www.ccbe.eu CCBE Press releases es CCBE TOUS DROITS RESERVES Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:02 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:02 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=110& As it met in Strasbourg on 30 November 2012, for the first time ever at the European Court of Human Rights, the Plenary Session of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) granted its 2012 Human Rights Award to Mr Pavel Sapelko, one of the most well-known lawyers and human rights defenders in Belarus. {211002013-02-04 11:45:45} Mon, 4 Feb 2013 10:45:45 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=108& In its recently adopted position, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) supports the proposed Regulation on a Common European Sales Law (CESL) and calls on the EU institutions to adopt it, with an enlarged scope.  The CCBE is the representative organisation of around 1 million European lawyers through its member bars and law societies from 31 full member countries, and 11 further associate and observer countries. {210802012-10-11 08:42:59} Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:42:59 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=107& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has adopted its position on the data protection reform package proposed by the European Commission. Our position can be found here.The CCBE represents the bars and law societies of 31 member countries and 11 further associate and observer countries, and through them around 1 million European lawyers. {210702012-09-11 09:55:12} Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:55:12 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=106& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) is the representative organisation of around 1 million European lawyers through its member bars and law societies from 31 full member countries, and 11 further associate and observer countries. The CCBE is alarmed by the recent EU Council’s position of 8 June regarding the proposed Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest.  In stark contrast to the original proposal from the Commission, the Council's text of 8 June falls dramatically below the standards set by the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, including internationally accepted standards in relation to the right of access to a lawyer and legal assistance, thus turning the proposed measure into the very opposite of its intended purpose. {210602012-09-11 09:50:16} Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:50:16 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=105& On 8 June, the Justice and Home Affairs Council adopted the Regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and authentic instruments in matters of succession and the creation of a European Certificate of Succession, clearing the way for it to become law. {210502012-09-11 09:50:29} Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:50:29 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=103& The Italian Bar (Consiglio Nazionale Forense) and the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) are jointly organising a conference in Rome on 11 April 2012 on “The proposed Common European Sales Law – the lawyers’ view”. {210302012-03-21 08:31:27} Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:31:27 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=102& The European Commission’s proposal for a Common European Sales Law (CESL), published in October 2011, has raised divergent reactions from various parties regarding, among others, the legal basis chosen by the Commission and the relationship of the proposal with Art. 6 of the Regulation on the law applicable to contractual obligations (“Rome I”). {210202012-03-07 12:23:42} Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:23:42 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=101& The European Commission has made available to the public this week, on the European e-Justice portal, national factsheets on the rights of defendants in all 27 Member States of the EU. These factsheets were prepared by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) working together with experienced criminal defence lawyers, the CCBE's member Bars, Ministries of Justice and qualified legal translators. They list in a simple but comprehensive way the rights available to defendants in criminal proceedings in all the EU Member States. They are available in all of the EU’s official languages. {210102012-01-26 08:58:37} Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:58:37 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=99& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) and the American Bar Association (ABA) have written to the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to express their growing concern about the independence of the legal profession in a number of European countries.   It is indeed a disturbing trend in places like Greece, Ireland and Portugal where the economic crisis and the intervention of the Troika have led Governments to propose radical reforms of the legal profession. {29902012-03-07 12:20:59} Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:20:59 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=98& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), in the light of the discussions which are taking place at the EU Council concerning the proposal for the European Union Patent Court and the Unitary Patent, is concerned that the proposed system in the current Draft Agreement on a Unified Patent Court will not meet the goals of being accessible and affordable, especially for SMEs, nor meet basic requirements of legal certainty. The CCBE position paper outlining these grounds in greater detail can be found here. {29802011-12-14 09:29:58} Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:29:58 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=97& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has adopted its response to the European Commission’s draft Directive to establish minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime in the EU. The CCBE response can be found here. {29702011-11-03 08:26:39} Thu, 3 Nov 2011 07:26:39 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=96& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has now adopted a response in regard to the European Commission’s consultation on the review of the money laundering directive.  The CCBE response can be found here. {29602011-10-26 12:30:05} Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:30:05 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=95& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) is alarmed with the recent position taken by five Member States regarding the proposed Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest. The five Member States – France, Belgium, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Ireland – expressed “serious reservations about the Commission’s approach” which, in their view, “would present substantial difficulties for the effective conduct of criminal proceedings”. This is despite the fact that two of the five countries (the United Kingdom and Ireland) would be concerned only if they chose to opt in the Directive. The CCBE has issued detailed comments in response to the issues raised by the five Member States. {29502011-12-14 09:26:51} Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:26:51 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=94& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has adopted its comments on the European Court of Justice’s proposed draft changes to its Rules of Procedure. {29402011-09-21 08:51:07} Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:51:07 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=93& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has adopted its response to the OECD Financial Action Task Force (FATF) second consultation paper on anti-money laundering, “The review of the standards – preparation for the 4th round of the mutual evaluation, 2nd public consultation” (June 2011). {29302011-09-20 08:54:43} Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:54:43 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=92& Today the European Commission published its Communication “Building trust in EU-wide justice – A new dimension to European judicial training”. The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has been extensively consulted by the Commission in the preparation of this communication, and it will now carefully examine its details, namely the priority areas, tools and methods for support in training. However, it welcomes the recognition in the Communication of the role of lawyers as essential actors in the administration of justice. {29202011-12-14 09:27:07} Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:27:07 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=90& Soon after the European Commission presented a proposal for a directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest (COM(2011) 326), some criticism has been expressed at governmental level, to which the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) would like to react. {29002011-07-08 12:53:56} Fri, 8 Jul 2011 10:53:56 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=89& Today, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for a directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest. The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) welcomes this proposal, which creates for the first time an EU enforceable right to have early and continuous access to a lawyer throughout criminal proceedings. {28902011-06-08 12:53:09} Wed, 8 Jun 2011 10:53:09 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=86& Former President of the Brussels Bar Association and former President of the Federation of European Bars, Georges-Albert Dal assumed the presidency of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on 1st January 2011, becoming its 33rd President. {28602011-01-17 14:06:16} Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:06:16 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=85& In a conference on “Legal Aid: a Fundamental Right for Citizens – Effective Access to Justice in the European Union”, organised jointly with the Academy of European Law (ERA) and opened by the Vice-President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, Commissioner responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) presented to the EU institutions its recommendations on legal aid. {28502010-11-29 14:01:19} Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:01:19 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=84& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), representing around 1 million lawyers from the European Union and European Economic Area through their member Bars and Law Societies, has granted its 2010 Human Rights Award to Mexican lawyers David Peña Rodríguez and Karla Micheel Salas Ramírez, members of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (ANAD) {28402010-11-23 12:29:20} Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:29:20 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=82& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) is holding its next Standing Committee in Basle, Switzerland, exactly 50 years after its creation in the city.  “We will of course celebrate this jubilee in Basle with our members and the people who contributed to our history”, the President of the CCBE José-María Davó-Fernández said, “but we will also be preparing for the future.” {28202010-09-09 11:50:40} Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:50:40 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=80& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) welcomes the announcement today by the European Commission that its current Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security (DG JLS) will be split in two as of 2 July, with a new DG to correspond to the portfolio of the Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Viviane Reding. {28002010-06-02 15:59:15} Wed, 2 Jun 2010 13:59:15 GMT http://typoccbe2.ntc.be/index.php?id=26&id_news=78& The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) fully supports the view expressed by Viviane Reding, the new Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, that the text of the initiative of some Member States for a directive on the rights to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings must be strengthened to meet the standards of the European Convention of Human Rights. {27802010-03-09 12:18:48} Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:18:48 GMT