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EU Singapore Free Trade Agreement enters into force
The Council adopted a decision on 8 November that confirms that the FTA entered into by the European Union and the Republic of Singapore on 19 October 2019, will come into force on 21 November 2019.
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NewsAvocats en danger
Avocats.be is an organisation that represents French and German speaking lawyers in Belgium. Its quarterly publication, La Tribune d’Avocats.BE, publishes profiles of lawyers whose lives and physical integrity is in danger.
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Traineeship at the Court of Justice of the European Union
An unpaid traineeship of approximately 2 months will be available in the Chambers of Judge Christopher Vajda at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg from 19 th November 2019 or at the earliest convenience of the successful applicant to 31 January 2020.
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Junior Lawyers and Brexit
Matthew Allan, solicitor and legal commentator specialising in international litigation with Sherrards Solicitors LLP, as well as Junior Vice President of the Westminster Holborn Law Society in London, discusses the impact of Brexit on junior lawyers practicing in the UK.
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British young lawyers’ practising rights: how will Brexit impact the future in Brussels and beyond? by Siobhan Kahmann
Siobhan Kahmann of Covington Burling LLP (Brussels office) discusses how Brexit will impact on the practising rights of UK solicitors working in the EU in both a deal and no-deal scenario.
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October case law digest
A summary of the most important cases from the Court of Justice of the EU.
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Christine Lagarde appointed President of the European Central Bank
New appointment by the European Council introduces Christine Lagarde as the President of the European Central Bank.
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Law Society of England and Wales submits its response to the inquiry on post-Brexit scrutiny of EU law and policy
The Law Society of England and Wales submitted its response to the European Scrutiny Committee’s inquiry on post-Brexit scrutiny of EU law and policy. The submission outlines its views on the different models for scrutiny of post-Brexit EU law and policy and their impact on the legal profession, as well ...
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General Court elects its President and Vice-President
Marc Van Der Woude (Netherlands) and Savvas Papasavvas (Cyprus) have been elected as n ew President and Vice-President of the General Court (respectively).
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Council adopts Whistleblower Protection Directive
The Council of Ministers in October adopted new rules to ensure countries in the bloc change domestic laws protect insiders who expose institutional wrong doing.
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Investment Court System as envisaged in the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
The EU’s Commission presents to the Council its proposals to deliver the Investment Court System envisaged in the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
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E-commerce on a world-wide basis
With the UK potentially being dependent on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for all its trade rules going forward, solicitors need to keep abreast of WTO developments as it may be the sole avenue to freer markets, especially in the context of e-commerce.
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UK and Belgian bars sign up to post-Brexit cooperation
On 1 October, the UK bars and law societies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Belgian bars which sets out the modalities for post-Brexit cooperation between the professional bodies from both jurisdictions.
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The "Vulnerable” in the Scottish criminal justice system
The Law Society of Scotland has recently held a webinar on the vulnerable accused persoons in the Scottish criminal justice system. The webinar, as an earlier roundtable and a report were organised under on the the Netpralat Project on the vulnerable accused person in the Scottish criminal justice system. ...
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Law Societies held its autumn reception
The UK Law Societies’ autumn reception which took place on 11 September at the premises of Slaughter and May, welcomed Member of European Parliament, Scottish representatives and other external stakeholders.
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Final call for UK nationals living in Belgium to register as EU citizens before 31st October
With the 31 st October now only less than a month away, the Law Society is urging those UK nationals living in Belgium who have not already done so to register as an EU citizens resident in Belgium. Regardless of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, this will help ...
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Ministry of Justice publishes ‘Get Ready for Brexit’ for lawyers
The UK government’s Brexit messaging has undergone quite a significant transformation in recent weeks. From stressing that while a no-deal Brexit might be possible, the government was still very much aiming for a withdrawal agreement to be in place at date of departure, the message is now unequivocal: the ...
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Commission publishes no deal Brexit preparedness communication
The Commission in its 6 th Brexit preparedness communication highlighted its call on all stakeholders in the EU27 to prepare for a ‘no-deal’ scenario. With just under 8 weeks to go until the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on 31 October 2019 and the uncertainty in ...
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The European Commission publishes its first report on alternative and online dispute resolution
On 25 September, the European Commission released a first report on the implementation of the European framework for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). The report highlights what both instruments permits including allowing the out of court dispute settlements between consumers and traders to settle their ...
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September case law digest
This month’s CJEU cases include a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice to clarify the jurisdiction for child maintenance, request from the Court of the interpretation of Article 7(1)(b) of Directive 2004/38/EC and many more.
