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GAZETTE
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1991
THE CCBE CELEBRATES ITS
THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY
The CCBE met in plenary session in
Basle from 1-4 November 1990,
with delegations representing the
national Bars of the twelve member
States of the European Community
and the six observer States.
The decision to meet in Basle at
the invitation of the Swiss Bar was
a symbolic one, - it was in Basle,
during the congress of the UIA held
in the summer of 1960 that the
idea of creating a consultative com-
mittee comprising representatives
of the Bars of the European Com-
munity, which then had six member
States, - was born.
The celebrations were presided
over by guest of honour, Mr. José
Luis DA CRUZ VILACA, President
of the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities, in the pre-
sence of a large number of guests
including the "founding fathers" of
the CCBE, Mr. Hans-Peter SCHMID,
lawyer in Basle, and Mr. André DE
BLUTS, avocat in Brussels.
1991 Elections
Piet WACKIE EYSTEN, advocaat in
Rotterdam, former Head of the
Netherlands Delegation and Dean
of the Netherlands Bar, was elected
President for 1991.
José Manuel COELHO RIBEIRO,
Head of the Portuguese Delegation
and former Bátonnier of the Lisbon
Bar, was elected first Vice-Presi-
dent and John TOULMIN, barrister
in London and Head of the United
Kingdom Delegation, was elected
second Vice-President.
Extension to the Lawyers'
European Home
The twelve member delegations
have ratified a model for a con-
vention to be offered to the
observer Bars and later to the Bars
of the new democracies in Central
and Eastern Europe. It involves
extending to them the Common
Code of Conduct adopted in
Strasbourg in October 1988 and
the right to carry a CCBE identity
card.
The convention was formerly
signed by the representatives of the
observer Bars on behalf of Austria,
Cyprus, Finland, Norway, Sweden
and Switzerland.
On 14 and 15 February 1991, just
prior to the next meeting of the
CCBE Standing Committee, the
First European Lawyers' Con-
ference will be held in Brussels,
on the initiative of the Deutscher
Anwaltverein and the Nederlandse
Orde van Advocaten, sponsored by
the CCBE. The conference will be
open to all lawyers and one
thousand participants are expected
from all over Europe.
Future Meetings
Standing Committee:
Brussels, 16 February, 1991.
Plenary Sessions:
Dublin, 9-12 May, 1991. The
Hague, 31 October
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3 November, '91.
THE IRISH SOCIETY FOR EUROPEAN LAW
At the recent Annual General Meeting of the Irish Society for European Law the following officers and committee
were elected:
PRESIDENT:
The Hon. Mr. Justice Brian Walsh
VICE-PRESIDENTS:
The Hon. Mr. Justice T.F. O'Higgins
The Hon. Mr. Justice D. Barrington
The Hon. Mr. Justice A. O'Keeffe
Mr. Vincent Landy, Senior Counsel
Mr. Finbarr Murphy, Barrister
Mr. Eamonn Hall, Solicitor
The Chairman of the Bar Council (ex officio), Mr. Nial Fennelly, Senior Counsel.
The President of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland (ex officio), Mr. Don
Binchy, Solicitor.
CHAIRMAN:
Mr. Patrick J.C. McGovern, Solicitor
VICE-CHAIRMAN:
Mr. Arthur F. Plunkett, Barrister
HON. SECRETARY:
Ms. Ann C. Walsh, Solicitor
REGISTRAR:
Ms. Jean Fitzpatrick
HON. TREASURER:
Ms. Mary O'Shea, Solicitor
Ms. Margaret Barry, Barrister
Ms. Nuala Butler, Barrister
Ms. Fionnuala Kilcullen, Barrister
Mr. Jeremy Maher, Barrister
Mr. Kieran Mooney, Barrister
Mr. Michael G. O'Beirn, Solicitor
Mr. Aindrias 0 Caoimh, Barrister
Mr. James O'Reilly, Senior Counsel
Mr. Vincent J.G. Power,
Mr. Bryan Sheridan, Solicitor
Membership of the Society is open to lawyers and to others interested in European Law. The current annual
subscription is £15.00 (£10 for students, barristers and others in the first three years of practice). Membership forms
and further details may be obtained from the Registrar, Jean Fitzpatrick, Solicitor's Office, Telecom Eireann, 52
Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. (Tel: 01 714444 ext 5929, Fax. 01 679 3980, Electronic Mail (Eirmail) (Dialcom)
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