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<p>The government recognises that citizens and businesses in both the UK and EU Member
States rely on the expertise, experience and scale of supply that lawyers currently
provide.</p><p>The government is seeking to negotiate reciprocal sector-specific provisions
in the UK-EU Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement which would allow UK lawyers to provide
legal advice on UK and International law in EU member states under their UK legal
title on a temporary or permanent basis. These provisions remain subject to ongoing
negotiations with the EU. UK lawyers will be subject to each EU Member State’s domestic
framework which regulates provision of legal services. The government has posted guidance
online at gov.uk and will be updating this once negotiations have concluded.</p><p>EU
lawyers practising in the UK will no longer be able to provide regulated services
under their home state professional title, although they can still become solicitors
and barristers through existing transfer tests that are open to all foreign lawyers.
The government has signposted on gov.uk that EU lawyers should speak to UK regulators
for further information.</p>
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