London seminar to explore Eurosparks interim findingsItem Added 13 November 2007London seminar organised by the International Bar Association explores how law and practice can be better aligned to improve enforcement of decriminalised traffic penalties.
Legal experts behind recommendations to change European legislation will be explaining their findings in London during December.
Through the Eurosparks legal research project they have identified three key legal issues that need to be resolved – differing legal classifications for the same offence, incompatible judicial processes and procedures, and data transfer obstacles.
These issues will be debated during the seminar, along with the legal experts’ interim recommendations. Delegates will hear private sector and government perspectives and also contribute their own views. The three recommendations are:
- A new directive under the Common Transport Policy provisions within the EC Treaty
- Extending Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA, known as COPEN24, to cover decriminalised civil offences
- Member states form bilateral or multilateral treaties covering mutual enforcement.
Delegates’ views will be incorporated into the final report, which will be presented to the European Commission in early 2008.
The seminar is open to government representatives, local authorities and transport organisations, legal practitioners within European institutions, national and regional governments, and private practice and academic lawyers with an interest in cross-border judicial co-operation.
It is being hosted by the International Bar Association in central London on Monday 3 December from 2-6.30pm and includes a drinks reception. You can book online at www.ibanet.org/conferences/eurosparks
The International Bar Association was established in 1947 and is the world’s leading organisation for international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. |
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