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Committees & Working Groups

Specialist committees and working groups made up of experts appointed by the national delegations discuss and develop policy papers on a wide range of areas affecting the European legal profession.
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Access to Justice Committee

This committee deals with a wide range of issues, such as collective redress, legal aid, alternative dispute resolution, and in general any EU initiative which...
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Anti-Money-Laundering Committee

This committee monitors and advises on the EU anti-money laundering regulatory framework and related initiatives. It also follows the work of the Financial Action Task...

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Company Law Committee

Monitors and responds to European Commission initiatives in the area of company law, and provides expertise from the point of view of lawyers....
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Corporate Social Responsibility (inactive)

[Currently inactive] This committee has devoted itself to studying issues relating to corporate social responsibility and their impact on the legal profession and has drawn...
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Criminal Law Committee

This committee deals with, among other things, current and future procedural safeguards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings, issues regarding the European Public Prosecutor,...
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Deontology Committee

This committee focuses on the ethical rules of lawyers across Europe. This includes the self-regulation of the profession, its core principles and the regulation of...
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Environment and Climate Change Committee

The Committee deals with issues related to the environment and climate change in accordance with the CCBE’s missions and where relevant for the legal profession....
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EU Lawyers Committee

The committee focuses on regulation of lawyers and their mobility within Europe. The committee seeks to develop guidelines and recommendations that facilitate the free movement...
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European Convention Committee

The European Convention Committee works on the issue of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer. The recommendation adopted...

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European Private Law Committee

The committee deals with a wide range of issue, excluding those in the area covered by the Family & Succession Law Committee. It monitors and...

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European Transparency Register (inactive)

[Currently inactive] This Committee has been dedicated to work towards supporting transparency in the decision-making of the EU institutions and in particular the policy and...

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Family and Succession Law Committee

The committee monitors and responds to initiatives/proposals emanating from the European institutions in the area of family and succession law, such as in regard to...

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Finance Committee

The Finance Committee prepares the CCBE budget and supervises the finances of the CCBE on a regular basis. Composed of three to six members, its...

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Future of the Legal Profession and Legal Services Network

This committee monitors and examines the trends and developments that impact the legal profession’s future. In particular, it examines the challenges to the European legal...

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Human Rights Committee

This committee mainly deals with issues related to the protection of the profession of lawyers worldwide in order to preserve the independence and integrity of...

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Insurance Committee

The Insurance Committee seeks to develop guidelines and recommendations which help to facilitate the free movement of lawyers within the EU pursuant to the objectives...

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International Legal Services Committee

This committee focuses on market access issues and domestic regulation issues. The committee also monitors developments which may impact on the international provision of legal...

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IT Law Committee

This committee monitors, influences and responds to developments in IT law and policy that affect the profession of a lawyer, the practice of law or...

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Migration Committee

The committee monitors European and national developments on migration issues and focuses its work on the protection of migrants’ and asylum seekers’ fundamental rights. It...

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Permanent Delegation to the Court of Justice and the General Court and the EFTA Court Committee

This committee examines issues related to the European courts, for instance, the implementation of new court procedures. It visits the judges in the Courts on...

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Permanent Delegation to the European Court of Human Rights Committee

This committee focuses on issues related to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). It works on building and maintaining relations with the ECtHR, including...

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Platform for Exchange, Cooperation and Outreach (PECO) Committee

This committee coordinates and provides support and recommendations to associate and observer members (including potential observer members), as well as ensures the exchange of views,...

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Quality (sub group)

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Rule of Law Contact Points Network

A network of CCBE contact points on rule of law related issues was created in 2023. This network is responsible for monitoring and reporting to...

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Statutes (inactive)

The task of this working group is to review the CCBE statutes and to consider and suggest any necessary amendments and updates.

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Surveillance Working Group

This working group aims to ensure the protection of professional secrecy as a fundamental guarantee of the rule of law in relation to governmental practices...

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Tax Committee

This committee responds to European and international developments which aim to fight tax avoidance and tax evasion. The committee analyses the impact of these developments...

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Training Committee

The Training committee monitors and analyses the policy issues, challenges, developments on national and EU level in the field of European judicial training of lawyers...

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Training Network

The remit of the Training Network is to support the CCBE and its Training Committee with expertise, operational insight, and data relevant to the training...

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Young Lawyers Committee

The main objective of the Young Lawyers Committee is to identify and address matters of particular interest to lawyers who are at the start of...

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