The Gazette 1993

GAZETTE

IMN A GEMN JUNE1993

During 1992 protests were made to Heads of State in 23 countries at the murder of, death threats to, or the detention of lawyers. In June the IBA gave £3,000 to six lawyers defending eight Kenyan opposition politicians who face the death penalty. None is able to pay Court fees or any fee to their lawyers. IBA members also made individual contributions. The IBA's fifth seminar for officials of bar associations in Third World countries was held in Cannes in September immediately prior to the biennial conference. The unanimous reaction of delegates, as they went on from the seminar to the conference, was that many useful contacts had been forged and valuable practical tips learnt to help them make their own associations more efficient and provide better services to their members and the public. A seminar for officials and members of the three Baltic States - Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia - was held in Riga, Latvia in November. Over 100 lawyers attended. SERL conducted a series of 'Roadshows' in February and March in, Budapest, Leipzig, Prague and Warsaw. The IBA's Southern Africa Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Network, set up following the IBA's conference for officials of African bars in Harare in 1991, organised a series of travelling seminars in July in Malawi and Zimbabwe. 56 Bar Associations are now taking part in the IBA's TWinning Programme under which a developed Bar is linked with a developing Bar to give advice, training and assistance. Section on Business Law Scholarship Programme Since the Section started this programme in 1988 more than 200 young business lawyers have Work for lawyers in developing countries and new democracies

American Advisory Groups all met during the year to discuss two papers published by the Forum on "What is an Exchange" and "The Efficient Market Hypothesis: An Incomplete Theory". The SBL also continues to play an active role in the International Capital Markets Group, which is a joint venture with the Fédération Internationale des Bourses de Valeurs and the International Federation of Accountants. The IBA's 1993 programme of activities, conference and seminar programmes, catalogue of publications and membership information are available from: Lorna Macleod, International Bar Association, 2 Harewood Place, Hanover Square, London W1R 9HB, England. The Annual Conference of the Law Society, which is taking place from 20 - 23 May, 1993 in the Connemara Coast Hotel in Furbo, Co. Galway is now fully booked out. There are no places remaining for the conference package. However, any member of the profession who would like to attend the conference seminar or to participate in some of the social events taking place at the conference, may do so as a non resident. To obtain details of the fees payable in this instance, or to make a booking, please contact Mary Kinsella at the Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. Telephone: 710711. • Tel: 0044 71 629 1206 Fax: 0044 71 409 0456 • Annual Conference Booked Out

benefitted from their attendance at IBA and Section conferences. A scholarship covers the cost of return travel, hotel accommodation, a per diem allowance, waiver of registration fee and three years' free membership of the IBA/SBL. In 1992, 26 young lawyers from Eastern Europe were awarded scholarships to attend the Eastern European Forum's Conference in Budapest in June and 27 young lawyers, mainly from Eastern Europe and the French-speaking African countries, to attend the Cannes Conference. The SBL has a continuing commitment to this programme for which £60,000 has been budgeted for 1993.

Activities in Eastern Europe

Reduced or waived IBA dues are offered to Bar Associations and lawyers in the region and 10 Bars and 327 individual lawyers now belong.

Activities in the Asia-Pacific Region

A new forum for lawyers practising in, or with interests in, the Asia Pacific region was launched in 1992. The IBA already has over 3,000 members in the region and 1993 activities include a seminar on International Construction Projects in Tokyo in February and a conference in Hangzhou, China from 17-19 November jointly with the All China Lawyers Association.

The forum also plans a newsletter and a directory of members.

Special Interest Groups

The IBA has groups for judges, academics and ombudsmen which meet at the annual conference and publish newsletters. The SBL has also formed a Capital Markets Forum where both lawyer and non-lawyer experts get together and discuss matters related to the regulation of capital markets. Its European, Japanese and North

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