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The CLA will celebrate its 25th anniversary in October by hosting a conference in Jamaica focussing on “Justice at home and abroad”.
This will be a unique opportunity to consider legal developments in a number of different fields of law, in the beautiful surroundings of Montego Bay. It is also an opportunity to meet lawyers from other common law jurisdictions with an interest in international practice. The conference will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 16 to 19 October 2008. For more details please visit www.paragonconventions.com/cla082009 Conference
The 16th Commonwealth Law Conference will take place in Hong Kong from 4 – 9 April 2009. This will be an outstanding opportunity to network with lawyers from the common law practitioners from the Asian continent and beyond. The International Committee is strongly encouraging members to attend. For further information, please contact the secretariat at
CLA@sas.ac.uk or visit www.commonwealthlaw2009.org
This will be a unique opportunity to consider legal developments in a number of different fields of law, in the beautiful surroundings of Montego Bay. It is also an opportunity to meet lawyers from other common law jurisdictions with an interest in international practice. The conference will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 16 to 19 October 2008. For more details please visit www.paragonconventions.com/cla082009 Conference
The 16th Commonwealth Law Conference will take place in Hong Kong from 4 – 9 April 2009. This will be an outstanding opportunity to network with lawyers from the common law practitioners from the Asian continent and beyond. The International Committee is strongly encouraging members to attend. For further information, please contact the secretariat at
CLA@sas.ac.uk or visit www.commonwealthlaw2009.org
The CLA will celebrate its 25th anniversary in October by hosting a conference in Jamaica focussing on “Justice at home and abroad”.
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