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The national network contact points are the two advisors in the International Judicial Co‑operation Division at the Ministry of Justice, both of whom also perform the functions of representative of the central authority. The main functions of the contact points are the following:
The network liaison magistrate is a justice of Viru County Court who also represents Estonia in the network of courts established by the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The liaison magistrate’s task is to advise court officials on European Union civil and commercial law and share with the network his/her experience concerning the application of diverse legislation.
In 2011, with the entry into force of the second Decision on the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (EJN-civil), which expanded the network’s activities to professional associations, the following bodies became members of EJN-civil in Estonia:
At the meetings, the first of these professional organisations has been represented by different representatives of occupational and professional bodies, depending on the topic concerned, and a specific contact point was designated in 2022.
The Estonian Lawyers’ Association has been represented by its director.
The representatives of professional associations are responsible for the following:
Depending on the topic discussed, the contact point also invites other national experts to share their experiences at network meetings. For example, the meetings have been attended by several other judges alongside the liaison magistrate, the representatives of other ministries and the Chamber of Notaries, Supreme Court advisers, representatives of the Consumer Protection Board, faculty members of the University of Tartu, etc.
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