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<p>Ministers and senior officials from across Government have been engaging extensively
with member states and our partners in the EU institutions to negotiate the best deal
for the UK and the EU. The Ministry of Justice in particular has been engaging with
its European counterparts on the practise rights of UK lawyers. We also continue to
welcome Ministers from across Europe to the UK on a regular basis.</p><p>DExEU Ministers
are working closely with colleagues across Government to ensure that we continue to
discuss the implications of leaving the EU with a broad range of stakeholders, including
the legal sector. For example, we work closely with BEIS who co-chair the government-industry
Professional and Business Services Council and DEXEU Ministers met with the Law Society
in April this year.</p><p>The Prime Minister has been clear that we are seeking the
broadest and deepest possible partnership with the EU – covering more sectors and
co-operating more fully than any Free Trade Agreement anywhere in the world today.
We don’t want to discriminate against EU service providers in the UK and we wouldn’t
want the EU to discriminate against UK service providers. We want to agree an appropriate
labour mobility framework that enables UK and EU businesses and professionals to travel,
and provide services in person and over the phone or internet. This will support the
ability of UK lawyers to practise in EU Member States after EU exit.</p><p>We also
want UK professional qualifications, including UK legal titles, to continue to be
recognised across the EU in the future, and vice versa. The March European Council
agreed guidelines for negotiations on our future relationship, which reference the
desire of the EU27 to include ambitious provisions on the recognition of qualifications.
This is a useful starting point for the next stage of negotiations on the future economic
partnership.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will support the legal services sector to
ensure that it continues to prosper after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p>
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