United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL11704
UK Trade with EU: Legal Profession
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30 December 2020
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14 January 2021 · Answer
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14 January 2021
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement to clarify the definition of a 'lawyer' to include patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys to ensure that an attorney whose title is acquired in the
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30 December 2020
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement to clarify the definition of a 'lawyer' to include patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys to ensure that an attorney whose title is acquired in the
Source: Lords
14 January 2021
Answer
The Future Relationship Act received Royal Assent on 31 December 2020 and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement is now enshrined into UK law. There are no plans to amend this agreement with respect to the definition of a ‘lawyer’.The legal services pr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-30/HL11704
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1273553
- uk · wq-1273553 · source updated 14 January 2021