Wednesday 2nd October 2024
EU General Court Judgments in Cases T-797/22 Ordre néerlandais des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles and Others v Council, T-798/22 Ordre des avocats à la cour de Paris and Couturier v Council and T-828/22 ACE v Council
(External relations – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures – Ukraine)
In 2022, in response to Russia’s escalating aggression against Ukraine, the Council of the European Union adopted a series of restrictive measures designed to put pressure on Russia to end its war of aggression. The measures include a ban on the provision of legal advice.
Subject to certain exceptions and exemptions, these acts prohibit any person who may provide legal advice (including those practising within the EU) from providing such services to the Russian government and to legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia. The prohibition is intended to make it more difficult for the Russian Government and Russian companies to obtain goods and services or capital in the EU, by depriving them of the technical and legal assistance necessary for such operations.
The Dutch Bar Association of the Brussels Bar, the Paris Bar Association and Julie Couturier (a lawyer registered with the Bar Association), as well as the trade association Avocats Ensemble (ACE), applied to the General Court of the European Union for the ban to be annulled.
In their view, the ban lacked a statement of reasons and infringed their fundamental rights (access to legal advice from a lawyer and interference with professional secrecy) as well as the principle of proportionality.
Furthermore, such a ban would infringe the right of lawyers to provide legal advice without any particular restrictions.
Mittwoch, 2. Oktober 2024
Urteile des Gerichts (Große Kammer) in den Rechtssachen T‑797/22 Ordre néerlandais des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles u.a. / Rat, T‑798/22 Ordre des avocats à la cour de Paris und Couturier / Rat und T‑828/22 ACE / Rat
Verbot der Rechtsberatung der russischen Regierung und in Russland ansässiger Unternehmen und Einrichtungen
Im Zuge der restriktiven Maßnahmen gegen Russland angesichts der Situation in der Ukraine führte der Rat der EU im Oktober 2022 ein grundsätzliches Verbot ein, der russischen Regierung und in Russland ansässigen Unternehmen und Einrichtungen Rechtsberatung zu erteilen. Das Verbot gilt hingegen nicht für die rechtliche Vertretung vor Gericht oder vor Behörden.
Die niederländisch-sprachige Rechtsanwaltskammer Brüssel, die Rechtsanwaltskammer Paris, eine Pariser Rechtsanwältin sowie der französische Rechtsanwaltsverband ACE haben die Einführung dieses Verbots sowie seine spätere Aufrechterhaltung vor dem Gericht der EU angefochten.
Sie machen u.a. geltend, dass das Verbot in das Recht jedes Einzelnen, sich für eine Rechtsberatung an seinen Rechtsanwalt zu wenden, sowie in den Grundsatz des Berufsgeheimnisses und den Grundsatz der Unabhängigkeit des Rechtsanwalts eingreife. Außerdem sei es unverhältnismäßig und zu unklar.
Weitere Informationen T-797/22
Weitere Informationen T-798/22
Weitere Informationen T-828/22
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