Gebhard V Consiglio Dell'ordine Degli Avvocati E Procuratori Di Milano

On a reference under Art.177 of the Treaty of Rome 1957 the ECJ were asked to give guidance on the interpretation of Council Directive 77/249 following a challenge by G, a German barrister, of a decision of the Milan Bar Council suspending him from professional activities undertaken from chambers he had set up in Italy. Held: The provision of services by a Community national in another Member State governed by Art.60 of the EC Treaty was intended to be on a temporary basis, its temporary nature to be determined in the light of the duration, regularity or continuity of the activities pursued, although Art.60 did not preclude the setting up of some kind of…