Africa and Middle East
Spotlight
Making cross-border practice a reality in African common markets
The Law Society has been invited to contribute to a World Bank project supporting the member states of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in their efforts to facilitate the free movement of professional services in the region.
International Lawyers for Africa 2012: apply now
The International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) program invites applications from young African lawyers from both private and public sectors to participate in its 2012 programme.
Dubai: New licensing regulations for law firms
The President of the Law Society, John Wotton, met with the Director General of the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department, Dr. Lowai Belhoul, in November to discuss the recent introduction of licensing regulations for providers of legal services in Dubai.
British Nigerian Law Forum marks 10 year anniverary
The British Nigerian Law Forum (BNLF) celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. The concept for this bilateral association was forged at the British-Nigeria Law week in Abuja in 2001. One of the sessions at the conference concerned sustaining a British-Nigerian Law Partnership and it was out of this that BNLF was born and was launched in November 2002.