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An assessement of the impact of the lawyers' establishment directive.
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ANASSESS Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Historical and Legal Basis 3 A. Treaty of the European Union B. Case Law C. Three Directives 3. Requirements and Scope of Directive 98/5/EC 6 4. Impact of the Directive on the Market for Legal Services 7 A. Statistics and Trends B. Economic Approach C. Competition vs. Regulation 5. Conclusion 11 6. Bibliography 11 7. Endnotes 14 Appendix: 'Community' lawyers per host Member State 17 1. Introduction Many lawyers and their business clientele view the European market as a single entity. The relative success of market integration has created demand for cross-border legal advice and cooperation1. Lawyers have a legitimate business interest in seeking the capacity to provide a one-stop shop to meet these legal needs2. Some lawyers, in seeking to accommodate this need, have tried in the past to establish a presence in other Member States. In some cases their right to do so, in any manifestation, was challenged; in other cases, the scope of their legal or marketing activities was hampered or rendered...
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