The European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2001
The European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1119), which were made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), give effect to European Communities Council Directive No. 98/5/EC of 16 February 1998. The purpose of the Directive is to facilitate the practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State of the European Community other than the State in which the qualification was obtained.