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NewsThe CCBE Human Rights Award – Resisting barbarity
Ten years ago, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe created its own Human Rights Award to celebrate those who, at the risk of their own lives or freedom, accept to undertake their mission of defence. The list of winners, who have since been granted the Award, not ...
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Prospects for trade policy in 2018
Pascal Kerneis, Managing Director of ESF (European Services Forum) discusses the prospects for trade policy in 2018.
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"Participation in” vs. “having access to” the EU’s Internal Market
Georges Baur, Assistant Secretary-General of EFTA analyses the options for the UK’s future relationship with the EU.
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Following Brexit – Which arrangements for the future UK-EU relationship?
Sven Norberg, Senior Advisor at KREAB, Brussels discusses the options for a future UK-EU relationship.
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Law Reform - Revisions to the EU Copyright Directive
Discussions on the reform of copyright continue within the EU institutions. The proposal for a directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market has had a troubled inception since its provision to the Council by the Commission on 14 September 2016, forming part of the Commission’s broader initiatives under the ...
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Brexit and family law – position paper
In this article, we discuss three main possibilities for when EU family law provisions will cease to apply in the UK post-Brexit.
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Updates from the Law Society of Northern Ireland
The Law Society of Northern Ireland tell us about some of their recent activities
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Round up of 2017
The world has seen a myriad of change during 2017. We re-cap on some of the most prominent events of the year.
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CCBE submits an Amicus Brief in support of Microsoft at US Supreme Court
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) submitted an Amicus Brief in support of Microsoft in United States v Microsoft . Amicus briefs are the only form of intervention before the courts by a third party which is interested in a given case. They are especially ...
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Council Adopts Negotiating Mandate on the Transparency Register
On 6 December 2017, the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) agreed on the Council’s position on the Commission proposal for a mandatory Transparency Register. This means that the Council Presidency will now be able to begin negotiations with the Parliament and Commission on the Council’s participation in the Transparency Register. ...
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The Hague Judgments Project reaching the finishing line
Tamasin Dorosti, trainee solicitor on secondment to the Brussels Office attended the seminar we co-hosted in London on the Hague Conference Judgments Project. She gives an overview and update of the draft Convention.
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Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill
The Law Society of Scotland provides an overview of the recently introduced Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill.
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Gender & Equality: A view from the EWLA and review of their 16th Congress
Katharina Miller, president of the European Women Lawyers Association gives an account of their 16th Congress which centred on the theme of diversity, in particular gender and equality.
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Harriet Diplock, Burges Salmon
One of our trainee secondees Harriet Diplock answers some questions about how she secured the secondment and her experiences in Brussels over the past few months.
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Caitlin Allan, Plexus Law
One of our trainee secondees Caitlin Allan answers some questions about how she secured the secondment and her experiences in Brussels over the past few months.
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Tamasin Dorosti, Boyes Turner
One of our trainee secondees Tamasin Dorosti answers some questions about how she secured the secondment and her experiences in Brussels over the past few months.
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Law Society of England and Wales in bid to intervene in landmark privilege case
Permission to intervene in an appeal concerning the rights of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to have access to client-lawyer communications was today being sought by the Law Society of England and Wales.
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Exciting Opportunity in Brussels for trainee solicitors!
The Brussels Office of the UK Law Societies is accepting applications for trainee solicitors to be seconded to the office for six months commencing in March 2018.
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Healthcare in Scotland needs consideration as part of Brexit negotiations
The Law Society of Scotland has said that healthcare needs in Scotland should be considered alongside those of the UK as a whole, as part of ongoing Brexit negotiations.
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State aid law post-Brexit
The Brexit journey is underway and there will be plenty of twists in the tale ahead. After all, no country has ever left the EU before. The UK’s legal landscape post-Brexit could get quite a shake-up, with all laws derived from the European Union potentially being subject to change. One ...
