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Brexit will get real in 2022: ‘This year has been a hall pass for everyone’

The rules really are going to change soon

A possible end to the stalemate came in November when the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, said it planned to propose an extension of equivalence for UK-based clearing houses
A possible end to the stalemate came in November when the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, said it planned to propose an extension of equivalence for UK-based clearing houses Photo: Getty Images

In early 2021, a Brexit deal lacking in provisions for financial services sparked a City-wide scramble to navigate the repercussions of the split. A year later, regulatory experts have bad news — there’s worse to come.

Jake Green, a practice group global co-head at law firm Ashurst, said Brexit was “going to get real” in 2022.

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