EUROJURIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MALTA 2009
REVISION OF THE EUROJURIS STATUTES
BY HANS JONKHOUT
The proposed new statutes:
a.
the principles
b.
the business case
1.
Principle of the home base continuïty
EJI is and shall remain an association or network having its
base in Europe consisting of European national member
associations. Therefore no member associations in countries
outside the European continent.
2.
Principle of global presence
EJI as an European network has an interest in alliances with
law firms, correspondent members, outside Europe in key
economic extra-european centres (100 cities policy).
3.
Principle of acknowledgement of varying interests
EJI is a network that on the whole constitutes a heterogene
network of law firms, some of which have a predominant
interest in the national network, others having a predominant
interest is the international aspects of the network. This is to
be acknowledged and formalised.
4.
Principle of diversification of EJI-services
EJI as an organisation, together with the European national
associations, must be able to provide tailor made servicelevels for both kinds of law firms, namely those that have a
predominant interest in the national network, those others
that have a predominant interest in the international aspects
of the network.
5.
Principle of democracy and transparency
All those law firms in EJI that pay contribution to EJI, be it
indirectly or directly, are EJI members and shall have voting
rights in the GA of EJI according to the amount of
contribution, with strong voting weight preference for the
home base of EJI, being the European national member
associations.
The business case of the Board of EJI behind the proposed statutes.
Three corner stones:
a.
continuity of EJI service levels for law firms being a member of the
European national member associations and for correspondent members
b.
introducing tailor made EJI service levels and membership criteria for
Partner Firms.
c.
creating possibilities of increasing EJI revenues (and expenditures) by
introducing diversification of EJI service levels / not solely depending
upon (increasing) contributions from European national member
associations.
Tailor made EJI service levels and membership criteria for Partner Firms
(Examples as yet)
EJI Services
Criteria Partner Firms
* prof. education programme
* minimum number of lawyers
* reduction on EJI congress fees
* language skills
* prof. liability insurance benefits
* ISO or similar accreditation
* joint marketing policy
* minimum attendance EJI-events
* free membership practice groups
* annual contribution