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The 16th Commonwealth Law Conference will take place in Hong Kong from 4th – 9th April 2009. This will be an outstanding opportunity to listen to some fascinating seminars and network with lawyers from common law jurisdictions, practitioners from the Asian continent and beyond. The International Committee is strongly encouraging members to attend and is holding a Bar Council reception at the Hong Kong Club on Monday 6 April, in co-sponsorship with COMBAR and the Chancery Bar Association, to which all English and Welsh Barristers attending the conference will be invited. For fur ther information on the conference programme and how to register please contact the secretariat at CLA@sas.ac.uk or visit www.commonwealthlaw2009.org.
The 16th Commonwealth Law Conference will take place in Hong Kong from 4th – 9th April 2009. This will be an outstanding opportunity to listen to some fascinating seminars and network with lawyers from common law jurisdictions, practitioners from the Asian continent and beyond. The International Committee is strongly encouraging members to attend and is holding a Bar Council reception at the Hong Kong Club on Monday 6 April, in co-sponsorship with COMBAR and the Chancery Bar Association, to which all English and Welsh Barristers attending the conference will be invited. For fur ther information on the conference programme and how to register please contact the secretariat at CLA@sas.ac.uk or visit www.commonwealthlaw2009.org.
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