In March and September 2012, Sir John Thomas, Christiane Wendehorst, Matthias Storme and John Sorabji were invited to discuss the Working Party's draft Statement on the CESL with members of DG Justice. This enabled the working party to discuss both its proposals for the reform of the substantive provisions of the CESL and its proposals for effective implementation measures.

In October 2012 Christiane Wendehorst and John Sorabji were invited to present the ELI Statement on CESL at a meeting organised on behalf of the European Parliament's JURI Committee. The meeting was attended by a large number of lawyers, parliamentary aides and advisors and provided a valuable opportunity for the ELI Working Party to discuss its work at a time when the Parliament is focusing on the CESL.

In November 2012 Sir John Thomas has been invited to present the ELI Statement at a conference which is being organised by the European Parliament's JURI Committee. Christiane Wendehorst will also be holding follow-up meetings with Parliamentary aides and advisors to discuss specific aspects of the ELI Statement.