Professional Business Services

Professional business services Business services are the UK’s largest services export, accounting for 44% of all the UK’s trade in non-financial services. After financial services, they also provide the UK with its biggest trade surplus: global trade generated a surplus of £30 billion in 2015. The EU also remains a key trading partner. It is […]

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Non-Financial Services II

Frameworks for trading non-financial services 38.Unlike trade in goods, trade in services is rarely directly affected by tariffs (the duties imposed on goods entering a country), but can be significantly affected by non-tariff barriers. Non-tariff barriers include restrictions on the ability of a service provider to establish itself or operate in a different country, and […]

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Non-Financial Services

UK trade in non-financial services 15.The UK is a leading exporter of services globally, second only to the US.11 Services account for 44% of the UK’s total global exports, and the majority of services exports are in non-financial services (72%). As with goods, the EU remains a key trading partner and is the destination of […]

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Professional Services

The current EU regulatory regime PBS sectors are generally regulated at domestic level, rather than at EU level. The EU Single Market therefore generally serves to remove barriers to trade in services that could otherwise be introduced by domestic rules, including discriminatory prohibitions, disproportionate regulation, and barriers to the free movement of persons providing and […]

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UK Lawyers in EU UK Post-Deal Guidance

Guidance UK lawyers practising in the EU, EEA-EFTA and Switzerland Published 31 December 2020 Contents 1.UK lawyers with UK qualifications or professional titles 2.UK lawyers in EU countries with an EU qualification and professional title 3.UK lawyers in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein with an EU/EEA EFTA qualification and professional title 4.Switzerland 5.Further information Print this […]

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EU Lawyers in UK Post-Deal Guidance

Guidance EU, EEA-EFTA and Swiss lawyers in the UK Published 31 December 2020 Contents 1.Lawyers with English, Welsh or Northern Irish qualifications and professional titles 2.Lawyers with EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein qualifications and professional titles 3.Registered European Lawyers (RELs) 4.Switzerland 5.Further information Print this page If you are practising in Scotland, you should contact […]

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Legal Business UK Post=Deal Guidance

Guidance Legal services business owners Published 31 December 2020 Contents 1.UK qualified lawyers with businesses in the EU, EEA-EFTA and Switzerland 2.EU and EEA EFTA qualified lawyers with businesses in England, Wales or Northern Ireland 3.Employing lawyers from the EU, EEA and Switzerland 4.Scotland 5.Further information Print this page 1. UK qualified lawyers with businesses in […]

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Professional Services Qualifications UK No Deal Notes

Recognition of professional qualifications Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) The Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications (MRPQ) Directive is a reciprocal arrangement which enables European Economic Area (EEA) nationals to have their professional qualifications recognised in an EEA State other than the one in which the qualification was obtained. It provides several routes to do so, including: […]

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Accounting and Audit

Purpose This notice explains the implications for accounting, corporate reporting and audit in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place. For the purpose of this notice, ‘UK company’ means a company incorporated in the UK and includes a subsidiary incorporated in the UK regardless of […]

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Professional & Business Sectors Guidance

The professional and business services sector and preparing for EU Exit If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, there may be changes that affect your business. Published 13 February 2019 From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Contents Your employees Personal data Operating in the EU Importing and exporting Trade associations Your […]

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Legal Professionals Guidance

1. Overview Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. This has not changed. However, a responsible government must plan for every eventuality, including a no deal scenario. If the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020), there will be no system of reciprocal arrangements under which UK lawyers […]

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UK Lawyers in EU/EFTA 2021 UK Guidance

UK lawyers practising in the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein after 1 January 2021 Published 30 January 2020 The UK has left the EU This page tells you what you’ll need to do from 1 January 2021. It’ll be updated if anything changes. You can read about the transition period. Contents 1.UK lawyers with UK qualifications […]

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EU Lawyers in UK 2021 UK Guidance

Guidance EU lawyers in the UK from 1 January 2021 Published 30 January 2020 The UK has left the EU This page tells you what you’ll need to do from 1 January 2021. It’ll be updated if anything changes. You can read about the transition period. If you are an EU lawyer working in the UK […]

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UK Auditors in EU 2021 UK Guidance

Guidance Auditing for UK auditors and audit firms operating in the EEA from 1 January 2021 What UK audit firms, UK auditors, and those with UK audit qualifications need to do from 1 January 2021. Published 24 May 2019 Last updated 24 December 2020 — see all updates From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy […]

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EEA Auditors in UK 2021 UK Guidance

Guidance Auditing for EEA auditors and audit firms operating in the UK from 1 January 2021 What EEA audit firms, EEA auditors, and those with EEA qualifications need to do from 1 January 2021. Published 24 May 2019 Last updated 24 December 2020 — see all updates From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Brexit […]

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Accounting UK Companies 2021 UK Guidance

Guidance Accounting for UK companies from 1 January 2021 How companies incorporated in the UK, or where the parent company is incorporated in the UK, can comply with UK accounting and reporting requirements from 2021. Published 24 April 2019 Last updated 24 December 2020 — see all updates From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy […]

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Legal Business Services 2021 UK Guidance

Guidance Legal services business owners after 1 January 2021 Updated 30 September 2020 New rules for January 2021 The UK has left the EU, and the transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year. This page tells you what you’ll need to do from 1 January 2021. It will be updated if anything […]

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EU Lawyers in the UK 2021 UK Guidance

Guidance EU, EEA-EFTA and Swiss lawyers in the UK from 1 January 2021 Updated 30 September 2020 New rules for January 2021 The UK has left the EU, and the transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year. This page tells you what you’ll need to do from 1 January 2021. It will […]

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UK Lawyers in EU 2021 UK Guidance

UK lawyers practising in the EU, EEA-EFTA and Switzerland after 1 January 2021 Updated 30 September 2020 New rules for January 2021 The UK has left the EU, and the transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year. This page tells you what you’ll need to do from 1 January 2021. It will […]

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Legal Services 2021 UK Guidance

1. UK-qualified lawyers with businesses in the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein If you are a UK lawyer with ownership interests in the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein (EEA-EFTA) you need to contact the local regulator for specific advice. 2. EU- or EFTA-qualified lawyers with businesses in England, Wales or Northern Ireland If you are a Registered […]

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