Counsel Magazine

AT the beginning of May , the Chairman of the Bar led a small delegation from the International Committee to Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain. The objectives of this first-ever visit by an official Bar Council delegation to the Gulf States were (i) to raise the profile of barristers and the legal services they provide in some of the fastest growing legal markets in the world, (ii) to learn about the opportunities that exist for the Bar in these markets and (iii) to evaluate the opportunities to assist with the development of the rule of law in these three jurisdiction.