An organization representing more than 700,000 European lawyers has published guidelines for electronic ID cards for lawyers, which would ease European lawyers’ access to the courts and other institutions outside their jurisdictions.
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, or CCBE, has produced ID cards for lawyers since 1978, but has now provided a framework for member states to implement an electronic chip so the cards can be valid across country borders. Participation in the system is voluntary and it’s up to the national bar associations to implement standards for accrediting eligible lawyers, said Birgit Beger, legal adviser for the CCBE in Brussels, Belgium.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
