The Wroclaw Bar Association and The Haague Bar Association are organizing the first FBE International “Law Firm of the Future” Competition from 15th January to 12 April 2019. The Competition consists of two stages. During the first stage, the Participants shall submit their presentations concerning changes, innovations and/or proposals related to the development of new technologies…
The Day of the Endangered Lawyer on January 24, 2019 is a day on which we call for the attention for lawyers all over the world who are facing harassment, threats, persecution or even torture and therefore the work of those Colleagues is made increasingly difficult. We could help our Colleagues in Turkey that day by…
The theme of the 2018 colloquium was “Democracy in the EU“. The Opening Speech at the Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights in Brussels/Belgium was done by Mr Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission. In some words he presented the main subject as a fundamental right and the rule of law, one of three…
Dear President, Dear Colleagues, On January 24, 1977 four Spanish trade union lawyers and an employee in their office in Madrid were murdered by neo-fascists. A few years ago, European lawyers associations chose this sad occasion to establish the “Day of the Endangered Lawyer”. The Day of the Endangered Lawyer on January 24, 2019 is…
Lawyers are more often assimilated to the clients they defend and thus are stigmatized, jailed, convicted. At least 14 presidents of Turkish Bar associations have been arrested and detained. Hundreds of lawyers in Turkey face criminal prosecution, are under judicial control and are forbidden to travel. 218 lawyers were sentenced in 2018 alone. As a…
Last month a long awaited event by all those interested in LegalTech took place at Lille University, France. Announced as one of the most important conferences devoted to technological advancement, the conference attracted great interest from lawyers all over Europe. As a result, five hundred lawyers registered for the conference. Bearing in mind the impact…
The Federation of European Bars (FBE) celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed in Paris on this day in 1948. The FBE is proud to defend human rights, access to justice and the rule of law. Our members are aware of the importance of these strong values when in so…
The meeting started with a walking dinner on Thursday night 8th November 2018. The conference took place on Friday morning 9th November 2018 at the offices of the European Commission Unter den Linden, Berlin. The topic was the professional activity as a lawyer. Is it still a dream job for the next generation? There were…
FBE Vicepresident, Dominique Attias, attended at the meeting held at the French National Bar Associations Council (CNB). The President of the French National Bar Associations Council, Mrs. Christiane FERAL-SCHUHL introduced this conference, followed by the Paris Bar President, Marie-Aimée PEYRON. The first round table was devoted to lawyers in danger and, in particular, the situation…
