Lawyers from other EU states escape language test

LAWYERS from other EU member states cannot be forced to pass a language test to be registered to practice, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

Lawyers from other EU states escape language test

The European Court of Justice overturned a Luxembourg law requiring that lawyers must pass a language test to practice in the Grand Duchy.

The case was brought by Graham Wilson, a British solicitor working in Luxembourg where there are three official languages — French, German and Letzeburgesch, which is a mixture of both.

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