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Supported by UK Trade and Investment, a Bar Council trade development mission visited Kazakhstan in April to raise the profile of the English and Welsh Bar and explore opportunities for arbitration and litigation.
While there, barristers met local lawyers in Astana and Almaty. Christian Wisskirchen, Head of International Policy at the Bar Council, said: “Kazakhstan is a rapidly growing economic state in the Commonwealth of Independent States region and has the larg est legal market in dispute resolution after Russia”.
The mission, he said, would generate a “significant number of disputes both in the Rolls Building and in arbitrations in London”.
While there, barristers met local lawyers in Astana and Almaty. Christian Wisskirchen, Head of International Policy at the Bar Council, said: “Kazakhstan is a rapidly growing economic state in the Commonwealth of Independent States region and has the larg est legal market in dispute resolution after Russia”.
The mission, he said, would generate a “significant number of disputes both in the Rolls Building and in arbitrations in London”.
Supported by UK Trade and Investment, a Bar Council trade development mission visited Kazakhstan in April to raise the profile of the English and Welsh Bar and explore opportunities for arbitration and litigation.
Far-ranging month for the Chair of the Bar
Endometriosis Awareness North, a charity raising awareness of endometriosis and supporting those affected across the North of England, has received a £500 boost from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the most recent data on alcohol misuse in the UK, and the implications for alcohol testing in family proceedings
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, explains how tailored financial planning can help barristers take control of their finances and plan with confidence
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
A £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs has been made to the leading UK charity tackling international parental child abduction and the movement of children across international borders
Seeing the full picture – Baljit Ubhey OBE outlines the CPS action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, offering insights directly relevant to courtroom practice
Heritage as an anchor and a compass, finding our common humanity and embracing the power of the outsider – Melina Antoniadis’s lessons learnt
Is the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office process fit for purpose? Women barristers’ experiences of bullying are not being reported or, if they are, they are not making it through the system, says Tana Adkin KC
Review by Daniel Barnett
Chair of the Bar reports back
