Colleagues may be interested in this new directive: Council Directive 2002/8/EC of 27 Janary 2003 to improve access to justice in cross-border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes available online at http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/dat/2003/l_026/l_02620030131en00410047.pdf Please note, however, that two directives have been given the reference 2002/8/EC so a search by number on Eur-Lex finds a directive on fruit and vegetables! ---------------------- Patrick Overy EDC Librarian University of Exeter Law Library Amory Building Rennes Drive EXETER EX4 4RJ tel. (01392) 263356 fax.no. (01392)263196 e-mail: [log in to unmask] internet http://www.ex.ac.uk/library/internet/eurostudies.html