The prospect of a single academic legal qualification for all lawyers within the European Union (EU) has come a step closer, following a preliminary ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate-general.

In an opinion issued on 20 March, the advocate-general, Christine Stix-Hackl, said it may be possible for French trainee Christina Morgenbesser to become an Italian trainee without having to complete an Italian law degree.

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