
David recently participated in the following webinar and a recording can be viewed by clicking the link:
https://excellolawstg.wpengine.com/in-the-news/trading-out-of-the-pandemic-and-post-brexit-business-webinar-2-june/
September 2, 2024
Post-Brexit Trade and the USA As the next US Presidential Election approaches on 5th November 2024, thoughts in the UK …
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Brexit and the Battle of the Doner Kebabs On 28th June 2024, The Times reported on the battle of the …
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Brexit and the Expressionists The Expressionists were a school of painting and photography in the early 20th century, heavily based …
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Brexit and the UAE ( United Arab Emirates) There is a tight-knit and growing commercial relationship between the UK and …
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Brexit and Saudi Arabia On 31st March 2024, The Sunday Times published an article by columnists, Jim Armitage and John …
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Brexit and China The UK and other Western countries do not seem to know whether to love or hate communist …
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Brexit and Germany On 14th October 2023, The Guardian reported that the then German Finance Minister, Christin Lindner, had issued …
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Brexit and the Role of Supreme Courts The lead-up to Brexit was much affected by litigation in the UK on …
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Brexit and the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters 2019 (“the …
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Brexit and the Bletchley Declaration on Artificial Intelligence (AI) The Bletchley Declaration by the 29 participants (the EU + 28 …
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October 2023 Brexit and “Man’s Search for Meaning” First published in 1946 but updated and expanded in subsequent editions, author-psychiatrist …
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Brexit and a Dutch Masterpiece In the National Gallery in London, there is a magnificent but modestly-sized painting of the …
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Brexit and the UK’s Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (“the Act”) On 28th July 2023, the UK’s …
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Brexit and the UK’s Retained EU Law ( Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 On 29th June 2023, the UK’s Retained …
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Brexit and Poland Adam Mickiewicz, often regarded as Poland’s 19th century national poet ( as well as of Lithuania and …
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Brexit and the UK Listing Rules On 3rd May 2023, The Times reported that UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has …
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Brexit, arts subsidies and the English National Opera On 27th March 2023, the UK’s Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) announced that …
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Brexit and the US On 6th March 2023, Chris Hayward, policy chair of the City of London Corporation, had an …
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Brexit and Digital Assets On 10th January 2023, UNIDROIT, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, announced a …
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Brexit and Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) At the beginning of 2023 one of the premier art exhibitions in London was the …
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Brexit and Abba On 3rd December 2022, The Times reported that the pop group Abba’s most recent top 20 hit, …
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Brexit and the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation On 10th November 2022, the EU Parliament announced that it had voted to …
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Brexit and India On 18th October 2022, City AM published an article entitled “No Brexit karma in Delhi: Whisky and …
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Brexit and China (excluding Hong Kong) On 9th September 2022, in an article captioned “Chinese firms shun the US for …
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Brexit and UK semiconductor industry On 9th August 2022, in an article entitled “UK urged to come up with chip …
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On 14th January 2021, shortly after the end of the post-Brexit transition period on 31st December 2020, the UK High …
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On 28th April 2022, the UK and Swiss Governments issued a Joint Statement announcing their intention to negotiate an enhanced …
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Brexit and Morocco On 21st April 2022, The Times published a full-page advertisement from “Morocco Now”, the Moroccan Government Trade …
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Brexit and Switzerland The political and economic relationship between the UK and Switzerland, always strong, seems to have grown even …
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Brexit and the “Brexit Freedoms” Bill On 31st January 2022, which happens to be the second anniversary of the UK’s …
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Brexit and the UK’s National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) On 4th January 2022, The Times reported that new …
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Brexit and judicial review On 6th December 2021, The Times reported that the UK Government is planning further action to …
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Brexit and the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) On 7th November 2021, The Sunday Times published a supplement entitled …
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Brexit and Italy There has been plenty of talk in the UK post-Brexit about the UK strengthening its trade links …
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Brexit and Estonia On 10th September 2021, the online newsletter, City AM, published an interview with the new Prime Minister …
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The ‘Entente Cordiale’ Brexit has definitely put the relationship between the UK and France under some strain, resulting in The …
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Trade with China The UK press is full of concerns about the UK’s allegedly growing economic dependence on China, particularly …
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Brexit and the Struggle for Talent Six months on from the end of the post-Brexit transition period, the British media …
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Brexit and Singapore On 28th June 2021, the online newsletter, City AM, reported that the UK would be starting trade …
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Brexit and an all-Ireland Trade Boom Amidst the glitches that have been thrown up by Brexit (particularly in relation to …
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Brexit and Article 16 of the Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol (“the Protocol”) In the context of arguments between the …
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Brexit and the Horizon Europe Programme Part 5 of the reformatted UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement 2020/21 (TCA) provides for …
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Brexit and a Norwegian Saga The online newsletter, City AM, for 24th May 2021 reported that negotiations between the UK …
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Brexit and the proposed EU Regulation on Foreign Subsidies On 5th May 2021, the EU Commission published a proposal for …
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Brexit and the Netherlands On 27th April 2021, the Brussels-based private–sector news service, EURACTIV, which has been covering EU affairs …
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Brexit and the Queen’s Speech The Queen’s Speech, which was delivered to the UK Parliament on 11th May 2021 and …
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Brexit and the French Fishing Industry It is not only the UK which has had to adopt many domestic measures …
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Brexit and Artificial Intelligence (AI) The Times columnist, Edward Lucas, entitles his article in the Times of 26th April 2021: …
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Brexit and Fintech The Sunday Times of 18th April 2021 has reported on a letter signed by 30 representatives of …
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Brexit and Incoterms 2020 “Incoterms” (a registered trademark of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)) are standard contractual provisions in …
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Brexit and Spain On 30th March 2021, the “Politico” news service published an online article entitled “Brits in Spain spooked …
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Brexit and Small Businesses On 29th March 2021, the UK Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) published new research on the …
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Brexit and the Life of Trees The Sunday Times of 21st March 2021 reported on research published by the University …
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Brexit and the Pharmaceutical Sector On 16th March 2021, the European Commission and the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), …
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Brexit and Food Standards UK legislation on food standards has been much influenced by EU legislation. However, during the UK’s …
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Brexit and UK Corporation Tax In his Budget statement on 3rd March 2021, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi …
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Brexit and the UK Fashion Industry On 2nd February 2021, more than 400 figures from the UK fashion industry were …
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Brexit and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting ESG is a modern acronym which, even though it may not appeal …
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Brexit and Tariff Rate Quotas on Steel Products On page 6 paragraph 2 of the UK Government’s Summary Explainer document …
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Brexit and Electric Vehicles Under the terms of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement of December 2020 (TCA), there is …
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Brexit and Singapore In the UK’s post-Brexit world, the island nation of Singapore has cropped up in at least two …
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Brexit and Financial Services It is generally accepted that the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which with associated documents …
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Brexit and Trading under World Trade Organisation (WTO) Rules At 11pm on 31st December 2020, the precise moment at which …
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Brexit and the Level Playing Field One of the most contentious areas of the UK-EU negotiations for a new post-Brexit …
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Brexit and the Agreement in Principle of a UK–Japan Free Trade Agreement On 11th September 2020, the UK Government Department …
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Brexit and the Rule of Law The proposed UK Internal Market Bill, which was published on 9th September 2020, breaks …
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Brexit and International Personal Data Transfers The recent “Schrems II” decision of the European Court of Justice, published on 16th …
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Brexit and the Environment On 20th July 2020, the UK Government published a speech given by George Eustice MP, the …
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Brexit and the Financial Services Sector Concern about how the UK Financial sector will shape up after the expiry of …
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Here is a selection of the latest Brexit-related items: The UK and Negotiations with the EEA EFTA States The UK …
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Although public attention continues to focus primarily on Covid-19 at present, Brexit matters are not far below the surface. Financial …
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In the first of a series of regular articles on Brexit, corporate and commercial lawyer David Glass summarises the latest …
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