The Commonwealth Lawyers Association extends its sympathy to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family following the death of His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, has…
The CLA was delighted to collaborate with the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts in a webinar discussion which explored the commercial courts within the Commonwealth and their relationships with their users. The wide ranging discussion showcased the perspectives of…
The Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association (CMJA), the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) and the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) are concerned that the provisions of the proposed High Court (Salaries and Allowances) Amendment Bill 2021 will seriously affect judicial independence…
‘Books are synonymous with lawyers’ is an important truism, even if nowadays for many those books are accessed online. Physical books however continue to be invaluable, if not essential. Not all legal content has been digitized by the publishers or…
An important resource to help countries maximise the sustainable development benefits from foreign investment contracts and avoid large losses has been published by the Commonwealth Secretariat: Environmental, Social and Economic Development Provisions in Investment Contracts: A Resource for Government Lawyers…
Having not met in five years, the United Kingdom-Caribbean Ministerial Forum (hereafter Ministerial Forum) that met on 18 March 2021 for the tenth time was a meeting of many firsts. It was the first such meeting to take place in…
While it is impossible to cover the subject of U.S. bar admission for foreign lawyers[1] in such depth given the different rules and decisions from various U.S. States, for the purposes of this article, what will be presented will be…
The NBA-SBL organized a training on Drafting Clearer Contracts on the 23rd & 24th of June, 2020 The Webinar Links are listed below https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/6edODgUSy98LJ80PZ7xMsQZzdVEwG5n5SCb6zzhFpZl6bDUkvwWzspTfmK2ocg4.jwKSB1Ou7T4g4QDB?startTime=1592999838000https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/K-iQ_X7xZrh0imZc88yTlg13E3RT6EPKUvkfGtmnPLI3y2-2qwMm-DllGktMBq-b.a_85mpvgQ6IJjptv?startTime=1592913385000
The Banking & Finance Academy aims to provide junoir finance lawyers with a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of banking and finance law As part of our commitment to capacity building, the NBA-SBL in collaboration with ILFA is organizing Banking…
GIG Economy: The Future of Work (9th September 2020)