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The UK government converted a huge body of European Law (around 20,000 individual pieces of legislation) into English Law in the EU Withdrawal Act of June 2018.

This detailed Explainer from the Institute of Government describes the key implications.

CONSUMER RIGHTS

UK companies selling to customers in the EU will continue to be bound by EU consumer protection laws, such as the Consumer Rights Directive…

CONTRACTS

It is unlikely that Brexit will lead to any major changes in current English contract law in the near future, but the uncertainty over the ECJ means that decisions in UK courts may not be readily enforceable in Europe after Brexit…

DATA PROTECTION

Companies that collect personal data across EU borders need to be aware of EU data protection rules…

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

The key uncertainty regarding dispute resolution is over the future role of the ECJ (if any) post-Brexit as the ultimate court governing disputes across borders…

GOVERNANCE

UK-incorporated companies will be third-country companies as far as Europe is concerned, find out how this could impact…

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The areas covering trademarks, patents, copyright, designs, etc. are very complex. Some areas will be unaltered, others may change completely…

REGULATION

Regulations are the rules governing the export and import processes…

POST BREXIT REGULATION

We are leaving the EU – so why are their laws and regulations important?

REGULATIONS OUTSIDE THE EU

Find out what help there is available to assist UK companies who want to export outside of the EU…

SECTOR REGULATION

What regulations apply to my industry and where can I find out about them?

TYPES OF REGULATION

What are the regulations in the EU? EU Treaties identify a variety of different legal instruments…