外国弁護士、活動しやすく　改正特措法が成立

　日本の法曹資格を持たない外国弁護士の活動を拡大する改正外国弁護士特別措置法は２２日の衆院本会議で、共産党を除く与野党の賛成多数で可決、成立した。日本での活動に必要な条件を緩和。国境をまたぐ企業紛争を解決する「国際仲裁」の利便性向上も図った。
　外国弁護士は日弁連に「外国法事務弁護士」として登録すれば、資格を取得した国の法律に関する業務を日本で行うことができる。改正特措法は、登録に必要な「３年間の職務経験」のうち、外国での期間を２年から１年に短縮する。（2020/05/22-16:58）

Japan's parliament Friday enacted a law revision to expand the coverage of activities allowed for foreign lawyers who do not have Japanese legal certification.
   The revised law on special measures for foreign lawyers cleared the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, with majority support from ruling and opposition parties other than the Japanese Communist Party. The amendment passed the House of Councillors, the upper chamber, last month.
   Foreign lawyers will be able to conduct activities relating to the law of countries where they earned legal certification if they register with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.
   For registration, foreign lawyers need related job experience of three years. The revision will reduce the two-year experience required in foreign countries to one.
   In addition, the revision will add the Japanese units of foreign companies to the coverage of international arbitration cases that can be represented by foreign lawyers.