PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
February 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLAPPROVAL has been secured at the European Parliament for a new European Union (EU) directive on the mutual recognition within member countries of professional qualifications; importantly, the directive would allow any lawyer legally established as a professional in their home state to provide services "on a temporary and occasional basis" elsewhere in the EU under their original professional title, without having to apply for recognition of their qualifications. They would, however, have to follow local rules protecting clients from malpractice. ...
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