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04 February 2026
Issue: 8148 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Legal services , EU , Brexit , International , Training & education
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Progress hailed on EU-UK cooperation

The Law Society has welcomed the recent talks between the UK and the EU over closer trade ties, which could bring greater business cooperation and youth mobility of British lawyers working in Europe

Brett Dixon, Law Society vice president, said ‘facilitating business travel and secondments for legal professionals and establishing a practical system for the mutual recognition of professional qualifications are very important for UK lawyers who wish to work and requalify in EU countries’.

Dixon urged the government to negotiate a youth mobility scheme that would allow British solicitors aged up to 35 years to train and work in the EU for up to three years.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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