ITALY ECJ
February 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLCLAIMS that the compulsory scale of fees paid to Italian lawyers is illegal under European Union competition legislation have been thrown out by the European Court of Justice, which has ruled that the system is a reasonable act of the national government.ECJ justices had to consider whether the restriction of charges paid to lawyers broke EU regulations designed to prevent the formation of cartels and other restrictive practices. As a result, the fact that scales must be based on recommendations from the National Council of the Bar came under ...
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