Earlier this year the Ministry of Law (MinLaw), the Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore launched a new programme to help Singapore lawyers and law firms venture overseas. Called “Lawyers Go Global”, the programme will connect Singapore legal expertise with global opportunities, through overseas mission trips, training, and branding and marketing. The…
Free Movement of Services: Challenges to the Implementation of Cross-border Legal Practice within EAC
The Protocol Establishing the East African Community Common Market, 2010 guarantees free movement of services supplied by nationals of Partner States, and the free movement of services and suppliers who are nationals of the Partner States within the EAC. This implies that the persons supplying services should be able to supply the services to the consumers in other Partner States without discrimination. Cross-border legal practice largely involves an advocate performing legal professional work beyond his or her home state. An advocate can offer legal services outside his or…
Profile of a regulator: Gene Shipp Jr.
Wallace E. “Gene” Shipp Jr. is retiring as head of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for the District of Columbia after nearly 37 years of service. In 2016 Shipp was the recipient of the American Bar Association’s Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award, he was also a popular and active member of the ICLR community. Recently,…
Draft IBA Guidelines for International Regulatory Information Exchange
These materials were presented at the 2016 International Conference of Legal Regulators. Session title: Cooperative efforts and agreement between international jurisdictions Draft Information Exchange Guidelines
Cooperation Among American and European Disciplinary Bodies
These materials were presented at the 2016 International Conference of Legal Regulators. Session title: Cooperative efforts and agreement between international jurisdictions CCBE resolution on cooperation Information exchange form US and CCBE
Establishment of Lawyers Directive
The Establishment Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council allows a lawyer who is qualified in one EU Member State (and who is an EU national) to practise on a permanent basis in another Member State under their home professional title. These materials were presented at the 2016 International Conference of Legal…