What is the difference between hard Brexit and soft Brexit – and why does it matter?

View in Browser What is the difference between hard Brexit and soft Brexit – and why does it matter? DLA Piper As we move closer to the March 2017 deadline that UK Prime Minister Theresa May has given for triggering Article 50, two broad visions for the future UK-EU relationship are likely to crystallise: so-called hard Brexit or soft Brexit. What's the difference? View Briefing Legal Week Law Editor's Picks The lessons to be learned from TalkTalk's £400,000 cyber breach fine Debevoise & Plimpton TalkTalk recently received a record £400,000 fine for data security failings that allowed a hacker to access customers' personal information. The fine serves as reminder for companies to reassess their cybersecurity risk profile - this briefing sets out the lessons that can be learned. Without more, warranties are warranties, not representations: useful guidance from the High Court Mayer Brown This briefing looks at the recent High Court judgment in Idemitsu Kosan v Sumitomo Corporation, a ruling which provides useful guidance for parties engaged in negotiating share purchase agreements or other contracts. Christian bakery discriminated against 'gay cake' customer Bond Dickinson This briefing considers the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal's decision in the controversial case concerning the directors of a bakery who refused to decorate a cake with the caption 'Support Gay Marriage', due to their devout Christian beliefs. Access to the Single Market: how Cyprus can offer a solution to post-Brexit concerns Harneys This briefing explains how Cyprus can offer a solution to international firms and institutions seeking certainty over access to the EU Single Market. Police warrants to recover documents held by Scottish solicitors Shoosmiths A High Court Judge in Scotland has recently criticised the basis upon which the Crown Prosecution Service obtained and sought to enforce a warrant to recover papers and documents held by a law firm's office in Edinburgh. Concurrent or sequential? Top practical tips to minimise delay disputes Gowling WLG Concurrent delay remains a knotty issue open to various interpretations, as highlighted by the recent case of Saga Cruises BDF Ltd v Fincantieri SPA [2016]. Key metrics: Thoughts for directors Latham & Watkins Boards and management regularly use key performance indicators or metrics to oversee their businesses. Latham & Watkins looks at why boards should understand how their companies' metrics are chosen, developed and reported. Abandoning Bolam: a new standard for advising on investment risk Allen & Overy Allen & Overy reports on a change in how the court will assess whether a financial advisor has used reasonable care and skill when giving investment advice. Search Legal Week Law   Commercial Law Banking and Finance Company Secretariat Corporate Employment Energy Environment Financial Services Regulation Intellectual Property Real Estate Litigation and Dispute Resolution Taxation Free Membership to Legal Week Law   As a member of Legal Week Law you will receive free access to our library of legal briefings from worlds leading law firms. Briefings are easy to find and constantly being updated. You can also discover what briefings your peers in other companies are looking at. Create your Free Account   AROUND THE ALM NETWORK   Young Scholar, Now Lawyer, Says Clarence Thomas Groped Her in 1999 Law.com The anticipation of meeting a U.S. Supreme Court justice for the first time turned to shock and distress for a young... New York State Bar Results New York Law Journal The names of the 6,570 candidates who passed the July 2016 bar exam. State Releases Results of July Bar Exam New York Law Journal Of the 10,297 who sat for the July exam, 6,570 passed the test, for a passage rate of about 64 percent. This was the... Connect With Legal Week Law This newsletter was sent to anjeri2010.lawyerinfo@blogger.com Unsubscribe |  More eNewsletters |  About Us |  Privacy Policy Legal Week Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered office: Cheapside House, 138 Cheapside, Seventh Floor, London, EC2V 6BJ. Registered number: 9901879. Legal Week Limited is a subsidiary of ALM Media, LLC. Copyright © 2011 – 2016 Legal Week Limited All Rights Reserved. 120 Broadway, 5th Floor | New York, NY 10271-1101 | 1-877-256-2472