Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 105445
Lugano Convention: Business and Legal Profession
Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of UK accession to the Lugano Convention for businesses and legal professionals.
Answer
Jake RichardsThe UK applied to re-join the 2007 Lugano Convention in April 2020. This application remains pending as the European Commission stated in a Note Verbale in June 2021 that it was not in a position to consent to UK accession.The UK Government remains commit...
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