ECBA Autumn Conference 2011, Nicosia, Cyprus
23 and 24 September 2011
Threats to the independence of defence lawyers
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PHOTO IMPRESSION
Please click here to view a photo impression of the cocktail reception, the conference and the dinner.
CONFERENCE REPORT
The ECBA Autumn conference on “Threads to the independence of the defence lawyers” was held in the warm climate of the Cyprus capital Nicosia (Lefkosia). The Hilton Park Hotel was the pleasant accommodation facility for us and also the venue for the Friday reception. The meeting was opened by Mr. Holger Matt, the President of the ECBA, and Mr. Georgios Papantoniou, President of the Nicosia Bar Association, who gave the welcome speech.
CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS (PDF)
Welcome speech
- Mr. Georgios Papantoniou, President of the Nicosia Bar Association gave a welcome speech at the reception on Friday evening.
Rights of suspects
- Measure C: Legal Advice and Legal Aid, Draft Directive on the right to have access to a lawyer
Mauro Miranda, EC Criminal Justice Unit - ECBA statement on the proposal
Panel – differences in practices
- Rights of suspect in Cyprus
Elena Zachariadou - Rights of suspects in the Slovak Republic
Ondrej Laciak
Rights of lawyers
- Belgium – proposal on measures against lawyers
Hans van de Wal, Belgium - A Re-Evaluation of the Law of Contempt by Advocates in Light of Recent Cypriot Jurisprudence
Achilles C. Emilianides
Money laundering and the legal duties of lawyers
- Belgian lawyers and their reporting obligations: A dangerous minefield or a walk in the park?
Jorgen van Laer, Belgium
Recent developments and proposed reforms affecting the legal profession in the European Union.
- Caroline Day, United Kingdom
- Ricos Erotocritou, Cyprus
- Gustavo Lopez-Muñoz y Larraz, Spain
