British Nigeria Law Forum

BNLF Diary Dates

BNLF Informal Networking - The next networking meeting is taking place on Wednesday 9 July 2008 from 6.30pm onwards in "The Gallery" of the OLD BANK OF ENGLAND WINE BAR & PUB, Fleet Street (next to Royal Courts of Justice), London EC4A 2LT. Further dates (all Wednesdays) are: 10 September, 8 October and 12 November. Please note there is no networking meeting in August due to summer holidays

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.

Other Events of interest to BNLF members and supporters

Thursday 3 July 2008 Time: 6.00pm, The Role of the In-house Lawyer Event
Venue:Slaughter & May, One Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YY

The role of the in-house lawyer is a free BLD event hosted by Slaughter & May, the Magic Circle law firm. The event will highlight the various roles of the in-house lawyer and in-house legal practice, opportunities in-house and comparison between an in-house role and that of private practice. The event is suitable for those who already work in-house, those who want to find out more about what in-house lawyers do, those regularly instructed by in-house lawyers as well as trainees and students. It will also provide an excellent networking opportunity. Click here to download event flyer or see the BLD website.

18 - 21 August 2008: 73rd International Law Assocation Conference
The Brazilian Branch of the International Law Association (ILA-Brazil)are hosting the 73rd ILA Biennial Conference being held in Rio de Janeiro from August 17 to 21, 2008. Registration is now open at www.ilabrasil.org.br/ila2008.

5 - 9 April 2009: 16th Commonwealth Law Conference (CLC) in Hong Kong
Click here to download further information and preliminary programme
or visit the conference website at www.commonwealthlaw2009.org