Draft Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Debate
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Yasmin Qureshi
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Draft Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson.
The Opposition will not seek to divide the Committee on the draft regulations. I agree with everything that the Minister said about the impact of the treaty and how the agreement will work. I just want to add one thing: as I am sure the Minister is aware, the new agreement does not make any provision to allow United Kingdom law firms to operate in Switzerland under their current structures. Some law firms will therefore face challenges and will have to amend their corporate structure. We hope that the Ministry of Justice and other Departments will work through the issues that arise from the future trade agreement with Switzerland in relation to law firms.