Fédération des barreaux d’Europe
The financial situation of the Bars.
The financial situation of the Bars.
The economic crisis directly affects the lawyers. Bars have to assume their tasks : to represent lawyers, to defend lawyers’ interests, the development and the implementation of the ethical and disciplinary rules, the surveillance of the profession.
What are their budgets ? Where does their income come from ? Are the contributions paid by the lawyers their only source of income ? Would it be possible to introduce other methods of financing, like sponsoring and partnerships etc ? What are the usual, yearly expenditures of bars ? Are they affected by the crisis and what are the measures planned ?
The Presidents of the bars must be concerned by all these questions. Therefore, it will be one of the themes that will be discussed during the Congress of the European Bars Federation in Bruges in May, 22nd in the afternoon session).
Jean-Pierre Van Cutsem - AEA
Pierre Dominique Schupp - Switzerland
Giuseppe Agnusdei - Italy
Michael Auer - Austria
Alain Marter - France
Javier Rivera - Spain