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On Friday afternoon, 17 April 2009, the International Committee is holding its second annual bilateral seminar with the representative body of the German Bar, the DAV. The DAV has over 50,000 members and vibrant Working Group on International Issues, with whom we are organising this seminar. The topics for this seminar will be a comparative look at interim measures, personal injury litigation and the costs of litigation. Apar t from the free of charge CPD element, this seminar will provide an excellent oppor tunity to network with members of the
German profession with an international practice. The programme is confined to the afternoon, allowing members to travel to Berlin in the morning and, if interested, to enjoy the pleasures of Berlin over the subsequent weekend. The German hosts have kindly of fered to waive the Conference fees for our members and we hope that this will therefore prove an attractive way to obtain CPD points! Interested members should download a registration form from the Bar Council website or contact Rukaiya Bhegani at Rbhegani@barcouncil.org.uk
On Friday afternoon, 17 April 2009, the International Committee is holding its second annual bilateral seminar with the representative body of the German Bar, the DAV. The DAV has over 50,000 members and vibrant Working Group on International Issues, with whom we are organising this seminar. The topics for this seminar will be a comparative look at interim measures, personal injury litigation and the costs of litigation. Apar t from the free of charge CPD element, this seminar will provide an excellent oppor tunity to network with members of the
German profession with an international practice. The programme is confined to the afternoon, allowing members to travel to Berlin in the morning and, if interested, to enjoy the pleasures of Berlin over the subsequent weekend. The German hosts have kindly of fered to waive the Conference fees for our members and we hope that this will therefore prove an attractive way to obtain CPD points! Interested members should download a registration form from the Bar Council website or contact Rukaiya Bhegani at Rbhegani@barcouncil.org.uk
Update from the Chair of the Bar
AlphaBiolabs has been awarded the contract to provide drug, alcohol, and DNA testing services for Hull City Council, following a rigorous competitive tender process
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How to build profile without compromising professional duties. By Naumaan Farooq, Co-Founder of Inked PR
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the role of cut-off levels, and the wider range of factors that must be considered when interpreting results for family court proceedings
A decade of reviews and research has disrupted accepted thinking in the search for causality. Suicides following abuse have overtaken domestic homicides. Is the law keeping up? Professor Susan Edwards KC (Hon) examines recent cases and the obstacles to successful prosecution
At least not that way, says Richard Paige
The case against judge-only justice – and why efficiency is not enough. By Professor Leslie Thomas KC
Heritage as an anchor and a compass, finding our common humanity and embracing the power of the outsider – Melina Antoniadis’s lessons learnt
Lauren Fullerton examines the how, what and why of setting up a second chambers base
