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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-01-09more like thismore than 2017-01-09
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Legal Profession more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the financial contribution to the UK economy of law firms based elsewhere in the EU and operating in the UK; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 59098 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-02-15more like thismore than 2017-02-15
answer text <p>English law has had a huge impact, spreading the rule of law around the world. It is the law of choice in over a quarter of jurisdictions. We will be championing our £25 billion legal services industry as a key part of post-Brexit global Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any reports that include aggregate data on the contribution that international, including EU, firms make to the UK economy. It may also be the case that firms do not separate out their UK income from their wider income, especially where they operate in a number of jurisdictions, or where work is spread across jurisdictions or provided across borders.</p><p> </p><p>English common law is the preferred choice for international commercial contracts, and English law governs about 40 per cent of all global corporate arbitrations.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-02-15T10:05:08.207Zmore like thismore than 2017-02-15T10:05:08.207Z
answering member
69
label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this