Overview
Lobbying Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW)
EU Transparency Register
38020227042-38 First registered on 27 Oct 2011
Goals / Remit
The Law Society is the representative body for over 200,000 solicitors in England and Wales. The Law Society negotiates on behalf of the profession and makes representation to regulators and government, including the EU institutions.
Two other bodies are part of the Law Society but operate independently. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) regulates solicitors in England and Wales, as well as registered European lawyers and registered foreign lawyers. Established in January 2007, it is the independent regulatory arm of the Law Society dealing with all regulatory and disciplinary matters, and setting, monitoring and enforcing standards for solicitors across England and Wales. It acts solely in the public interest.Main EU files targeted
Monitoring of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement implementation
Dossiers related to the Withdrawal Agreement
UK wish to accede o the Lugano Convention
Commission proposal on the EU accession to The Hague 2019 Convention COM(2021) 388 final
Following trade negotiations - EU-Australia, EU-New Zealand, EU work in the WTO (JSIs on e-commerce and domestic regulation)
Following digital dossiers – Digital Services Act, EU AI Act, ePrivacy RegulationAddress
Head Office
Chancery Lane, 113
London WC2A 1PL
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Chancery Lane, 113
London WC2A 1PL
UNITED KINGDOMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 24 Sep 2023
Name Start date End Date Ms Rita Giannini 06 May 2021 06 May 2022 Ms Rita Giannini 21 May 2020 06 May 2021 Ms Helena Raulus 13 Mar 2020 01 Apr 2021 Ms Anna Drozd 20 Sep 2019 19 Sep 2020 Mr Marcus CORRY 20 Sep 2019 19 Sep 2020 Ms Rita Giannini 29 May 2019 21 May 2020 Ms Helena Raulus 28 Mar 2019 13 Mar 2020 Mr Eoin LAVELLE 21 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Ms Anna Drozd 05 Sep 2018 20 Sep 2019 Ms Rita Giannini 19 Jun 2018 29 May 2019 Ms Helena Raulus 26 Apr 2018 28 Mar 2019 Mr Eoin LAVELLE 31 Aug 2017 22 Aug 2018 Ms Anna Drozd 03 Aug 2017 02 Aug 2018 Ms Rita Giannini 27 Jun 2017 19 Jun 2018 Ms Helena Raulus 05 May 2017 26 Apr 2018 Mr Mickael Laurans 22 Aug 2016 02 Aug 2017 Ms Anna Drozd 22 Aug 2016 03 Aug 2017 Ms Rita Giannini 30 Jun 2016 28 Jun 2017 Ms Helena Raulus 21 Apr 2016 19 Apr 2017 Mr Mickael Laurans 09 Sep 2015 23 Aug 2016 Ms Anna Drozd 02 Sep 2015 23 Aug 2016 Ms Rita Giannini 07 Jul 2015 01 Jul 2016 Ms Helena Raulus 16 Apr 2015 14 Apr 2016 Ms Anna Drozd 27 Sep 2014 02 Sep 2015 Mr Mickael Laurans 11 Sep 2014 09 Sep 2015 Ms Emilie Balbirnie 18 Mar 2014 15 Mar 2015 Ms Carolyn Thurston Smith 05 Mar 2014 04 Mar 2015 Ms Cate Nymann 01 Mar 2014 06 Jan 2015 Mr Mickael Laurans 16 Oct 2013 11 Sep 2014 Ms Carolyn Thurston Smith 06 Apr 2013 05 Mar 2014 Ms Cate Nymann 06 Apr 2013 01 Mar 2014 Ms Joanna Kielty 08 Nov 2012 02 Oct 2013 Mr Mickael Laurans 06 Oct 2012 02 Oct 2013 Mr Mickael Laurans 28 Sep 2012 29 Sep 2012 Ms Joanna Kielty 21 Sep 2012 22 Sep 2012 Ms Carolyn Thurston Smith 19 Sep 2012 01 Mar 2013 Complementary Information
The above figure represents the share of the full time equivalent (FTE) that is dedicated to carrying out the activities covered by the register in the name of the Law Society of England and Wales by its Brussels Office. The Brussels Office was shared between the Law Society of England and Wales, Law Society of Scotland and Law Society of Northern Ireland. It closed in October 2022.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
The Law Society is a member of the UK delegation to the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE).
The Law Society is also member of the European Services Forum and European Company Lawyers Association.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
100,000€ - 199,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Other financial info
This figure represents a proportion of the Law Society’s contribution to the operation of its Brussels office, which is operated jointly with the Law Society of Scotland and the Law Society of Northern Ireland.
Up until its closure in October 2022, the Brussels Office was a member of the British Chamber of Commerce for EU and Belgium and the European Policy Centre. Also, three staff working in the Brussels office were members of the Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP).
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
The Law Society’s representational activities at the EU level focus primarily on issues that affect the regulation of the legal profession and the way in which lawyers practise. In particular, these include the Directives on lawyers, legislation on the provision of services, competition law as it applies to professional services, international trade in services, anti-money laundering legislation and policy that impacts on questions of deontology.
The Law Society’s activities also cover other areas of EU legal policy that are pertinent to solicitors’ areas of practice and to the advice they give to their clients. This includes a broad range of policy areas including civil law, company law and financial services, competition law, criminal law, consumer law, employment law, environment law, family law, intellectual property law, and tax law.
Meetings
Meetings
3 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 20 Sep 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Transparency Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)
- Michelle Sutton (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Equal pay, Work life balance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Věra Jourová (Commissioner)
- Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM - European Contract Sale Law - e-commerce Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)