1. 1 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING W.H. Claassen Porto, 19 October 2006

2. 2 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Part I – Draft CCBE Model Part II– Experience in the Netherlands

3. 3 CCBE recommends: For everyone seeking legal advice, it is important that their lawyer is familiar with the latest developments in the fields in which they practice. Model scheme for continuing training For the national bars and law societies a framework

4. 4 Article 1 What is a training institution? Training credit points

5. 5 Article 2 The model applies to all lawyers after completion of their traineeship Article 3 Number of training points per year? How many? Excess points may be carried forward

6. 6 Article 4 - Exemption Article 5 - Bookkeeping of training credits Article 6 - Sanctions

7. 7 Part II – Experience in the Netherlands The Dutch Regulation on Continuing Education of 1994 Training credit points – how? Taking a training course for 16 minutes Teaching 30 minutes Writing 500 words of legal article For whom?

8. 8 How many credits? 16 hours of classes, or 8 hours of teaching, or 16 x 500 words legal article 50% relating to legal subjects Excess of 16 credits may be carried over to two successive years.

9. 9 Training institute To be recognized by the General Council A law firm recognized if: Education legal practice Competent teachers Evaluation Attendance certificates

10. 10 Training abroad recognized if : beneficial for the professional practice training course offered by -University -Institute cooperating with a university -Institute employing university lecturers -Institute recognized by national bar abroad Exemption: In case of pregnancy over 4 months, 5 points less Lawyer practising abroad, 6 points less, max. 3 years

11. 11 Records: Training credits form to be filled in by the lawyer and to be checked by the Bar. Sanction: Disciplinary rules, article 64 Advocatenwet Complaint by the Dean to the Disciplinary Council