Location: Manchester Civil Justice Centre By Abigail Holt and DR Michael Wilkinson [Note: This article was initially published in In Brief.] On 23 May this year, the European Circuit hosted a successful Brexit panel discussion event at Manchester’s Civil Justice Centre, drawing in an audience of over a hundred lawyers who crammed into a packed… Read more »
“MEDIATION: EXTRAJUDICIAL SOLUTIONS FOR CROSS-BORDER DISPUTES” – 14TH MARCH 2019
LOCATION: BAR LIBRARY AT THE INN OF COURT OF NORTHERN IRELAND, BELFAST by Abigail Holt On 14th March, as Westminster writhed with conflict and Stormont was silent, the European Circuit of the Bar was generously hosted by the Bar of Northern Ireland in their elegant Bar Library HQ in Belfast on the topic… Read more »
“BREXIT: LESSONS FROM THE COURT” – 24TH JANUARY 2019, EDINBURGH
Event hosted by the Faculty of Advocates and the European Circuit. by Abigail Holt The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men…. On Thursday 24th, as Edinburgh was gearing up for Burns Night 2019, the European Circuit of the Bar had the privilege of being hosted at the Faculty of Advocates for a fascinating legal… Read more »
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018 – STOCKHOLM
This year the European Circuit hosted its Annual Conference in Stockholm on the 20th – 21st of September 2018, with our key conference focus being e-Justice. For the first time this year we offered an additional add on option for Thursday 20th of September, which was an Arbitration event with a fantastic panel of speakers… Read more »
“OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAWYERS POST-BREXIT” – 5TH JULY 2018, MANCHESTER
by Abigail Holt On a sweltering evening when, thankfully, we were not competing with the World Cup, the European Circuit came to Manchester chaired by Hugh Mercer QC in order to discuss whether Brexit would bring legal practitioners more opportunities; more happy Mondays or whether we’d be wailing “heaven knows I’m miserable now” after Brexit…. Read more »
“WRITTEN CONSTITUTIONS – EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES.”
by Abigail Holt & Athena Markides Brenda from Bristol may have put it best: “not another one” is perhaps the only reaction to a forthcoming general election ever to have gone viral. This is a nation ostensibly tired of politics. Tired of experts. Tired of being made to make difficult decisions. So is this is… Read more »
DAVID VAUGHAN CBE QC
DAVID VAUGHAN CBE QC VAUGHAN – David CBE QC. Died peacefully on Monday 15th January 2018, after a short illness. Beloved husband of Leslie and devoted father of William and Kitty. The Funeral will take place at Brecon Cathedral on Saturday 3rd February 2018 at 2.00 pm. Family flowers only. Enquiries to A.V. Griffiths &… Read more »
Bar Mag 2018 – Review of the EC’s Annual Conference
In the Hilary Term edition of “Bar Mag” Abigail Holt of Cobden House Chambers shares her experience of the European Circuit’s Annual Conference 2017, which was held in Brussels. To read the same, click the link here (we appear on page 8!)
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 – BRUSSELS
By ATHENA MARKIDES Earlier this year, I was asked whether I would like to attend the European Circuit’s annual conference on behalf of the Young Barristers’ Committee. It was a tempting prospect. I have long had an interest in EU law. The opportunity to visit Dublin and watch a line-up of EU law heavyweights discussing… Read more »
Events Coming Soon….
16th November “Rights of EU Citizens from multiple perspectives” Further details and registration to be published in due course
