Leading law firms have welcomed news that Australia and the UK have taken the first steps toward a free trade agreement for lawyers that will relax strict rules around the admission of foreign lawyers.
They had complained that global experts in practice areas such as infrastructure and finance are refusing job offers in Australia and that hundreds of lawyers each year are being shut out.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
