The summit, initially scheduled for late July, had raised hopes of practical measures to ease administrative hurdles for young lawyers and other professionals seeking to work in the EU. The Law Society highlighted the continuing impact of Brexit this week, ten years after the referendum. Many law firms have closed their EU secondment programmes, while EU businesses and professionals coming to the UK report administrative issues post-Brexit.
Speaking before the decision to postpone, Law Society president Mark Evans said the summit offered ‘a chance to open negotiations on business mobility, civil judicial cooperation, and the mutual recognition of professional qualifications’. No alternative date has been set for the summit. Starmer’s expected successor, Andy Burnham, could take office as early as mid-July.
