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By Catherine Baksi2021-01-08T12:21:00+00:00
UK lawyers will not lose their voice at the heart of the European legal profession, it has emerged. Following the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK’s delegation to the Council of European Bars and Law Societies (CCBE) had been threatened with relegation to associate or observer status, which would have severely affected its ability to take part. But, in a move welcomed by the Law Society and Bar Council, the CCBE has voted to create a new a category of affiliate membership for the UK.
A CCBE spokeswoman said the affiliate membership status will allow the UK to remain active within the organisation, but with certain restrictions, in particular on matters relating to EU policies. It is understood that there was some opposition to the change.