The subject of contention is ‘legal privilege’, a measure which would ensure the confidentiality of legal consultations by in-house lawyers. For six years, the profession has displayed a united and united front in the face of public authorities.
Since January, however, lawyers have rediscovered their historic antagonisms: their differences between the Paris bar and all the other bars in France. On the one hand, 38,000 lawyers, representing 70% of the profession's turnover, contributing nearly 50% to the budget.