British Nigeria Law Forum

BNLF Diary Dates

The BNLF AGM 2010 will take place on Thursday 25 February 2010 at 6.00pm at the offices of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge at One Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1JB. There will also be a speaker (to be confirmed) following the AGM at around 7pm and then there will be an opportunity for networking. Please email us if you would like to attend.

BNLF Informal Networking - The next networking meeting is taking place in London on Wednesday 10 February 2010 from 6.30pm . Venue, the Brookes Brothers Wine Bar & Restaurant, 33-35 Brooke Street, London EC1 2NS (Brooke Street is off High Holborn. Nearest tube station is Chancery Lane (Exit 2). Brooke Street is the immediate left turn, just after Barclays Bank. The bar is located on the left hand side and is signposted.).

BNLF Legal Surgeries - Every first Thursday of the month at The Nigerian Chaplaincy, St Marylebone Church, 17 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LT, 7.30 – 8.30pm. Free legal advice to the public from BNLF lawyers. Click here for further information and protocols.

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8-11 April 2010, The Commonwealth Regional Law Conference in Abuja, Nigeria
Further information available at www.commonwealthlaw2010.org

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April 2011, 17th Commonwealth Law Conference in Hyderabad, India
Further information available at www.commonwealthlaw2011.org

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PREVIOUS BNLF EVENTS
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BNLF 2009 Christmas Dinner on Wednesday 16 December 2009. The venue is the 805 Restaurant, 805 Old Kent Road, London SE15 1NX, 7pm for 7.30pm. It will be a buffet dinner at £21 per head, which includes a variety of Nigerian Dishes, plus a soft drink. Cash payments to be made at the door. You must book a place for this by return email as places are limited, first come first served. Closing date for reservations is Wednesday 9 December.
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The 2009 BNLF Gala Dinner took place on 31st October 2009 at the Holiday Inn, Regent's Park
Carburton Street, London W1W 5EE, 7pm-1am
Tickets: £60 (students £40). Please click here to download flyer.

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BNLF Student Career Event: ‘So you want to be a lawyer?’ Bridging the Gap between Study and Legal Practice on Thursday 17 September 2009, 5.30pm for 6.00pm start at the offices of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, One Fetter Lane London EC4A 1JB (EAPD is located on the corner of Fetter Lane and Fleet Street in the City of London. The office is five minutes walk from the Royal Courts of Justice and a short distance from Lloyd's, Bank, and the London Stock Exchange.) Light refreshments provided, ends approx 8.00pm

Who should attend: Legal Students and Trainee Lawyers
Speakers:
Craig Robinson, Founder of the ‘Ultimate Law Guide’
Kem Ihenacho, Solicitor at Clifford Chance LLP
Jonathan Akinsanya, Barrister
and a Graduate Recruitment Manager from EAPD.

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Meeting the challenges of the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules: The Law Society BME Forum Workshop on Thursday 28 May - 5pm -7.30pm
The Law Society set up the BME Forum in 2008 to develop and deliver products and services for black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors, working in partnership with BME groups. These groups have identified the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules as a stumbling block for solicitors.
Why attend?
In the current challenging business environment it has become increasingly important to have an effective working business model and to be aware of financial procedures, rules and regulations. With this in mind the Law Society BME Forum is hosting a practical workshop for solicitors which will cover the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules for client account and handling of client monies. This will include the new rules introduced in July 2008, and also bank reconciliations, office monies, and the accountant’s report.
Speaker
Linda Lambert, the workshop facilitator, has worked in the legal, accounting, banking and financial sectors. She has extensive experience of solicitors’ accounts systems, and is the ILCA’s lecturer on Solicitors’ Accounts Rules as well as tutor and examiner for the Associate Accounts course (circa first year university level).
In partnership with:
- Association of Asian Women Lawyers
- Association of Muslim Lawyers
- Black Solicitors Network
- British Nigeria Law Forum
- Society of Asian Lawyers
- Society of Bangladeshi Solicitors
- Turkish British Lawyers Society
Click here for a flyer and registration form
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15 - 16 May 2009: NIGERIA DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE FORUM 2009 (NDFF2009)
Financial Nigeria in association with Paceworking UK invite you to the 2nd Emerging Nigeria Conference
CONFERENCE THEME: PROSPECTS & RISKS TO SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND MARKET PERFORMANCES OF NIGERIA
Date: 15 - 16 May, 2009
Venue: The Guoman Cumberland Hotel, London, United Kingdom, www.guoman.com/the-cumberland

For REGISTRATION on the conference Website please click on this link below: www.financialnigeria.com/ndff2009

Payment for dinner to be £45 before 15 May, 2009 or payment received on 15 or 16 May £50 per person.

Pre-event payment information for NDFF2009 Dinner for UK residents only

A cheque for the sum of £45 made payable to Paceworking and posted to PO Box 52809, London SW11 2YS to be received no later than 9th May 2009.

Payment via the Advance Booking Telephone Hotlines: 08717 113055 or 08702 462050

Pass this invitation on to interested colleagues or friends.
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Prevention is Better than Cure: Ways of Working to Protect your Firm from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. A BNLF Workshop taking place on 29 April 2009 at 6.00pm for 6.30pm start at the offices of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, One Fetter Lane London EC4A 1JB. Light refreshments provided, ends approx 9.00 – 9.30pm.
Who should attend: Senior Partners, Practice Managers/Firms Complaints Officer,
Solicitors with current SRA issues, Any solicitor intending to set up a practice
Speaker: Bhavni Shah of DG.LEGAL, Experts in Assisting and Defending Solicitors facing SRA regulatory issues
Cost:
BNLF 2009 MEMBERS £ 10 (BNLF 2009 STUDENT MEMBERS £5)
NON-MEMBERS £40 (STUDENTS £20 - student ID required)
2 hours CPD points.
Places are limited and pre-registration is necessary: Register by Friday 24 April 2009
Click here for registration form and flyer.