On Thursday 13 July 2017, the Conference of the Young Barristers of Luxembourg (Conférence du Jeune Barreau de Luxembourg) elected a new committee composed as follows:

President: Cédric BELLWALD

Vice-President: Thierry KAUFFMAN

Outgoing President: Henry DE RON

Members: Ines BIWER, Brice HELLINCKX, Géraldine MERSCH, Denise PARISI, Joëlle REGENER, Charles RIES, Bart VERMAAT, Victoria WOESTMANN, Michael WOLFSTELLER

The newly elected committee will take office on 15 September 2017.

At the same meeting, the Conference of the Young Bar of Luxembourg adopted the rules of the "Young Bar Association Award". This award honours lawyers who have distinguished themselves through a commitment to the defense of human rights, humanitarian or public interest by participating in activities or missions that promote the Young Bar and, more generally, the profession lawyer.

The purpose of the organisation is to initiate its members whose oath of attorney dates back less than 11 years to the life of the Bar and the rules of the profession Of which there are currently 1,524 members.

Photo: Cédric BELLWALD