作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

The member states of the European Union have always kept close control over their own tax systems but even so, Europe has had a huge influence over the UK tax system ever since it started and that is going to raise the question of what would happen if the UK did leave the EU. Would we see huge tax changes in the UK?

欧盟成员国一直都严格控制本国的税收体系，但即便如此，欧盟对英国的税收体系从一开始就拥有巨大的影响力。由此带来的问题是，英国一旦真的退出欧盟，会发生什么。英国的税收会发生重大变化吗？ Continue Reading “英国退欧”视频专访（字幕版）：税务

作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

If the UK leaves the EU what’s the impact likely to be on commercial contracts and on disputes?

英国退出欧盟，会对商事合同及争议产生哪些影响？

It is unclear at the moment what the UK’s arrangements would be in the event that there is an exit from the EU, but it might be helpful to start with something that won’t change. One area that won’t change is English contractual law, so there will be no impact on the general law that affects commercial contracts in terms of interpretation, breach, frustration, and implied terms and so on. None of that will be affected by an exit from Europe. There will be discreet areas such as commercial agents where that won’t be the case, but by and large none of that will change.

目前很难确定英国如果退出欧盟会制定哪些安排，但我们可以先分析哪些方面不会发生变化。英国合同法不会变，因此，不会改变影响商事合同的一般法，如合同的解释、违约、合同落空及默示条款，等等。英国退出欧盟对这些方面不会产生任何影响。一些不起眼的领域如商事代理人会受到影响，但大体而言以上几方面均不会发生变化。 Continue Reading “英国退欧”视频专访（字幕版）：争议解决