EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS CASE
July 1st, 2001
BY ALAN OSBORNFRANCE, Ireland and Spain are to be taken to the European Court of Justice for their failure to recognise professional legal qualifications granted in other EU countries. The European Commission said the countries had not implemented Directive 98/5/EC, which entitles lawyers to practise permanently and without restriction, under their original professional title, in another Member State on the same basis as the host country's own lawyers.Crucially, it forces law certification authorities in EU countries take account of previous professional ...
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