European lawyers descended on the UK at the beginning of this month to speak on recovering debts in the EU at an open panel seminar at the UK's Credit and Recovery Expo 1996. The conference, held in Birmingham, covered debt collection in European business. The organiser, Steve Martin, said: “Lawyers views are more valid than ever now, with the lowering of barriers between countries. It is vital that the European lawyers' UK counterparts take on board their ideas and make good use of this important insight into legal practices in Europe.”