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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 might have an impact on access to justice for citizens.

Members

    

SCHEUBA

      Elisabeth

      Austria

BULE

      Indra

      

BUYSSENS

      Herman

      Belgium

JACQUES

      Jean-Pierre

      Belgium

LAURENT

      Véronique

      Belgium

PIETERS

      Stefan

      Belgium

DOLEZALOVA

      Martina

      Czech Republic

ROPKOVA

      Eva

      Czech Republic

MOE THORUP

      Camilla

      Denmark

HUOT

      Aurélia

      France

LEPINARD

      Anne-Sophie

      France

RAVAT-SANDRE

      Agnès

      France

FUHRMANN

      Sabine

      Germany

WIDDER

      Fabian

      Germany

FLOROPOULOU MAKRI

      Maria

      Greece

KOUTKIAS

      Nikolaos

      Greece

KOPAR

      Bernadett

      Hungary

S. SZABO

      Peter

      Hungary

VOLKMAR

      Julia

      Ireland

BERTI ARNOALDI VELI

      Giovanni

      Italy

SALVANESCHI

      Laura

      Italy

SALADZIUS

      Jonas

      Lithuania

RAKOCZY

      Filip

      Poland

TALAGA

      Jan

      Poland

ROQUE FIGUEIREDO

      Lara

      Portugal

ESTEVEZ SANZ

      Marlen

      Spain

MARTINEZ

      Marta

      Spain

SANGBORN

      Johan

      Sweden

PRUIS

      Jasper

      The Netherlands

WESTDIJK

      Michele

      The Netherlands

WISKERKE

      Christel

      The Netherlands

DALLING

      Ken

      United Kingdom

FRUITHOF

      Evanna

      United Kingdom

ROBINSON

      Michael

      United Kingdom

COWPER-COLES

      Rupert

      United-Kingdom

Documents

CCBE Position on the draft Directive on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings and the Commissio...

      

CCBE Position on abusive litigations targeting journalists and right defenders (10/12/2021)

      

Training programme for lawyers to assist clients in mediation (06/12/2019)

      

CCBE-CEPEJ Training programme for lawyers to assist clients in mediation (26/07/2019)

      

CCBE position on the Proposal for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC ...

      

Preliminary CCBE comments on the Proposal for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and repealing Directiv...

      

CCBE comments on the ELI ENCJ Consultation Paper on The Relationship between Formal and Informal Justice the Court and Alternative Dispute Resolution (31/03/2017)

      

CCBE response to the public consultation on the application of Directive 2008/52/EC on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters (11/12/2015)

      

CCBE comments on the European Commission's Proposal for a regulation amending regulation 861/2007 establishing a European small claims procedure and regulation 1896/20...

      

CCBE response to the public consultation on the European small claims procedure (18/05/2013)

    

CCBE comments on the Commission's Proposal for a Directive on Alternative Disputes Resolution(ADR) for consumer disputes and proposal for a Regulation on Online Disput...

      

CCBE Response to the European Commission's Consultation on Towards a Coherent European Approach to Collective Redress (09/09/2011)

      

CCBE response to the European Commission's consultation paper on the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution as a means to resolve disputes related to commercial transac...

      

CCBE comments on the Commission' s consultation paper on consumer collective redress (26/06/2009)

      

CCBE response to the Commission's green paper on consumer collective redress (19/02/2009)

      

Summary of the CCBE Position on the issue of free choice of lawyers in legal expenses insurance (01/05/2007)

    

CCBE position on the opening of the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters to the legal professions (15/09/2008)

      

CCBE response to the Commission's consultation on the consumer collective redress benchmarks (14/03/2008)

      

CCBE response to the green paper on improving the efficiency of the enforcement of judgments in the EU (01/05/2007)

      

CCBE position on the proposal for a Directive on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters (01/04/2005)

      

Summary of provisions of the directive to improve access to justice in cross-border dispute by establishing minimum common rules relating legal aid for such disputes (...

      

Preliminary CCBE comments on the preliminary draft proposal for a Directive on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters (07/05/2004)

    

Response of the CCBE to the European Commission's Green Paper on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Civil and Commercial Law of 19/04/2002 (10/10/2002)

      

CCBE comments relating to the proposal for a Directive to improve access to justice in cross-border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid...

      

Response of the CCBE to the green paper from the EC on legal aid in civil matters (20/05/2000)

      

Lettre à la Ministre belge de la justice concernant l'aide juridique (03/07/2012)

    

Lettre au Premier Ministre belge concernant l'aide juridique (03/07/2012)

    

The CCBE sounds the alarm bell for justice in Europe (20/05/2020)

      

The CCBE calls for access to justice for migrants in all EU countries (17/07/2018)

      

CCBE Recommendations on legal aid (31/03/2023)

      

Guide to Mediation for Lawyers (27/06/2018)

      

CCBE Recommendations on legal aid (23/03/2018)

      

CCBE Recommendations on Legal Aid (22/10/2010)

      

CCBE Statement for the reactivation of Justice in Europe (20/05/2020)

      

Links

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