All Euro blog articles – Page 4
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OpinionBe prepared for the GDPR
There are just over 100 days to go before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May. Here are some useful pointers for implementation by solicitors.
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OpinionCouncil of Europe: more protection ahead for lawyers
There was a significant development at the Council of Europe last week. On the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24 January, its Parliamentary Assembly adopted a recommendation to draft a convention on the profession of lawyer.
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OpinionNot good enough, LSB
Why does the super-regulator only care about a select few of its statutory objectives?
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OpinionPre-Brexit notices - lawyers beware
What effect do three recent notices in a series from the European Commission have on lawyers?
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OpinionUber judgment and legal services
Uber ruling means that electronically provided legal services will also remain a national regulatory competence.
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OpinionThe Brexit deal does not help our practice rights
Only two categories of UK lawyers will continue to have any rights recognised through the withdrawal agreement.
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OpinionDo we need more lawyer politicians?
More lawyers need to follow in the footsteps of David Lloyd George and Clement Attlee to ensure our institutions are committed to the rule of law.
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OpinionCanada's lawyers 'obliged' to promote diversity
The Law Society of Upper Canada has raised the stakes in terms of what lawyers should do to promote equality and diversity.
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OpinionSchrems v Facebook - Round 2
Through litigation against Facebook Max Schrems brought about the end of the Safe Harbor data protection agreement with the US, forcing the EU to negotiate the Privacy Shield. He’s not finished with Facebook yet.
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OpinionEnglish the tool for legal dominance
As anglophone dispute resolution centres multiply, the UK faces a fierce fight to remain a global legal centre.
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OpinionLawyer independence, EU-style
The extent of lawyer independence varies on state interpretation, but without plurality there will be no progress.
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OpinionStaying out in front
A new campaign to safeguard the UK’s status as global legal centre is welcome - but we must keep our continental colleagues onside.
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OpinionBrexit wishlists must be fully fleshed out
Single demands, ’red lines’ and wishlists will mean little on their own.
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OpinionChild migrants and lawyers
Unaccompanied children applying for asylum in the EU need specific legal and other protections.
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OpinionLawyers and tax avoidance – beware future dangers
Lawyers need to be careful when the special rules they claim permit too many exemptions from socially useful legislation.
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OpinionChanging the record
Regulators should drop their obsession with ownership and focus on more urgent matters.
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OpinionA win for lawyers in Strasbourg
A German criminal lawyer has won a great victory for lawyer-client confidentiality in the ECtHR.
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OpinionGlobalisation - a serious gap in the law
Monsanto Tribunal is one manifestation of a growing gap between international human rights law and corporate accountability.
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OpinionEU agencies post-Brexit
Lawyers deal with over 40 EU agencies in the course of their client work. What will they do post-Brexit?