The European Law Society ELS is an association of lawyers and legal practitioners according to Swiss Law. It is seated in Luzern (Switzerland).

The Company Register No. of the
European Law Society with the
Luzern Company Register is
CH-100.6.784.946-2

The registration of the
European Law Society
has been published in the
Swiss Official Commercial Bulletin
(Schweizerisches Handelsamtsblatt)
No. 47 08.03.2005 11 (2734394)
under the entry
No. LU 100/1331 on March 2, 2005

For cursory information, inspect the Luzern Company Register [64 KB]
or the Central Company Index [34 KB] The fiscal year of the Society is the calendar year.

The Society exclusively and solely pursues non-profit aims and purposes by supporting the professional training of European lawyers and interested others in the field of European and international law. The Society intends to advance the knowledge and comprehension of European and international law and of the national laws of the countries of origin of its members by organising lectures, issuing essays and comments, organising meetings and conferences, initiating and supporting legal academic work and by supporting the professional interchange of lawyers, particularly by facilitating the co-operation between legal professionals from the countries of its members.
Within this framework the Society can also deal with other legal systems.

The Society is neutral as to any political or confessional orientation. See also the Articles of Association [508 KB] (German).

Attention! The new bank account of the Society is

Account: 100 131 4408 (German banking code/ Bankleitzahl: 701 207 00)
IBAN-No.: DE26701207001001314408
BIC-Code: OBKLDEMX
Banking Institution: Oberbank AG