24 January 2020
Brexit: WTO and Future Trading Arrangements
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/brexit-wto-and-future-trading-arrangements

This note reviews the impact of a hard Brexit on the UK's trading relationships with EU Member States and also third countries.

03 October 2017
Customs arrangements following Brexit: the UK's and the EU's positions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/customs-arrangements-following-brexit

07 January 2019
The UK Government's Planned Regimes on Trade and Customs
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/uk-governments-planned-regimes-on-trade-and-customs

The Government has enacted the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, to establish an independent UK trade and customs regime. This will be necessary as from Brexit when the UK leaves the EU Customs Union. Whilst the ...

21 January 2021
What Brexit means for the trade in goods
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uk/what-brexit-means-for-the-trade-in-goods

As of 1 January 2021, the United Kingdom (UK) left the EU Single Market and the EU Customs Union, following the end of a transition period. As a result, supply chains and sales channels involving the UK are now governed ...

28 June 2018
Trade with Iran - Update of the EU Blocking Regulation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/trade-with-iran-update-of-eu-blocking-regulation

The withdrawal of the United States ('US') on 8 May 2018 from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ('JCPOA') resulted in US sanctions - previously lifted following the entry into force of the JCPOA - being re-imposed.

30 January 2020
UK Supreme Court rules that longer time limits for customs duty demands should apply in criminal context
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/uk-supreme-court-rules-that-longer-time-limits-for-customs-duty-demands

In FMX Food Merchants v HMRC [2020] UKSC 1, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of HMRC, overturning last year's Court of Appeal decision, deciding that HMRC could issue a post-clearance demand after the expiry of the ...

06 October 2020
Brexit: the impact on trade between the UK and the EU for franchise businesses
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/brexit-the-impact-on-trade-between-the-uk-and-the-eu-for-franchise-businesses

If your franchise relies on products being imported into the UK or involves the supply of products to franchisees in the EU then, if at the end of the transition period no free trade agreement is negotiated, you could ...

07 September 2018
Tax Alert – September 2018 - Corporate criminal offences in the UK for failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/france/tax-alert-infractions-penales-au-royaume-uni

Since 30 September 2017, the UK has introduced two new criminal offenses which create strict liability for companies if they failed to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion.

01 April 2020
The UK Government recently announced the active steps it is taking to drive modern slavery out of supply chains. How can you make sure your company is compliant?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/the-uk-government-recently-announced-the-active-steps-it-is

On 26th March 2020 the UK Government published its modern slavery statement. In the foreword written by the Prime Minister, he highlighted the determination to take active steps to drive modern slavery out of our supply ...

21 September 2020
Brexit Checklist for Technology & Communications Businesses
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/brexit-checklist-for-technology-and-communications-businesses

The UK left the EU on January 31st 2020. As a result of the transition period in the Withdrawal Agreement, EU law will continue to apply in and in relation to the UK until the end of the transition period - scheduled to ...