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Perhaps the most prestigious event on the 2014 legal calendar will be the World Bar Conference in Queenstown 4-6 September, the first time this biennial event will be held in New Zealand. The Foundation is contributing $50,000 towards bringing 10 international speakers to the event, themed around the topic “Advocates as Protectors of the Rule of Law”.<\/p>\n
Confirmed speakers at the conference include Lord Dyson, UK Master of the Rolls; Justice Robert Jay, leading counsel in the Levinson phone hacking enquiry; Sir Christopher Greenwood, Judge in the International Court of Justice; Singapore Chief Justice Menon; and Chief United States Court of Appeal Judge Alex Kozinsky.<\/p>\n
Other international presenters include leading Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, former Hong Kong Bar Association head Russell Coleman, and former UK Bar Association head Stephen Hockman.<\/p>\n
Around 220-240 delegates are expected to attend the conference from bar association member countries. Further information and registration details can be found on this web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4 September 2014 HERITAGE HOTEL, QUEENSTOWN Perhaps the most prestigious event on the 2014 legal calendar will be the World Bar Conference in Queenstown 4-6 September, the first time this biennial event will be held in New Zealand. The Foundation … Continue reading The Law Foundation is contributing up to $50,000 to bring international speakers to the World Bar Conference<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"