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For questions regarding Britain's exit from the European Union, popularly termed 'brexit'. Use with the [united-kingdom] and [european-union] tags, depending on which parties your question refers to.

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Does GDPR include UK customers, or not anymore?

Now that Brexit happened, does GDPR include UK customers, or not anymore?
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Is the EU Settlement Scheme legal?

I moved to the UK 20 years ago when I was a 14-year-old child. I settled here - studied, worked, started my own business, had kids and so on. Because of the EU membership, I was guaranteed equal treatment with nationals in access to employment,…
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Will Stack Exchange EU terms still apply to Britain now that BREXIT has finished?

Background Information Britain has recently finished BREXIT (after years of painstaking decision making about pretty much nothing) and I was wondering whether Stack Exchange's EU specific terms still apply to Britain. Example of EU specific…
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How has Brexit affected precedent created in European courts?

I'm interested in learning how Brexit has affected precedent that existed in UK law through EU court decisions. In particular, does this remain binding?
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Pension rights post Brexit

In the EU, if you worked in another member state for a period of time, that period will add to the minimum amount of time you need to work to be able to claim pension from another member state (with the amount taking into account the time worked in…
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Travelling to EU on a British passport while also holding an EU passport

Since Brexit, there is now a limitation on the duration a British citizen can reside within the European Union. How would the following scenario work: I have already entered Spain using my British passport. However, I also have an Irish passport…
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Will people under 16 in the UK be able to use WhatsApp when we leaves the EU?

In the WhatsApp Terms of Service (and yes, I generally read a service's TOS before signing up) it states that "If you live in a country in the European Region, you must be at least 16 years old to use our Services or such greater age required in…
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Can the UK government use an 'order of council to suspend the Benn Act'?

The ex prime minster of the United Kingdom, John Major, has warned that Boris Johnson could use an 'order of council' to suspend the Benn Act (European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019). Is this…
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Was new law created when the UK Supreme Court ruled against the prorogation?

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that: a ruling on a prorogation was justiciable and that the duration of the prorogation Boris Johnson advised the Queen to enact, was unlawful Does this mean new law was created yesterday, by creating new legal…
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How will Brexit affect ongoing court claims and existing judgements within the EU courts?

I am wondering how ongoing court cases and existing (i.e. pre-decided) unsettled judgements will be treated after Brexit? Moreover, I would like to know how judgements decided after Brexit for court cases started before Brexit will be treated? FYI -…
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Data processing locations post-Brexit

I'm trying to understand (as much as is possible given the uncertainty) the implications of Brexit on data processing / GDPR and how it pertains to my clients. I have several UK-based clients, all using the Amazon Ireland datacentre for storing and…
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Hiring a UK resident and citizen to work remotely in a Finnish company (pre and post brexit)

Company A: a software development startup. Incorporated in Finland. Person B: An UK resident and citizen A is looking to employ B to work entirely remotely. Because of reasons, it is not possible to have B be a contractor of any sorts, hire him…
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After the Brexit, can we store UK data in EU region?

Can you please tell me, whether we can store PII data belong to UK in EU region? I know the other way round is illegal. But I could not find a place where this problem address properly. Can you please help me with this?
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Austrian Law about requesting documents not originally required

Are the Authorities in Austria, allowed to ask for additional documents that they did not previously specify, when one applies for a visa? For example, when applying for the post-Brexit EUV 50 card (i.e. "The residency card that all British citizens…
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Data retention for EU citizens travelling between UK and EU during Brexit transition/implementation period

Context: I'm an EU citizen studying in the UK. When I travel to my home country in the EU (for example through a direct flight or by train), and then return to the UK, some of my personal information is processed and stored. This concerns all stages…
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