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BEIS webinars on Brexit for services

08 October 2020
Categories: Legal News , Brexit
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is running webinars to help businesses understand how to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period

The webinar most relevant to lawyers, on the topic of services and investment, will be held on 13 October, and is free. It can be watched live or downloaded at a later date.

Register at: bit.ly/UKTwebinar.

BEIS has also set up an online transition checker for businesses and individuals, which takes a few minutes to complete. Find it at: www.gov.uk/transition.

Categories: Legal News , Brexit
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