September 21st, 2026
Accrediting bodies and regulators hold the key to making Mutual Recognition Agreements work. Discover the practical role they play in ensuring professional cross-border mobility.
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September 17th, 2026
Services are the theme at the WTO Public Forum in Geneva this week, and legal and professional services will certainly feature in the 113 sessions. When they do, the framing will probably be the familiar one – trade negotiators on behalf of a profession trying to get its people into new markets, blocked by domestic […]
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July 16th, 2026
The UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement entered into force on 15 July 2026, and while much of the attention has focused on tariffs and market access for goods, the agreement also creates an important opportunity for professional services. Annex 8A on Professional Services establishes a framework through which regulators, accrediting bodies and professional organisations […]
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March 24th, 2023
Our new report marks Fair Trade fortnight 2023 by exploring the gendered impact of trade liberalisation and the importance of empowering women for economies and societies to reap the dividends to be gained by women’s full participation in trade. The report also highlights our commitment to aligning our work with SDG 5 on Gender Equality […]
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March 24th, 2021
Legal services underpin all economic and social activity in societies across the world. The World Bank’s Global Governance Index defines the rule of law as: “the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts, […]
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March 24th, 2021
The Parliamentary International Trade Committee launched an inquiry concerning UK trade in services examining the main barriers faced by UK services exporters, how the UK should seek to liberalise international trade in services, including negotiating international agreements, and potential domestic policy implication. Our response on the legal services sector was published in March and we […]
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March 24th, 2021
We contributed a chapter on professional services to a new World Bank Group report which draws attention to the previously uncharted opportunities for services trade in Africa. Our chapter explores the role that mutual recognition agreements have played in promoting cross border trade in professional services and draws lessons for other regions looking to use similar […]
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