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Trade and Cooperation Agreement deal ratified

05 May 2021
Issue: 7931 / Categories: Legal News , EU , Brexit , Legal services
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Lawyers welcomed the news that the European Parliament ratified the UK’s Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) with the EU last week, but warned questions remained unresolved. 

The TCA includes provisions permitting home-title practice of UK solicitors in the EU. However, Law Society president I Stephanie Boyce said ‘this does not result in much increased market access for UK solicitors in the EU compared to other non-EU lawyers. Nor does it change the fact that, post-Brexit, UK solicitors and law firms are subject to 27 different regulatory regimes, one for each EU member state, each with different rules affecting their ability to provide services to clients’.

Issue: 7931 / Categories: Legal News , EU , Brexit , Legal services
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