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Comparing the list of registered law firms with a list of sixty major Brussels-based law firms specializing in international and/or European law and policy reveals that only a quarter, thirteen, have entered the register. Footnote 53 Most law firms in the EUTR cover small or medium-sized offices operating in one or two Member States. Most of ...
- Emilia Korkea-aho
- 2021
- The Definition of Lobbying
- The Legal Advice Exception
- Alignment with Bar Rules
In the USA, according to 3(7) LDA, lobbying activities mean ‘lobbying contacts and efforts in support of such contacts, including preparation and planning activities, research and other background work that is intended, at the time it is performed, for use in contacts, and coordination with the lobbying activities of others’ (emphasis added). The A...
Both in the USA and the EU, certain activities have been exempted from disclosure duties. One particular exception, what I call the ‘legal advice exception’, concerns activities considered in the USA to be ‘the practice of law’, or, in the EU, to fall within the scope of ‘the provision of legal advice’. In the USA, Section 3(8)(B)(xii) of the LDA s...
As explained above, the rules of bar associations concern ethical matters like confidentiality and conflicts of interest. Of the rules of bar associations, confidentiality is at the centre of the potential conflict between lobbying regulation and lawyers’ own codes. Lawyer-lobbyists face special challenges in reconciling their obligations under lob...
aimed at influencing legislative and regulatory developments. Law firms offer services which can be regarded as lobbying, and yet, to the detriment of transparent policy-making, they are reluctant to register in the European Union Transparency Register (EUTR) and provide information about their activities. As
- Emilia Korkea-aho
- 2021
Feb 11, 2024 · A key element of the EUTR is the requirement for operators to implement a Due Diligence System (DDS). This DDS includes the following 3 core elements: (1) information on the origin of the timber products, including their source and species; (2) carrying out a risk assessment to evaluate potential risk of non-compliance with applicable legislation; and (3) mitigation of identified risks.
Jul 6, 2021 · The EUTR prohibits the activities of placing illegally harvested timber and timber products onto the EU market. It requires that operators, including importers, manufacturers, retailers, and traders, exercise due diligence to ensure the legality of timber and timber products. You can learn more about the regulation on the EU official website.
The regulation is an outcome of the EU's FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) Action Plan, which aims to reduce illegal logging worldwide. The Action Plan recognised the possibility of developing new legislation to address the demand side of illegal logging. This resulted in the adoption of the EUTR in December 2010.
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Mar 23, 2013 · Compliance with the EUTR could be quite burdensome for operators who are not used to supply chain management and do not have an adaptable system in place. For example, a consultancy firm importing mahogany office furniture may have little or no supply chain experience, in which case risk assessing the source of their furniture may be a difficult task.
