Mdps, “Spinning,” And Wouters V. Nova, Laurel S. Terry
Dec 2001
Mdps, “Spinning,” And Wouters V. Nova, Laurel S. Terry
Laurel S. Terry
This article is one of a series of articles by Professor Laurel Terry regarding the topic of MDPs of multidisciplinary partnerships. In February 2002, the European Court of Justice issued its opinion in Wouters v. NOVA (Case C-309/99), which addressed a Netherlands Bar rule that prohibited multidisciplinary partnerships (MDPs) between lawyers and accountants. Wouters decided: 1) that the bar was an “undertaking” that was subject to the competition (antitrust) provision in the EU Treaty; 2) that the Dutch MDP ban restricted competition and that this restriction on competition was appreciable and affected intra-community trade; 3) that the Dutch MDP …
Lawyers Without Frontiers - A View From Germany, Laurel S. Terry, Martin Henssler
Dec 2000
Lawyers Without Frontiers - A View From Germany, Laurel S. Terry, Martin Henssler
Laurel S. Terry
This article addresses the effect in Germany of the globalization of legal services. The first section of the article consists of reflections about the development of the German legal market in the past decade and how this development has been influenced by Anglo-Saxon law firms from the U.S. and England. The second section of this paper provides a more detailed analysis of the legal framework that governs the practice of foreign lawyers in Germany will follow. The third section of this paper addresses the issue of Multi-Disciplinary-Practices between lawyers and accountants. These MDPs are forbidden almost everywhere in the world …
An Introduction To The Paris Forum On Transnational Practice For The Legal Profession, Laurel S. Terry
Dec 1998
An Introduction To The Paris Forum On Transnational Practice For The Legal Profession, Laurel S. Terry
Laurel S. Terry
This article focuses on the 1998 Paris Forum on Transnational Practice for the Legal Profession and introduces the papers contained in the Paris Forum Symposium. The Paris Forum was the first meeting of lawyers from around the world devoted solely to the topic of transnational legal practice. Before the Paris Forum, some bar organizations had set aside time during their meetings to discuss the transnational practice of law and issues related to transnational legal services also had been included as topics in general conferences. The multi-day Paris Forum, however, was the first multi-day conference devoted to this topic.
This paper …
Part 2: An Introduction To The European Community's Legal Ethics Code Part Ii: Applying The Ccbe Code Of Conduct, Laurel S. Terry
Dec 1992
Part 2: An Introduction To The European Community's Legal Ethics Code Part Ii: Applying The Ccbe Code Of Conduct, Laurel S. Terry
Laurel S. Terry
This article, which is Part 2 in a series, examines the CCBE Code of Conduct and continues where the prior article left off. See An Introduction to the European Community's Legal Ethics Code Part I: An Analysis of the CCBE Code of Conduct, 7 Georgetown J. of Legal Ethics 1 (1993). "CCBE" is the acronym used to describe the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Community; the CCBE has been recognized as the official representative of the legal profession with the European Community. In 1988, the CCBE adopted a code of conduct that was intended to …
An Introduction To The European Community's Legal Ethics Code Part I: An Analysis Of The Ccbe Code Of Conduct, Laurel S. Terry
Dec 1992
An Introduction To The European Community's Legal Ethics Code Part I: An Analysis Of The Ccbe Code Of Conduct, Laurel S. Terry
Laurel S. Terry
This article, which is Part 1 of two articles, examines the CCBE Code of Conduct. CCBE is the acronym used to describe the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Community; the CCBE has been recognized as the official representative of the legal profession with the European Community. In 1988, the CCBE adopted a code of conduct that was intended to apply to situations in which lawyers from one CCBE Member of Observer State were involved with lawyers from another CCBE State. This article summarizes the development of the CCBE Code of Conduct, explains who it applies …
