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Lawyer Thierry Wickers assumes CCBE presidency

Lawyer Thierry Wickers has officially assumed the position of president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) following his election at the plenary session on 21 November.

Thierry Wickers has been a practising lawyer since 1978.

From 1990 to 1998, he was a member, and later secretary, of the Bordeaux Bar Council.

Between 2000 and 2001, he served as President of the Bordeaux Court of Appeal Bar Council.

Author

Thierry Wickers is one of three authors of Règles de la profession d’avocat, éditions Dalloz, which is widely regarded in France as the reference book on the organisation and administration, as well as deontology of the profession of lawyer.

His is a member of the French CCBE delegation since 2012, becoming head of delegation two years later.

Between 2016 and 2022, he chaired the CCBE Committee on the Future of the Legal Profession and Legal Services. He also worked on the Brexit Task Force, the CCBE Statutes Review Working Group, and the Quality sub-group.

His presidency will be supported by Roman Završek (Slovenia) as first vice-president, Alex Tallon (Belgium) as second vice-president, and Imbi Jürgen (Estonia) as third vice-president.