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From AI to faster justice, these are the wishes for the legal profession | Advocatus
26 of October, 2023
Joaquim Caimoto Duarte, Of Counsel for Competition Law and the European Union, took part in Advocatus’ special article for European Lawyers’ Day on lawyers’ wishes for the sector in the coming years.
In his speech, Joaquim recalls that “very soon Portugal will celebrate 40 years of European integration, following its entry into the then European Economic Community, and it is important that we also take a comprehensive look at the participation of national legal agents in the European Union’s jurisdictional system over these four decades, such as companies and lawyers”.
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In his speech, Joaquim recalls that “very soon Portugal will celebrate 40 years of European integration, following its entry into the then European Economic Community, and it is important that we also take a comprehensive look at the participation of national legal agents in the European Union’s jurisdictional system over these four decades, such as companies and lawyers”.
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