“We’re going to make America great again — I’m so happy!” said the phone volunteer at the Trump victory celebration. What that means remains to be seen, but what is the impact of this “vote against the established order” on the legal world globally? “I would hope that a Trump victory assists the UK in Brexit trade negotiations with the US,” said Lord Gold of Westcliff-on-Sea, formerly the senior partner of Herbert Smith Freehills and highly respected by the American authorities for his expertise in global anti-corruption matters. “Mrs Clinton expressed some negative ideas about the UK negotiating separately with the US once we leave the EU, but hopefully Mr Trump will be more receptive. His victory may also be a wake-up call to EU…

Source: The Times November 10, 2016 00:06 UTC