Legal and regulatory impact

As a result of the UK leaving the European Union, business owners and managers need to get up to speed with new regulatory and licensing frameworks and consider how these will affect your activities. There have been changes to the movement of goods, customs processes and delivery of services requiring many businesses to review their contracts, terms and conditions.

We can advise on your supplier and customer contracts, identify vulnerabilities that may impact on the movement of goods  or delivery of services. This will help you identify areas you are able to control, agree steps to mitigate the risk exposure of your business, and consider the impact of any loss of EU funding, consumer protection legislation and competition law. Moving forward, business also need to use Incoterms, internationally recognised standard terms setting out buyer and seller responsibilities for delivering goods in international markets.

We recommend all businesses trading with Great Britain to register with the Trader Support Service.

We can also advise on the movement of personal data e.g. customer details and safeguards that you should consider. The UK and EU have agreed a temporary 'bridging mechanism' for personal data which allows organisations to continue to send personal data from the EU to the UK until 30 June 2021. During this extension we can advise on what alternative safeguards you should put in place

Use the links below to access advice, support and learning tools that help you adapt your business for EU Exit trade. Our support may be subject to some eligibility criteria.