UK NOMINATES NEW ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE IN LUXEMBOURG (16/09/05)

The Government has nominated Ms Eleanor Sharpston QC to replace Advocate General Francis Jacobs, who will retire at the end of December from the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Ms Sharpston's nomination, which follows an open competition for the post, is the UK's first female nomination to the European Court of Justice.