62023CJ0807_SUM
Case C‑807/23
Katharina Plavec
v
Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof)
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 3 April 2025
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Freedom of movement for workers – Article 45 TFEU – Lawyers – Lawyer training – Territorial restrictions – National legislation requiring the completion of part of the training period of a trainee lawyer with a lawyer having his or her registered office in the national territory)
Free movement of persons – Lawyers – Access to the profession – National legislation requiring the completion of training with a lawyer based in the national territory – Exclusion of the possibility of completing that training in the territory of another Member State with a lawyer having his or her registered office in the national territory – Not permissible – Whether justified – Protection of recipients of services – Sound administration of justice – Observance of the principle of proportionality – Absence
(Art. 45 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 25-48, operative part)
Free movement of persons – Workers – Provisions of the Treaty – Scope – National legislation relating to practical training in order to be admitted to practise as a lawyer – Included
(Art. 45 TFEU)
(see paragraph 29)
See the text of the decision.