Family mediation and cross border effective resolutions – Web event 7th of May 2024, 2:00 – 3:30 pm CET
Dear colleagues and FBE members, ⚖️ We have the greatest pleasure to invite actively engaged lawyers from your bar associations, mediators, judges and legal practitioners from all across Europe to…
Assises de la Méditerranée – Alger, 9-11 May 2024
If you are interested in attending the Assises de la Méditerranée, we kindly invite you to complete the following form. Please be aware this is not a registration form. As…
Women Leaders in Law, WARSAW, 6-8 April 2024
Warsaw Summit ReportSummary of 8 April 2024 @ Columns Hall in the Polish parliamentopening speechesFBE President Izabela KonopackaVice-Dean of the District Bar Council in Warsaw, Advocate Katarzyna Gajowniczek-PruszyńskaImm.past Minister of…
International LegalTech Competition 2024 : New Deadline and Finals Date in Bilbao!
We have decided to extend the application deadline for the 1st stage of ILTC 2024 from the original March 31, 2024, to May 15, 2024. This change, along with the…
FBE Eastern Bars Committee – Webinar DOING EASTERN – 13 March 2024 at 16h CET
With great pleasure we invite you to participate the webinar DOING EASTERN organized by the Eastern Bars committee of the Federation of European Bar Associations. Use the opportunity to find out…
AI in practice – Laboratorio interattivo COA Trento – 28.02.24
Riunione di Microsoft Teams Partecipa da computer, app per dispositivi mobili o dispositivo della stanza Fai clic qui per partecipare alla riunione ID riunione: 326 072 102 456Passcode: KHQchp 2024.2.28_Locandina…
Hold the Date and Call for Nominations for the Ebru Timtik Award 14 June 2024 – Focus Country of 2024: Philippines
In 2021, a group of lawyers and lawyers’ organisations came together to establish an annual International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) to be observed every year on 14 June. This initiative…
Day of the Endangered Lawyer – LAWYERS SUPPORTING JUSTICE IN IRAN
Rising systemic persecution of lawyers in Iran Lawyers continue to face systemic persecution for defending human rights in Iran, the Coalition for the Endangered Lawyer warns. The Coalition, a network…
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCAN II CONFERENCE – Brussels, February 22-23, 2024
FBE is delighted to extend an invitation to the conference concluding a two-year scientific project, where we proudly served as a partner: Final Conference on Small Claims Dispute Resolution (Small…
Digitizing Justice & Empowering Legal Excellence, 18-19 January 2024
digitizing_agenda Information : https://portal.oa.pt/ordem/representacao-internacional/fbe-federation-des-barreaux-d-europe/digitizing-justice-empowering-legal-conference/oa-fbe-conference-registration/
Release from the Federation of European Bars on the Release of Nasrin Sotoudeh
Our colleague Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian lawyer and fervent defender of women’s rights, was once again arbitrarily arrested and physically assaulted on Sunday, October 29, 2023, by the Iranian police…
Communication of the FBE HR Commissionon the occasion of Human Rights Day on 10th December
As we approach the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights enactment, we should take a closer look at its history and influence. For the UDHR to still…
Call for applications for the FBE Equality and Diversity Commission
Dear Presidents of the FBE Bar members, As the president of the European Bars Federation (FBE), I am pleased to invite you or yourappointed representative to join the FBE Equality…
Trobades de Barcelona, Memorial Jacques Henry – Barcelona, 14-16 march 2024
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IVth International Human Rights Oratory Competition for Young Lawyers and Law Students – Rotterdam, Sept. 15-16 2023
Broadly understood Human Rights are the inalienable right of each of us. Unfortunately, the modern world shows how much we have to fight for them in order to be faithful…
PROTECTING THE RULE OF LAW, Belarus: Independent lawyers at risk
On the 15th September in Rotterdam, the FBE Human Rights Commission with the Rotterdam Bar organised a very well attended meeting with lawyers from Belarus on-line, members of the Rotterdam…
International Family Law Webinar – 7 November 2023
The Family Law Commission at The European Bars Federation /FBE/ invites family lawyers, judges and legal practicioners from Europe actively engaged in Family Law to save the date for International…
Denouncement of Iran’s Oppressive Judiciary and Protection of Dissidents’ Rights in Europe
Click below to see the official statement: Denouncement of Iran — View PDF File
FBE present at 9th Congress in Fatima
On 14 th July the FBE President Izabela Konopacka was awarded the Medal of Honor by the Portuguese Bar Association (the Ordem dos Advogados Portugueses) for the support the FBE…
NT Commission guidelines on generative AI
The New Technologies Commission of the European Bars Association has prepared guidelines titled “European lawyers in the era of ChatGPT: Guidelines on how lawyers should take advantage of the opportunities…
2023 FBE INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT COMPETITION
THE TEAM FROM THE PORTUGUESE BAR ASSOCIATION WINS THE 2023 FBE INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT COMPETITION Lisbon was the venue from 30 June to 2 July for the 2023 FBE International Contract…
International LegalTech Competition 2023
The International LegalTech Competition 2023, centered around the theme "Algorithms, Ethics, and Law," successfully concluded on June 23rd and 24th, 2023, in Wrocław, Poland. This competition provided an invaluable platform…
REPORT MEDIATION COMMISSION
ANALYSIS OF MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ENGLISH)
FBE 4th International Young Lawyers’ and Law Students’ Human Rights Oratory Competition – Rotterdam, 15-16 september 2023
WHERE? In Rotterdam, Netherlands WHEN? September 15 and 16th September 2023 WHO? Lawyers and Law Students under 35 years of age WHY? The Competition is a great opportunity to: practice…
Presidency Election June 2023 in Amsterdam
On 17 th June 2023 the Presidency Election took place during the General Assembly on the ocassion of the FBE General Congress organized excellently by Amsterdamse Orde van Advocaten. We…
FBE Unaccompanied minors Committee – REPORT – Unaccompanied minors: from their arrival through their possible deportation & Application of the Children’s rights Convention in Europe
FBE ODAGE Unaccompanied minors from arrival to deportation and aplication of Children rights convention
STATEMENT OF THE FBE PRESIDENCY ON THE STATE OF AFFAIR OF LAWYER’S PROFESSION IN THE LIGHT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS BY THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT
The Presidency of the European Bars Federation, the association representing over 210 Bar members and their 1000 000 member lawyers, expresses its grave concerns on the current state of affair…
FBE EUROPEAN ADR AWARDS
We are delighted to inform you that our Committee has organised the celebration of the “FBE European ADR Awards”, in order to promote even further the recognition the institution of…
FBE International Contract Competition 2023 – Lisbon, June 30 – July 2
2023 FBE International Contract Competition - Terms and conditions FBE International Contract Competition 2023 - Application Form
Results of the 1st stage of the International Legal Tech Competition “Algorithms, Ethics and Law”
We are delighted to announce the results of the 1st stage of the International Legal Tech Competition “Algorithms, Ethics and Law”! The FBE New Technologies Commission wants to express its…
LISBON SUMMIT 2023 – 21-23 September 2023 – “WOMEN LEADERS IN LAW”
We are excited to announce that the Fédération des Barreaux d´Europe (FBE), together with the Ordem dos Advogados de Portugal, will be organizing the ‘Women Leaders in Law’ Summit on…
Assises de la Méditerranée
The FBE Presidency together with the past presidents Michele Lucherini and Silvia Gimenez Salinas took part in the Assises de la Méditerranée held under title: "l'Avocat et le Tribunal Mediatique" organised by…
International Women’s Day
On the occasion of the international Women´s Day, the FBE is excited to celebrate the achievements of Women in the legal profession around the world. We are proud to have…
News from Eastern Bars committee
On the sidelines of a meeting in Belgrade, the President of the Eastern Bars Committee, Mr. Rajko Maric met the President, Mr. Anar Baghirov and Head of the Administrative Office,…
INFORMATION ON THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKES IN TURKIYE
Two massive earthquakes hit Turkey on February 6, 2023, the first of which had a magnitude of 7.7 with its epicenter being the Pazarcık district of the Kahramanmaraş province and…
FBE Presidency attended the Festivity of Sant Raimon de Penyafort – Barcelona, 10 february 2023
Access to Justice and Relief of Court’s Workload - International Conference co-organized by the FBE and ICAB on the occasion of Festivity of Sant Raimon de Penyafort. Excellent discussions on…
DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – 24 January 2023
The FBE supports all those in danger in Afghanistan. Since the capture of Kabul by the Taliban in 2021, the situation of lawyers, judges, and prosecutors in Afghanistan has worsened.…
Women in Legal Profession – Istanbul, 11.03.23 on the occasion of the international Women’s day
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International LegalTech Competition
The FBE New Technologies Commission is pleased to report that the European Bars Federation announced the next edition of the International LegalTech Competition. The FBE acknowledges the increasing importance of…
III International Young Lawyers’ and Law Students’ Human Rights Oratory Competition
A war crime is a violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility for actions by combatants in action, such as intentionally killing civilians or intentionally killing prisoners of war, torture, taking hostages, unnecessarily destroying civilian property,…
2nd stage of the International LegalTech Competition
We are pleased to inform that on June 22, 2022 at 4 pm (GMT+3) the International LegalTech Competition “E-Access to Justice” organized by the FBE New Technologies Commission will take place at the Attorneys’ Training Center in Sofia (Bulgaria). During the event, the Finalists of the Competition will present their presentations to the jury. The task of the contestants will be to demonstrate how the digitalization of justice may increase the efficiency of the legal system and facilitate access to justice.
FBE Internship Programme
The Legal Education Commission of the European Bars Federation (FBE) has created an internship programme for young lawyers to facilitate practical training in a European law firm within the FBE framework.
FBE International Contract Competition – Bilbao, 10th and 11th of June 2022
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, most of our events and competitions were postponed until the situation allowed its correct implementation. However, as the situation has improved greatly, the FBE has been holding back some important events that are part of the identity and nature of this organization.