{"id":5855,"date":"2016-07-07T11:27:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T10:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clio.com\/uk\/?post_type=blog-post&#038;p=5855"},"modified":"2024-11-26T15:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T15:37:51","slug":"the-brexit-aftermath-for-uk-law-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clio.com\/uk\/blog\/the-brexit-aftermath-for-uk-law-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brexit Aftermath for UK Law Firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uncertainty does not benefit people or the economy, but it\u2019s what residents of the UK have to look forward to after a post-Brexit vote. There is real concern that laws once entwining the UK and EU will require changes be made in immigration, family, conveyance, and even employment law.<\/p>\n<h2>The implications of Brexit will affect many:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK businesses will need to monitor rules for hiring workers from EU nations and may need to review the employment status of current and future employees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Families may have certain EU benefits right now, but what will the future hold? There are now questions of divorce jurisdiction, marital agreements, and more.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Similarly, those who own land in more than one nation will need to <a href=\"https:\/\/visualping.io\/blog\/regulatory-compliance-how-to-monitor-changes\/\">stay abreast of new regulations<\/a> surrounding ownership.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This includes businesses with offices internationally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moreover, future immigration policies appear to be tightening, and families have the right to be worried about their futures. Will countries that accepted Syrian refugees be more difficult to emigrate to than countries that didn\u2019t? Does that even matter anymore? We\u2019ll have to see what develops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many potential loose ends haven\u2019t been discovered yet, but clients will be looking for good counsel. Where can people go for guidance when clear answers aren\u2019t readily available? \u00a0Lawyers are their best bet.<\/p>\n<p>While lawyers might not have answers on hand, they will know who to contact, and where to get them. This way, clients can be reassured with confidence in their matters.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The uncertainty of a Brexit, which now blankets much of the population, is a golden opportunity for law firms in the UK to step up. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They can help structure seemingly endless spools of data into communicable material. They can also then establish contact with the appropriate stakeholders to produce relevant answers to client questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Many law firms in the UK that are providing confidence to their clients are doing so with secure, cloud-based infrastructure like Clio. As some may know, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced in April 2016 to maintain unified security for individuals\u2019 data within the EU and is set to take effect in 2018. What does the situation warrant during Brexit?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the UK\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/for-organisations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, data protection regulations will need to be equivalent to those of the EU if they wish to continue trading securely across the market. For now, the UK is still a part of the EU, and the GDPR is fully enforced. As for Clio, bank-grade data centers are already in place, and data will not be accessible without explicit consent. This means law firms using Clio will need little effort to remain compliant during and post-Brexit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum it up: The decision to leave the EU may cause an uneasy stomach with questions that no one can answer right now. There are a lot of loose ends that can\u2019t be tied, and people have the right to worry because some of these issues will be critical. However, the lawyers of the UK are the outright experts and are best equipped to find the answers to these issues. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncertainty does not benefit people or the economy, but it\u2019s what residents of the UK have to look forward to after a post-Brexit vote. There is real concern that laws once entwining the UK and EU will require changes be made in immigration, family, conveyance, and even employment law. 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