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December 2020
Bar Council’s Annual Rule of Law Lecture
Sign up for the Bar Council's annual Rule of Law Lecture on 7th December with a keynote speech by International Criminal Court Judge Kimberly Prost.
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YCLA in Conversation with Mark Stephens CBE, CLA Council member
Siddharth Sijoria, YCLA Committee Member, discusses with Mark the impact of the Covid-19 lock down on Freedom of Expression in the Commonwealth. Mark is a partner at UK firm Howard Kennedy, a former CLA President (2013 – 2015) and current Council member. Date and Time of event : Thursday 10th December 2020 at 16.00 GMT Register at : Please follow the link below to register : https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CfCiGn3_T22-QypGVKEsig
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9th Annual Arbitration and Investment Summit for Caribbean, Latin America and other Emerging Markets : Arbitrating and Investing in a Virtual World
Join the Zoom Summit to hear a panel of cutting edge local, regional and international speakers discussing arbitrating and investing in a virtual world. Speakers : Prof. Sundra Rajoo, FCIArb, President of the Asian Institute of ADR Annette Magnusson, Secretary General, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Paul Hehir, Associate Vice President of Litigation Royal Caribbean, International / Celebrity Cruises /Azamara Cruises Ray McKenzie, FCIArb, FASCE, Principal and Senior Transportation/Traffic Engineering Specialist, Caribbean Civil Group Limited Mauro…
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International Academy of Family Lawyers and the CLA co-convened webinar : Hot Topics in Family Law in Africa
Register here for a virtual meeting presented by The International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) in conjunction with The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA). This event is for IAFL Fellows, CLA Members and Lawyers from Africa Date : 5th February 2021 Time: UTC 11:30-15:45 hrs (London, Accra & Dakar 11:30-15:45; Lagos 12:30-16:45; Cape Town, Kigali & Lusaka 13:30-17:45 Nairobi 14:30-18:45) FISH
Find out more »Community Mediation Presentation : Mediators of the Supreme Court of India
Register here for a virtual discussion presented by The Mediators of the Supreme Court of India with a keynote presentation by Judge Francis HV Belle Date : 26th February 2021 Time: 13.00 BST/17.30 IST
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18th February-11th March : Constitutional and Rule of Law Webinar Series co-convened with the CLA, LAWASIA, the Law Council of Australia and the South Pacific Lawyers Association
The Commonwealth Lawyers Association in partnership with LAWASIA, the Law Council of Australia and the South Pacific Lawyers Association invite you to participate in a webinar series on Constitutions and the rule of law. Registration has now opened for this free event which will run every Thursday from 18th February until 11th March. The confirmed Programme comprises : 18th February 16.30- 18.30 AEDT : Opening Ceremony and Webinar 1 on the rule of law in governance - public Sector corruption…
Find out more »25th February : Loss of majority in Parliament and forming a new Government : the guiding constitutional principles and conventions
Registration is open for this free event on Thursday 25th February at 16.30 - 18.00 AEDT The Commonwealth Lawyers Association in partnership with LAWASIA, the Law Council of Australia and the South Pacific Lawyers Association invite you to participate in the second of the international webinar series on Constitutions and the rule of law. A distinguished panel, moderated by CLA Council member and Vice President of the Australasia Hub, Steven Thiru, will discus the guiding constitutional principles and conventions relating…
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4th March Constitutional Breakdowns, Coups, Crises and Disruptions: Experiences from the Commonwealth
Registration is open for this free event on Thursday 4th March at 16.30 - 18.00 AEDT The Commonwealth Lawyers Association in partnership with LAWASIA, the Law Council of Australia and the South Pacific Lawyers Association invite you to participate in the third of the international webinar series on Constitutions and the rule of law. This webinar will consider the paralysis in governance caused by a constitutional crisis. Is there a legitimating process? To what extent can the principles of separation…
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11th March : The Role of Law Associations in Promoting the Rule of Law
Registration is open for this free event on Thursday 11th March at 16.30 - 18.00 AEDT The Commonwealth Lawyers Association in partnership with LAWASIA, the Law Council of Australia and the South Pacific Lawyers Association invite you to participate in the fourth and final of the international webinar series on Constitutions and the rule of law. Bar associations have a critical societal duty in upholding the rule of law. This duty is sometimes called the "rule of law mandate". It…
Find out more »The Inaugural Commonwealth Lawyers Association Africa Hub Public Lecture : Chief Justice Emeritus, David Maraga of Kenya on Constitutionalism and democracy in Africa from the prism of presidential election disputes
DATE : Wednesday 17th March 2021 TIME : 6.00 p.m EAT, Kenya 5.00 p.m CAT, Zambia 3.00 p.m GMT, United Kingdom Register here The event will also be broadcast live on YouTube, you can subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4w8VAgIibHZjiVXpshOr2g Chair : Linda Kasonde, CLA Executive Committee and Vice President of the Africa Hub Closing Remarks : Maria Mbeneka, Kimani Kabucho Mbeneka & Co Advocates and CLA Council representative, Kenya There will be an opportunity for a Q &A with…
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