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NewsInternational Women’s Day 2020
Source: Pixabay, 4 March 2018 International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on the 8 March. The campaign for this year’s International Women’s Day is #EachforEqual and the quote for 2020’s campaign is: “An equal world is an enabled world.” This article will outline the European Union ...
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The European Union’s mandate for the future EU-UK negotiations
The European Union’s final mandate was released on 25 th February 2020 and calls for an ambitious and comprehensive partnership envisaged with the United Kingdom. The mandate provides the basis for future negotiations to be carried out and is comprised of four main components:
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Case law digest - February-March 2020
Summaries of all relevant CJEU judgements and Advocate General opinons from the month of February.
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Commission announces its Digital Policy Package
On 19 February, the Commission announced its Digital Policy Package which outline its ideas and goals for the digital future. The Package consists of four papers: Shaping Europe’s digital future , White Paper on Artificial Intelligence – A European approach to excellence and trust , Report on the safety ...
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European Parliament holds a hearing on AI in criminal law
On 20 February, the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs held a hearing on AI and criminal law. The hearing gathered experts from the EU and international institutions, civil society and academia to discuss the current legal framework for the use of AI in the criminal justice system. ...
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EU Trade Commissioner Hogan announces new transparency package
On 18 February, EU Commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan announced a new package to improve transparency in trade policy. The new commitments took effect on the same day and now apply to all relevant documents.
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European Parliament approves resolution on automated decision-making process
On Wednesday 12 th February 2020 the Parliament adopted a resolution on automated decision-making processes: ensuring consumer protection and free movement of goods and services. AI is an area which has been the subject of much debate in the early part of 2020 both in Strasbourg and in ...
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Trainee Spotlight - Victoria Kinkaid
Trainee Solicitor, Victoria Kinkaid shines a light on her first month in Brussels Office and how she thinks employers can benefit from their trainees participating in the Brussels Office secondment.
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Trainee Spotlight - Nadia Cook
Legal Trainee, Nadia Cook shines a light on her first month in Brussels Office and how she thinks employers can benefit from their trainees participating in the Brussels Office secondment
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Data Protection Day - 28th January 2020
To mark Data Protection Day 2020 we are discussing some recent developments in the field
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Is AI a challenge to the legal profession?
Update following workshop jointly organised by The Association for Corporate Counsel (ACC), European Company Lawyers’ Association (ECLA) and The Law Societies’ Joint Brussels Office
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Commission announces European Green Deal
On 11 December 2019 the European Commission announced the content of its much-anticipated European Green Deal. This article highlights what the Green Deal contains and what this means going forward.
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Back to the Future with the UK – EU future agreement
After three and a half years of negotiations on the Withdrawal Agreement and two extensions of the Article 50 process, the UK’s membership of the EU is now at an end.
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Michael O’Flaherty, director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, discusses the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union on its 10th anniversary
Michael O’Flaherty, director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, discusses the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union on its 10 th anniversary and offers insight into how the Charter’s full potential at national member state level can be realised
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Turkish judge, Yavuz Aydin, discusses the rule of law in Turkey, a country that he is currently in exile from
Turkish judge, Yavuz Aydin, has been in exile from his home country since 2016. Despite being in exile he continues to report on the deterioration of the rule of law in Turkey and here he discusses the role that the EU can play in encouraging Turkey to uphold fundamental values. ...
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Alex Mik of Fair Trials discusses the Procedural Rights Roadmap, an ambitious programme seeking to introduce minimum standards in the area of criminal justice across the EU
Alex Mik of Fair Trials argues that more work needs to be done to ensure effective implementation of the six procedural rights directives introduced as part of this ambitious programme.
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The Law Society of Scotland welcomes Scottish Government human rights debate
On 10 December, the Scottish Government is leading a debate in the Scottish Parliament reaffirming Scotland’s support for human rights defenders and marking International Human Rights Day
