Worldwide Law Events Calendar



May 10, 2008

Seminar

LegalAdvantage MCLE Lecture Series 25 - May 2008

Makati City, Philippines
LEGALADVANTAGE MCLE LECTURE SERIES 25 ( Full 36 CREDIT UNITS)

Date: May 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2008 (All Saturdays)

Venue: Podium 3 RCBC Plaza, Ayala Avenue, Makati City

Registration Fee: P10,000.00 until May 05, 2008

Seminar fee is inclusive of buffet breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon snacks, Certificate of Attendance, processing of Attorney’s Compliance Report and facilit...

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Frontier Neo-Solutions & Systems Corp.
May 12, 2008

Workshop

The Implications of the Corporate Laws Reform Process

Gauteng, South Africa
Workshop Overview:
This workshop gives a background to Corporate Law Reform process, which was done in two steps. The first step, the Corporate Laws Amendment Act (“CLAA”), became law in December 2007 and the second step, the Companies Bill, is now in its final draft.

Workshop Learning Objectives:
· To give an overview of the Corporate Law Reform process
· To highlight and discuss...

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Ripple Training
May 12, 2008

Workshop

The Implications of the Corporate Law Reform Process

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
This workshop gives a background to Corporate Law Reform Process, which was done in two steps. The first step, the Corporate Laws Amendment Act (“CLAA”), became law in December 2007 and the second step, the Companies Bill, is now in its final draft.

Workshop Learning Objectives:
· To give an overview of the Corporate Law Reform process
· To highlight and discuss the immediate impact ...

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Ripple Training
May 13, 2008

Seminar

Drafting International Intellectual Property Agreements

London, England
This successful seminar will focus on the drafting skills and legal and commercial issues to be considered when drawing up international intellectual property agreements, confidentiality agreements, material transfer agreements, term sheets, intellectual property licenses and assignments and general IP terms in R&D contracts. The day will include practical exercises to consolidate learning.

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Management Forum Ltd
May 14, 2008

Training

Security Documentation

London, England
Starting with the reasons for taking security, delegates will be guided through the complete security process, from preliminary due dilgence, drafting and negotiating an effective security document, perfecting security and understanding enforcement, to challenges to security, inter-creditor arrangements and cross-border issues. The Euromoney Legal Training course will also examine the specific iss...

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Euromoney Legal Training
May 14, 2008

Training

Loan Documentation, Mastering the Legal Issues

London, England
This three-day intensive course will cover all aspects of a loan transaction, concentrating particularly on the agreement itself and on the legal implications of a properly drafted and incorrectly drafted document.

You will be taken step-by-step through the process of documenting a loan, from the early stages of pre-contractual issues, letters of commitment and written offers, through to ad...

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Euromoney Legal Training
May 14, 2008

Special Event

Lawyering in the International Market

Mmabatho, South Africa
Speakers from Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia will examine the most common issues confronting lawyers engaged in international business: IP (trademarks, patents, copyrights), mergers and acquisitions, employment, immigration, arbitration, litigation and ADR, franchising and licensing, sales, finance and investment, bankruptcy and insolvency, taxation, telecommunications and the Inte...

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Center for International Legal Studies
May 14, 2008

Training

Security Documentation

London, England
Starting with the reasons for taking security, delegates will be guided through the complete security process, from preliminary due dilgence, drafting and negotiating an effective security document, perfecting security and understanding enforcement, to challenges to security, inter-creditor arrangements and cross-border issues. The course will also examine the specific issues at play when taking s...

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Euromoney Legal Training
May 15, 2008

Training

Extraterritorial US Financial Regulation

London, England
United States financial regulation and financial sanctions programmes have become increasingly important in today's global financial markets and often impose onerous regulatory requirements for non-US banks and financial services firms. This Euromoney Legal training course will focus on the extraterritorial regulatory framework of US banking, securities and anti-money laundering and terrorist fina...

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Euromoney Legal Training
May 15, 2008

Seminar

Pre-Trial Detention, Enforcement and Supervision of Sentences

Trier, Germany
In this seminar international, European and national experts will present and discuss the pros and cons of these new EU initiatives, focusing especially on their practical application.

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Academy of European Law (ERA)
May 15, 2008

Seminar

EU trade and customs law: Recent developments?

Brussels, Belgium
How is the EU adapting its external trade and customs law to ever faster global economic integration, which is creating new opportunities, additional competition and unexperienced obstacles for the operators involved? The effectiveness of current measures and the need for new instruments will be analysed in this seminar.

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Academy of European Law (ERA)
May 15, 2008

Training

Extraterritorial US Financial Regulation

London, England
Throughout this course Euromoney Legal Training course particular emphasis shall be placed on compliance strategies for senior management and compliance officers, and the potential civil and criminal liability for failing to comply with extraterritorial US regulatory requirements. Recent enforcement actions by US regulators against foreign banks and financial institutions will be discussed along w...

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Euromoney Legal Training
May 15, 2008

Seminar

Patent Practice In India

London, England
This seminar will provide delegates with overall information about Indian patent practice, while especially pointing out the important features characteristic to Indian patent law and practice as compared with European and US patent practices. The programme examines routes of application, patentability, claim drafting, infringement, enforcement and litigation, and will also examine recent developm...

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Management Forum Ltd
May 15, 2008

Seminar

Cross-Border Debt Recovery

Trier, Germany
The European Commission feels that problems of cross-border debt recovery are an obstacle to the free movement of payment orders within the European Union and to the proper functioning of the internal market. Late payment and non-payment are a risk for businesses and consumers alike.

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Academy of European Law (ERA)
May 16, 2008

Seminar

Patent Practice In China

London, England
This seminar will provide delegates with overall information about Chinese patent practice, while especially pointing out the important features characteristic to Chinese patent law and practice as compared with European and US patent practices. The programme examines routes of application, patentability, claim drafting, infringement, enforcement and litigation, and will also examine recent develo...

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Management Forum Ltd
May 16, 2008

Conference

ACP-EU Arbitration conference

Brussels, Belgium
On 16 May 2008 an international conference on ACP-EU-arbitration issues (Cotonou Agreement, EPAs, WTO and the legal realities in the ACP-countries) will be organized in Brussels by the Association for International Arbitration (AIA). The conference is designed to upgrade the knowledge and skills in this field and to improve the awareness and knowledge of lawyers, arbitrators, judges and all other ...

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Association for International Arbitration
May 16, 2008

Conference

ICC 22nd Annual Conference on International Audiovisual Law

Cannes, France
ICC 22nd Annual Conference on International Audiovisual Law ("Rights clearance in 2008: towards clearer rights?")

Getting a film « cleared » may seem a titanic task. This has however become a necessary step to ensure protection when the financial and legal liability of audiovisual professionals is involved. The rise of the internet and VoD has meant that rights clearance has turned into an ...

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International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
May 17, 2008

Annual Meeting

International Trademark Association 130th Annual Meeting

Berlin, Germany
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is organising its 130th Annual Meeting in Berlin (Germany) on 17-21 May 2008. This event will offer a number of valuable skill-building workshops, industry breakouts, educational sessions, table topics, and more than 80 exhibitors featuring new products and cutting-edge demonstrations. The event is expected to host over 8,000 trade mark/IP professiona...

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International Trademark Association
May 19, 2008

Conference

Innovative Law Firm Positioning Tactics

Barcelona, Spain
Increase Competitive Advantage through Client Relationship Cultivation and Proactive Marketing
and Business Development.

Attending this premier marcus evans conference will enable you to:
• Benchmark your marketing and business development strategy with leading local and international law firms
• How to execute an integrated and clear marketing plan to help achieve better results
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Marcus Evans
May 19, 2008

Conference

19th Annual Communications and Competition Law Conference

Munich, Germany
A conference co-presented by the IBA Communications Law Committee and the IBA Antitrust Committee, and supported by the IBA European Regional Forum.

This event will discuss topics of current interest including: the telecoms regulatory agenda; the new EU regulatory framework - the winners and losers; telecommunications regulatory vs competition law remedies; the "landscape" for EU antitrust ...

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International Bar Association
May 19, 2008

Training

Legal and Regulatory Issues In Islamic Banking & Finance

London, England
The changes in Islamic finance have been tremendous since its initial inceptionin the 1970s. Its growth over recent years has opened the door to large numbers of banks and financial institutions worldwide. This has led to the market becoming extremely sophisticated as well as increasingly competitive. It is therefore vital that one should be aware of the rules and regulations surrounding Islamic b...

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Euromoney Legal Training
May 19, 2008

Training

English Contract Law For International Lawyers

Paris, France
Many international commercial agreements are subject to English law and often non-UK lawyers are faced with unfamiliar legal concepts and requirements. To overcome these hurdles and to help lawyers become truly international, Euromoney Legal Training has created this practical and interactive training course. Regularly updated, the course aims to provide you with the principle elements of English ...

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Euromoney Legal Training
May 19, 2008

Conference

3rd MiFID Conference

London, England
Our expert line up of leading industry speakers will provide responses to the key issues of the day in an intensive and highly interactive two day conference that will not only help your organisation keep abreast of unresolved MiFID compliance issues, but also to identify and provide answers that will help exploit the opportunities available through increased competition and improved trading effic...

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Euromoney Legal Training
May 19, 2008

Seminar

Litigating Community law

Trier, Germany
The purpose of this seminar, which is aimed primarily at national legal practitioners, is to provide the participants with the fundamentals on the Union’s judicial system, judicial remedies and the interaction between European and national jurisdictions. The course includes a visit to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Participants will have the opportunity to take a preparatory online e...

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Academy of European Law (ERA)
May 19, 2008

Course

LNG & Gas Contracts & Risk Assessment - Training Course

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
This course is composed of two modules: Module 1 - Negotiating Successful Gas and LNG Sales Contracts, A case study approach and Module 2 - Risk Assessment of Gas Projects, The commercial process. It is an intensive 5 day course with 3 days on the negotiation of gas and LNG sales, addressing the most recent developments in the industry and 2 days on risk assessment of gas projects from a commercia...

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The CWC School for Energy