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Final Programme.P65
Prague 2005 International Bar Association Conference 25-30 September Programme Page 2 PRACTICAL LAW COMPANY Contents Contents IBA office Messages of Welcome 4 In addition to the Association’s senior Officers, staff from the IBA office in London will be attending the Daily Schedule of Sessions 7 Conference and would be happy to talk to delegates about any aspect of the Association’s work. Information for Newcomers 19 Executive Director Mark S Ellis Deputy Director; Director of Marketing International Bar Association 21 and Public Relations Tim Hughes Deputy Director – Policy Advisor / Showcase Sessions 22 Head of LPD Annabel Dunster Managing Editor General Interest 25 Paul Crick Head of PPID / Deputy Head of LPD Wendelien Brada Working Sessions Human Rights Institute Director Fiona Paterson Legal Practice Division 27 Head of Conferences Julie Elliott Public and Professional Interest Division 73 International Bar Association 10th Floor, 1 Stephen Street London W1T 1AT, UK General Information 83 Tel: +44 (0)20 7691 6868 Fax: +44 (0)20 7691 6544 www.ibanet.org Venue Layout – Prague Congress Centre 85 Social Programme Continuing Professional Development / Continuing Conference Events 89 Legal Education The Conference has been accredited for 24 hours of CPD/CLE by the Law Committee Events 91 Society of England and Wales, the New York State Bar and the State Bar of California. Hotels 93 For delegates from other countries where CPD/CLE is mandatory, the IBA will be pleased to provide a Certificate Embassies and Consulates 95 of Attendance for this Conference. Subject to your Bar Association/Law Society, the Certificate may be used to Exhibition 96 obtain the equivalent accreditation in your jurisdiction. -
Admissions – July 2013
to the profession ADMISSIONS Issue 1/2 2013 SPONSORED BY ADVERTORIAL NEED FOR TOP-UP COVER surance comes to the fore. If a though commercial banks, for exam- law firm has taken out addition- ple, will insist that any practitioner al or ‘top-up’ PI cover, then the who sits on their panel (and to whom top-up cover will ensure that any they refer work) must have a predeter- legitimate claim against the law mined level of cover. This level of cover firm is settled (up to the limit of is often way above the base levels of- the additional cover). It is im- fered through the AIIF. PI top-up cover portant to note here that our indemnity limits are, in this instance, top-up insurance policy carries determined as a commercial decision no secondary excess payable by the practitioners and the higher the in the event of a claim that limit, the higher the value of work that exceeds the AIIF base cover. the banks will refer to them. Another This can be a saving to prac- factor for consideration is the type titioners of anything from of work that practitioners do. A look R 15 000 to R 150 000. Our at recent claim trends indicates that extensive market research conveyancing and Road Accident Fund has revealed that a large pro- prescription matters are currently the portion of legal practitioners most common. are under-insured. Firms that do these lines of work are Michael-John Damant, director at Professional indemnity top- statistically seen to be more at risk and Shackleton Risk Management up insurance is, as the name thus we recommend to these clients suggests, a secondary cover that they take out higher indemnity that sits over and above the limits to mitigate this risk. -
Newsletter Mar 2009 Vol 20 No 1
"OSALL aims to link and support everyone interested in Law NEWSLETTER Librarianship in South Africa" Vol. 20 No. 1 March 2009 This newsletter is published four times a year OSALL P.O. Box 783779 Sandton, 2146 http://sunsite.wits.ac.za/osall Welcome to the March 2009 edition of the OSALL Newsletter. This edition is all about library design and library moves. The law firm library OSALL Committee members is often in a high profile position. However it must also be functional and relevant to the needs of its clientele. Therefore law librarians must inform Fanus Olivier themselves well where it concerns library design and find a way to be (Chair) involved in the design process from the onset. And whilst it is clear that it is Tel: (011) 292 6909 no easy or simple task to design a new library (or move a library) it seems Email: [email protected] that the pros far outweigh the cons. Vacant (Secretary) This edition therefore includes contributions from the some of the panel members of the Library Design Workshop held in Sandton in February. Many Raylene Basson thanks to Charlotte Pitts, Elizabeth Bourne and Ruth Ward for putting pen to (PR & Liaison) paper. Ruth Ward gives an in-depth account of the shelving specifications to Tel: (011) 535 8269 Email: [email protected] be taken into account when planning a new library. Gill Rademeyer Also in this edition Daphne Burger and Kathy Knight give an interesting (Treasurer) account of the merger of the Weber Wentzel and Mallinicks libraries in Cape Tel: (011) 290 7209 Town. -
Admissions to the Profession Issue 2/2 2013
THE SA ATTORNEYS’ JOURNAL to the profession ADMISSIONS Issue 2/2 2013 Webber Wentzel Johannesburg associates 2014. Front row from left to right: Ben Winks, Terusha Ramchund, Haseena Paruk, Raeesa Khan, Gitte Truter, Jayati Naidoo, Andrita Maharaj and Mpumelelo Nxumalo. Middle row from left to right: : Ziningi Hlophe, Nicole Abbott, Rachel Branco e Silva, Makwena Mantsho, Leona Maharaj, Jessica Durand and Masala Ratshitanga. Back row from left to right: Johnathan Leibbrandt, Hannes Marais, Neo Modisakeng, Sentebale Makara, Nomsa Mbere, Lenee Veldsman, Thembile Sikhakhane and Mandy Ludeke. Not pictured: Reuben Cronje, Dennise Dlamini, Sizwe Gcayi, Taheera Ismail, Sarah McGibbon, Leani Nortjè, Carla Silbernagl, Naadiah Singh, Peter Smith and Tyron Theessen. SPONSORED BY ADVERTORIAL OUR EXPERIENCE AT WEBBER WENTZEL former advantaged schools, I rom a young age I was never imagined that I would be interested in the legal met with the experience that has profession as it is an greeted me at Webber Wentzel. Fintellectually stimulat- In my brief time at Webber ing profession with a diverse Wentzel, I have formed part of range of career opportunities. teams that facilitated transac- I joined Webber Wentzel as a tions throughout the continent. candidate attorney in January The training is, however, not 2009 after obtaining my B.Com limited to technical training. Law and LLB from the Universi- The firm has many programmes ty of Johannesburg. During the penultimate year of my LLB, I which challenge my understand- participated in the firm’s vaca- ing and conception of the law tion work programme and expe- and the role which lawyers must rienced the firm‘s high perfor- play in facilitating justice and mance and diverse culture and I equity.