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The fifteen Chinese lawyers who participated in the 2008-9 Programme have now finished their ten week placements in chambers, drawing to an end their eleven month programme in London. The end of the programme was marked by a week of social and educational activities, including a farewell lunch, a Moot Trial kindly led by the Inner Temple Student Mooting Society, a series of seminars in which the lawyers gave a “View from Legal China” and a networking reception. The lawyers were a hard working and enthusiastic group who enjoyed their stay in England, and who will return to China with a greater understanding of the legal system of England and Wales and the work of Barristers and with lasting friendships forged with the barristers and chambers who participated in the programme.
The fifteen Chinese lawyers who participated in the 2008-9 Programme have now finished their ten week placements in chambers, drawing to an end their eleven month programme in London. The end of the programme was marked by a week of social and educational activities, including a farewell lunch, a Moot Trial kindly led by the Inner Temple Student Mooting Society, a series of seminars in which the lawyers gave a “View from Legal China” and a networking reception. The lawyers were a hard working and enthusiastic group who enjoyed their stay in England, and who will return to China with a greater understanding of the legal system of England and Wales and the work of Barristers and with lasting friendships forged with the barristers and chambers who participated in the programme.
Chair of the Bar reports back
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