Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Daily Brexit Update – 23 April 2019

UK’s core Brexit bill marks new tactic to win compromise UK lawmakers could begin debating legislation to enshrine EU withdrawal obligations in domestic law as early as next week. Prime Minister Theresa May hopes the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill’s amendment process can act as a “forum” for lawmakers to find a Brexit compromise — but […]

Brexit Update – 18 April 2019

Irish border after Brexit ‘must not return to past – BBC On a tour of the Irish border alongside fellow Democrat Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Richard Neal expressed concern about the impact of Brexit on the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement. Mr Neal recalled a previous trip to the border when the bus he was travelling […]

Brexit Update – 17 April 2019

No UK-US trade deal if Brexit damages Irish peace, Pelosi warns The FT ·         Nancy Pelosi said the US Congress supports Ireland in the face of Brexit challenges, warning that Washington will not strike a UK trade deal if Britain’s withdrawal from the EU undermines the Good Friday peace deal. ·         Addressing the Irish parliament […]

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Brexit Update – 15 April 2019

No-deal preparations will continue despite Brexit delay – The Guardian   Theresa May has written to civil servants saying no-deal preparations must carry on despite a new October deadline for the UK’s exit from the European Union. In an email sent to the civil service on Monday, May clarified this point, writing that some no-deal […]

Friday, April 12, 2019

Brexit Update – 12 April 2019

Brexit deal to be sent to EU lawmakers to ratify, but they may prefer to wait (MLEX) The national governments, which this Wednesday extended the Brexit deadline to 31 October 2019, plan on sending the withdrawal agreement to the European Parliament for ratification next week. The rationale, one senior diplomat explained, is to demonstrate to […]

Brexit Update – 11 April 2019

BBC – Theresa May defends 31 October delay to MPs The new deadline of 31 October means the UK is likely to have to hold European Parliament elections in May. The prime minister said that if the deal agreed with the EU was passed, the UK could leave the EU “as soon as possible”. Labour […]

Thursday, April 11, 2019

MHRA publishes updates to prescribing information for CAPs in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Update: In March 2019, we posted on the “MHRA’s extensive no-deal guidance updates for pharma and medtech“. Following on from the MHRA’s published guidance on ‘grandfathering’ and managing the lifecycle changes of medicinal products (see here), the MHRA has released an update in regards to the time period companies must submit the relevant information. The […]