The Court of Justice of European Union, in Case C‑649/16, on December 20th, 2017 issued a judgment on the scope of the Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012, stating that: Regulations No 1215/2012 and No 1346/2000 must be interpreted in such a way as to avoid any overlap between the rules of law that those instruments lay down and any […]
Month: December 2017
UK Law Commission’s Annual Report 2016-17 published on 20 December 2017
On 20 December 2017 the UK Law Commission has published the Annual Report 2016-2017. It emerges that: Four new statutes have been issued based on Law Commission recommendations – Part 5 of the Enterprise Act 2016, Part 6 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017, the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017, and Part 2 […]
CCBE Training conference – Brussels – 14 December 2017
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) will organize a Training Conference on 14 December 2017 in Brussels. The programme includes panels on the transforming management of the law firm in the digital era, neuroscience and new discoveries on effective learning, innovative training tools such as MOOC, virtual reality, webinar, and finally […]
Lord Chief Justice’s Annual Press Conference 2017
On 5 December 2017, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, held his annual press conference at the Royal Courts of Justice. Read the transcript of the press conference Watch the full video of the Lord Chief Justice’s annual press conference
Public consultation on modernisation of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters in the EU (Revision of Regulation (EC) 1393/2007 on service of documents and Regulation (EC) 1206/2001 on taking of evidence)
The Justice and Consumers Department of the the EU Commission has launched a public consultation to collect stakeholders’ views in relation to the practical operation of the current legal framework of cross-border judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters, with particular focus on the service of documents and taking of evidence. The consultation should help identify […]
EUCJ – Opinion of Advocate General Shrapston – 30 November 2017 – Case C‑147/16 – Examination by the national court, of its own motion, whether a contract falls within the scope of Directive 93-13
On 30 November 2017, the Advocate General Shrapston issued an Opinion in respect of a request for a preliminary ruling from the Magistrates’ Court, Antwerp, Belgium, in the case C‑147/16, Karel de Grote – Hogeschool Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen VZW v. Susan Romy Jozef Kuijpers. The case regarded a non-profit educational establishment that offered to its […]
92nd Plenary Meeting of the European Committee on Legal Co-Operation (Cdcj) – Strasbourg, 22-24 November 2017
At its 92nd Plenary Meeting in Strasbourg, from 22 to 24 November 2017, the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) approved publication of a report reviewing follow-up action taken by Council of Europe member states to the Committee of Ministers Recommendation CM/Rec(2009)11 on principles concerning continuing powers of attorney and advance directives for incapacity. It discussed, inter […]
European notaries contribute to the CEPEJ’s evaluation exercise
On 28 November 2017, the Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE) has prepared the first contribution of legal professionals to the specific study of the CEPEJ on the legal professions. This in-depth study, which includes the 2014 data of the CEPEJ and enriches them with examples on the practices and experience of […]
