Doing legal business in Australia
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31 May 2023
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Everything you need to know about practising in Australia as an English or Welsh solicitor, setting up a law firm branch or requalifying as an Australian lawyer.
There’s a strong and long-standing relationship between the Australian and the UK legal professions. This draws on:
- historically close relations between the two countries
- strong similarities in justice systems and culture
- high standards of legal education
- the cross-border flow of legal services
In addition to its open business environment and stable economy, Australia benefits from its location in the Asia-Pacific region, which is home to many of the world's fastest growing economies.
Australia is ranked by the World Bank as the 14th easiest country in the world to do business in 2019.
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