Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Draft Affirmative
Laid on: 21 November 2018

The purpose of this instrument is to end the preferential practising rights of EU and EFTA lawyers in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. These are provided by a reciprocal European framework consisting of Directives and implementing legislation. The Directives will cease to apply to the UK on EU Exit and the reciprocity on which they depend will accordingly cease. Our instrument will, therefore, revoke the implementing legislation, thereby realigning the position of EU and EFTA lawyers with other “third country” lawyers. This is subject to transitional provision, to give certain EU and EFTA lawyers the time to make the necessary changes to their practice or business structure to comply with the new regulatory framework.

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