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Commission Crackdown on Google Domination
Google recently sought to appeal a record €2.4bn fine ordered by the European Commission in June this year. The Commission stated that the internet giant had abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to its own shopping comparison website.
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Uniting the Union: Jean-Claude Juncker’s State of the Union Address 2017
European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his State of the Union address on 13 September. His speech was positive, highlighting theprogressmade by the European Commission over the last year. He pointed out that the Commission has 16 months left to deliver real improvement on its positive agenda.
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Cooperation in criminal matters
The UK is considered by many to have been one of the leading states in shaping early EU policy in the area of criminal justice and policing, particularly in relation to measures aimed at improving access to justice in a criminal context, both on the side of guarantees for the ...
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Cooperation in civil matters
Judicial cooperation in civil matters means that clear rules exist on questions such as: which EU country has jurisdiction; which court is competent; which law is applicable; ensuring that judgments in one country are recognised and enforced in other countries without difficulties. alternative dispute ...
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Asylum and migration
We carefully follow the developments in the field of asylum and migration.
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Eugene McQuaid, EU regulatory and public affairs consultant, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Although it may sound like a tired cliché or hyperbole, it would not be inaccurate to say that my secondment at the Law Societies’ Joint Brussels Office changed my life or, at the very least, its course.
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Catherine Maddox, Solicitor, Bevan Brittan
I was lucky enough to be offered a secondment to the Brussels office of the UK Law Societies for six months in the summer of 2014.
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Laura Devine, managing partner, Laura Devine Immigration Solicitors UK/US
’Laura Devine Immigration Lawyers seconded Madeleine Lamond, a trainee solicitor, to the Law Societies Joint Brussels Office.
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The Law Society of England and Wales' response to the Commission's proposal on the investment court system
The Law Society’s Trade Policy Working Party drafted a response to the Commission’s proposal to set up the permanent investment court system. The proposal was published as one of the chapters of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
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Madeleine Lamond, Trainee Solicitor, Laura Devine Solicitors, Immigration Law
‘When I was offered a six month secondment at The Law Society (TLS) in Brussels by the managing partner of LDS, it seemed like an opportunity that I could not refuse.
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Ben Wild, Solicitor, Department for Work and Pensions
’I would encourage anyone to apply for this valuable and enjoyable secondment.
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Peter Finney, In-house counsel, Play Sports Group
‘I was lucky enough to be seconded to the Joint Brussels Office of the Law Societies between September 2015 and January 2016.
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Jeremy Dickerson, Partner, Head of International, Burges Salmon
Burges Salmon like to offer our trainees international secondment opportunities as it is an excellent way for them to experience working in a different environment and jurisdiction.
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Five reasons why you and your firm should consider a secondment to the Brussels Office
Each year, the Brussels Office hosts four to six secondees for one of their seats. We think it would be a great professional challenge and opportunity for secondees to come and work with us. To encourage you to apply and your firm to support you, we prepared a short overview ...
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Visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union – 15 December 2016
On 15 December the Joint Brussels Office of the Law Societies arranged a visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Seconded trainee solicitors met with Advocate General, Eleanor Sharpston QC, and Judge, Ian Forrester QC.
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Visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union – 15 December 2015
On 15 December the Joint Brussels Office of the Law Societies arranged a visit to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Ben Wild and Peter Finney, trainee solicitors currently seconded to the Brussels Office, were joined by a number of trainees from UK and international law firms with a ...
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Law Societies' position on citizens' acquired rights
The UK Law Societies’ latest briefing discusses citizens’ acquired rights in the context of the negotiations of the UK withdrawal from the EU. The briefing welcomes the priority given to the rights of the EU citizens in the UK and the UK citizens in the EU post-Brexit.
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Blockchains and smart contracts
On 12 June 2017, blockchain had successfully been used to buy and sell mutual funds in test conditions. Blockchain start-ups and jobs have continued to increase .
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Technology and its impact on legal practice
Modern lawyers will not only grasp the impact of current regulations on disruptive technology, they will also customise those innovations to the legal industry.
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Trade in a digital world: data need to fly
The Internet has profoundly changed trade and global value chains and enabled start-ups and small businesses to access any market around the world. While countries are updating their national rules to keep up with the fast changes brought by technology, they have been struggling to address these issues in trade ...
