The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a public consultation on potential changes to rules regarding how non-UK solicitors will qualify in England and Wales in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Under current legislation, EU lawyers are able to apply for exemptions from the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS), which all foreign-qualified lawyers must sit to qualify in England and Wales. However, a recently-published Government technical note made it clear that under World Trade Organisation rules it would not be possible to offer such preferential treatment to EU lawyers in the event of a no-deal Brexit.