British Nigeria Law Forum

BNLF Diary Dates

BNLF Informal Networking - The next networking meeting is taking place in London on Wednesday 8 September 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.). PLEASE NOTE that there will be NO networking meeting in August 2010 due to summer holidays, there will be a networking meeting on Wednesday 8 September 2010.

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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On Saturday, 2nd October 2010, A Ti Dé! will host the Nigerian Golden Jubilee Independence Ball. This inaugural Ball will be held at the elegant Chelsea and Kensington Events and Conference Centre. The Independence Golden Jubilee Ball is the premiere social event hosted by A Ti Dé! The ball brings together charities, professions and businesses with the Nigerian-UK community, in a fun, glamorous and social environment. Book your place to network with other professionals and entrepreneurs, It promises to be an inspirational evening full of fun and live entertainment and dancing to the small hours of the morning!
Tickets Prices: £70.00 per ticket, £120.00 per couple, Corporate rates available on request.
For further information click here for a flyer or please call telephone 0845 055 9864, 0794 438 6775 or email: info@atide.co.uk or website www.atide.co.uk. A Ti Dé! will make a donation to the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria from any financial proceeds realised from this event.
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BNLF Gala Dinner 2010, Saturday 30 October 2010 - at the Holiday in Kensington London, make sure you put this date in your diary. Tickets and cost will be posted soon.

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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 invite you to an Evening with The Right Honourable Lady Justice Ogunwumiju, Court of Appeal of Nigeria who will be speaking on the Role of the Judiciary in Nigerian Electoral Reform on Thursday 22 July 2010, 6pm – 8.30pm at Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD (near Novotel Euston)
Admission is free for all BNLF members, Fee for non-members is £15 (£10 for students), Light refreshments included. Places are very limited and pre-registration is necessary (no admissions on the door). Register by 5.00pm Monday 19 July 2010. NB. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Click here to download a flyer and registration form.
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BNLF Student Career Event, Wednesday 30 June 2010, 5.30pm for 6.00pm start: ‘So you want to be a lawyer?’ A look at the different career options in the legal profession
at the offices of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, Dashwood House, London EC2M 1QS (EAPD is located very close to Liverpool Street station, a map and details on how to find it will send to registered delegates.) Light refreshments provided, ends approx 8.30pm.
Who should attend: Legal Students, Trainee Lawyers
Speakers:

Segun Osuntokun, Partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner
Michelle Egbosimba – Solicitor at Ashurst
Kweku Aggrey Orleans – Barrister at 12 Kings Bench Walk
Ajita Shah, Trainee Solicitor at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge UK LLP

Admission is free for all BNLF members, Fee for non-members are £15 for students, £30 for others
(registration fee for non-members includes 1 year membership of BNLF). Places are limited and pre-registration is necessary. NB. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Click here to download a flyer and booking form Register by 5.00pm Friday 25 June 2010
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The BNLF AGM 2010 took place on Thursday 25 February 2010 at 6.00pm at the offices of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge at One Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1JB. It was extremely well attended (notwithstanding the awful weather conditions, it had been raining continuously all day) by members and those who wished to join and was followed by a talk from Mrs. Yemisi Jenkins-Lewis, President of ABLE. Click here for a full report and click here to see some photos.

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.