Brexit from a Czech immigration law perspective
With the last day of January, the never-ending story of Brexit finally ended. The law implementing the withdrawal agreement was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland early this year and signed by Queen…
9 major tax changes in case of no-deal Brexit
The planned date of Great Britain’s withdrawal from the EU set for 29 March 2019 has been postponed. However, a British proposal for postponement until 30 June 2019 has not been approved by the EU27. Below we summarise the major potential impacts of…
Latest news - April 2019
Last month’s tax and legal news in a few sentences.
Hard Brexit’s effect on UK citizens’ employment and residence in the CR
At the end of March, two years will have elapsed from the moment the United Kingdom announced its intention to withdraw from the EU. If the British parliament does not approve the agreement on the conditions of the withdrawal by that time, the…
Brexit to change application of withholding tax and securing of tax
The United Kingdom has been trying to reopen the negotiation of the Brexit agreement with the EU, so far without success. If the agreement is not approved by the British parliament, a no-deal Brexit appears likely. The Czech Republic has prepared…
Customs administration on trading after Brexit
On its website, the customs administration (i.e. the General Customs Directorate or GCD) has issued information on the practical aspects of trading after a no-deal Brexit.
Brexit implications for Czech financial sector
The Czech Republic is preparing for a hard Brexit, as the deadline for the United Kingdom leaving the EU is approaching. Earlier this year, the government proposed a bill on Brexit designed to mitigate the impact on British citizens and corporations…
Brexit: time for a deal running short
Although the exit agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU is ready, it has not yet been ratified. The key vote in the British parliament lies ahead: if the deal is not passed, there will most likely be a no-deal Brexit. In this uncertain…
Deal or no-deal. Brexit from an intellectual property rights viewpoint
Brexit, probably next year’s most important international event, will significantly affect many areas: from EU citizens’ rights, through finance sector regulations to the enforcement of British court judgments in the EU (and vice versa, of course).…
Brexit: What happens if UK leaves the EU with no deal?
In mid-July, the UK government published more than a hundred-page-long document called the UK-EU Future Relationship White Paper, providing information on how the relationships between the UK and the EU should look like with respect to the economy,…
Latest news - August 2018
Last month’s tax and legal news in a few sentences.
Brexit: three customs arrangement options after Britain leaves the EU
If the present agreement remains unchanged, Great Britain will leave the European Union upon the lapse of the transition period, on 1 January 2021. At that time, it will most likely have to give up one of the greatest economic advantages of EU…