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May 2024
AI and Ethics in Access to Justice
Overview of AI in access to justice, including its benefits and drawbacks Ethical considerations in using AI to improve access to justice, such as ensuring fairness and impartiality Best practices for using AI ethically in access to justice, such as incorporating human oversight and conducting regular audits Practical examples: Use of AI tools such as chatbots and virtual assistants to provide legal information and guidance to individuals who may not have access to legal resources. Discussing the potential of AI…
Find out more »Strategies for lawyers and judges to cope with stress, loss and vicarious trauma in their careers
Calling all Young lawyers ! Registration is now open for the Young Commonwealth Lawyers Association (YCLA) webinar aimed at a pan profession audience of practitioners, students of law or those wishing to gain insight and understanding of how mental health affects us all on a day to day. The YCLA welcomes Chief Justice of Queensland, The Hon. Helen Bowskill to present a 60 minute Webinar on "Strategies for lawyers and judges to cope with stress, loss and vicarious trauma in…
Find out more »June 2024
Neuro-Health and your career
Calling all Young lawyers ! Registration is now open for the Young Commonwealth Lawyers Association (YCLA) webinar aimed at a pan profession audience of practitioners, students of law or those wishing to gain insight and understanding of how mental health affects us all on a day to day. The YCLA welcomes Gwendolyn Parkin MBA, MA, UKCP from IntegralCareer to present a 60 minute Webinar on "Neuro-Health and your career" with Mariam Gagi, the YCLA's Canadian representative, and Tianah Foster, the…
Find out more »From Strategy to Accreditation: Introducing Wellbeing in the Workplace
Calling all Young lawyers ! Registration is now open for the Young Commonwealth Lawyers Association (YCLA) webinar aimed at a pan profession audience of practitioners, students of law or those wishing to gain insight and understanding of how mental health affects us all on a day to day. The YCLA welcomes Juan Moore BA, FCG a Chartered Governance Professional, Chartered Secretary Director to present a 60 minute Webinar on "From Strategy to Accreditation: Introducing Wellbeing in the Workplace" with Mariam…
Find out more »Mediation in the Commonwealth – Awareness and Launch event
Join the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Lawyers Association at the IN-Person and HYBRID event on 21st June 2024. The Commonwealth Secretariat in partnership with the Commonwealth Lawyers Association are pleased to announce their inaugural IN-PERSON and HYBRID event - "Mediation in the Commonwealth", a training with leading mediators in their field and an opportunity for a question and answer portion of the afternoon. TIME : 14.00 pm - 17.00 pm DATE : Friday 21st June 2024 LOCATION : Marlborough House,…
Find out more »“The Problem Solving 21st Century Lawyer – a Mediation centred approach to representing and advising clients”
Calling all Young lawyers ! Registration is now open for the Young Commonwealth Lawyers Association (YCLA) webinar aimed at a pan profession audience of practitioners, students of law or those wishing to gain insight and understanding of implementing mediation by one of the leading professionals in the field. The YCLA welcomes Brian Speers, the CLA's Immediate Past President and Managing Partner at CMG Cunningham Dickey to present a 60 minute Webinar on "The Problem Solving 21st Century Lawyer – a…
Find out more »July 2024
Urban Law Day
UN-Habitat and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, UK are pleased to invite you to their 11th Urban Law Day on “Effective Urban Laws to Localize the SDGs.” The Urban Law Day is a specialised forum aiming to bring together a multidisciplinary circle of academics and practitioners interested in urban legislation, including planners, architects, policy makers, economists, urbanists, and lawyers. The purpose of the Urban Law Day is to facilitate discussion, the exchange of views, networking, and the…
Find out more »Registration is now open for 2 webinars on the intersection of Indian family Law and private international family law
The Commonwealth Lawyers Association, the Delhi Family Lawyers Association (DEFLA) and the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) are co-hosting a July program of complimentary webinars open to all on 10th and 17th July, with a focus on family law in India when there is an international aspect, and the current challenges faced by practitioners. The aim of this double headed webinar program is to provide possible solutions for lawyers in jurisdictions both within and outside India, that are dealing…
Find out more »“To Court or Not? The Case for Arbitration”
Calling all Young lawyers ! Registration is now open for the Young Commonwealth Lawyers Association (YCLA) webinar aimed at a pan profession audience of practitioners, students of law or those wishing to gain insight and understanding of implementing mediation by one of the leading professionals in the field. The YCLA welcome Gregory Vijayendran SC, the CLA's Council Member for Singapore and Fellow at the Singapore Institute of Arbitrator to present a 60 minute Webinar on “To Court or Not? The…
Find out more »Handling Privy Council Appeals
The Commonwealth Lawyers Association invites you to join us for a discussion chaired by Lloyd De Vincenzi, and led by Richard Clayton KC, Desiree Artesi and Louise di Mambro OBE with a focus on "Handling Privy Council Appeals". Register here to attend Our panellists Desiree Artesi will be exploring 'constituting an appeal', particularly focusing on composition of panels, instructing local attorneys vs PC agents and Appeals is of right, with leave of Court of Appeal from local court. Richard Clayton…
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