A ruling on the Right to Access to a Lawyer Directive (2013/48/EU) by a Dutch Court of Discipline...
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Council adopts the directive on the right of access to a lawyer – October 2013
7 Oct 2013 | Legal Assistance & Legal Aid, Procedural Safeguards
Press release from the Council of the European Union - 7 October 2013 Please click here to read...
Enhanced rights for accused persons agreed by Irish Presidency – September 2013
11 Sep 2013 | Legal Assistance & Legal Aid, Procedural Safeguards
The Irish Presidency today secured agreement with the European Parliament on a new Directive which...
Another landmark of the procedural rights agenda has been met: European Parliament adopts Commission proposal on access to a lawyer – September 2013
11 Sep 2013 | Legal Assistance & Legal Aid, Procedural Safeguards
Memo from the EC - 10 September 2013 Please click here for the memo.
ECBA press release – LIBE vote on Directive on access to a lawyer – June 2013
19 Jun 2013 | Legal Assistance & Legal Aid, Procedural Safeguards
Please click here to read the press release. Enhanced rights for accused persons agreed by Irish...
Joint briefing on the Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and the right to inform a third party upon deprivation of liberty – April 2013
17 Apr 2013 | Legal Assistance & Legal Aid, Procedural Safeguards
Click here for the joint NGO briefing of 15 April 2013 submitted to the EP (Rapporteur and...