Brussels, 30/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), which represents around 1 million European lawyers, stated on Friday 30 September in a press release that it was “alarmed” by the recent decision taken by five member states with regard to the draft directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and the right to communicate upon arrest. On 22 September, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium sent...