25th April, 2015 Zambezi Sun Hotel

International and Local Conferences & Trainings

IBA Women Lawyers Conference – Paris, France

The Vice-President led a delegation to the conference to accompany Dr. Tukiya Kankasa-Mabula to receive the IBA Outstanding International Women Lawyer of the Year Award. The prize is given to distinguished women legal practitioners every two years and this is the first time a Zambian woman has been accorded this honour. This was a great honour for the Association as Dr. Mabula is the first Zambian recipient of the award. The delegation also included Mrs. Kondwa Sakala-Chibiya (President of SADC Lawyers’ Association) and Mrs. Namwandi Ndhlovu

Following the IBA Women lawyers conference in May 2014, LAZ successfully bid to host the IBA Legal Practice Division’s Women’s Business Initiative that is the first ever on the African Continent and only the second in the world. The conference will be held in Livingstone from 21^st – 22^nd April 2015. Delegates will come from all over Africa to discuss how women lawyers can enhance their legal skills and increase their influence in the legal profession both locally and internationally.

SADC Lawyers Association – Vic Falls Town, Zimbabwe

The Association was represented by a large number of Lawyers at this Conference and Annual General meeting. Mrs Kondwa Sakala Chibiya handed over the Presidency of SADCLA to Mr Gilberto Correia of Mozambique and our immediate past President Mr James Banda was elected Vice President of SADCLA LAZ works very closely with this Association and pledges to continue supporting its efforts.

The IBA Bar Leaders Conference – Brussels, Belguim

LAZ was represented at this Conference of the IBA under the auspices of the Bar Issues Committee. The Conference discussed challenges faced by Bar Association as a result of advancements in Societies in which constituent members of the IBA carry on their profession

New topical issues concerning regulation, such as cloud computing and developing trends in professional liability insurance were discussed. The South African Law Society made an insightful presentation on how their Attorneys’ Fidelity Fund has helped the Bar Association to respond to this challenge and how this novel initiative heightened public confidence in the South African legal fraternity.

The IBA Annual Conference – Tokyo, Japan

A good number of our members attended this Annual Conference at which the issues discussed ranged from the exportation and migration of capital resources from Europe to developing economies was shaping the provision of legal services in these emerging economies, the relationship between the International Firms and local Law Firms, the influence of strong Asian economies in the extractive industries, particularly mining and energy.

The most exciting highlight of the Tokyo IBA Conference was the . bid made by the organising committee of LAZ led by Mrs. Ngosa Simachela to host the IBA Regional Forum. The President and the immediate past President made oral submission to the IBA LPD in Tokyo which was successful. The Conference is scheduled to take place in November 2015 in Livingstone.

The Pan African Lawyers Union – Yaounde, Cameroun

The President attend this Conference at Yaounde in Cameroun which was held under the theme “Illicit Financial Flows out of Africa”

Yet again Zambia was highly honoured at this tri annual conference with the election of Mr Elijah Banda SC at the new President of PALU for a term of three years.

The Pan-African Lawyers Union is a very distinguished and well-established Continental law Association and we are very proud of Mr. Banda’s achievement and we wish him every success during his tenure. LAZ looks forward to continued collaboration with PALU with Mr. Banda SC at the helm.

The SADC Bar Leaders Conference – Johannesburg/Pretoria, South Africa

This Bar Leaders Conference was held to review the state of the Rule of Law Human Rights, Constitutionalism and governance in the SADC Region

After the conference the SADCLA Secretariat compiled a report which was circulated to all members of Bar Associations comprising SADCLA.

China Law Society –Beijing and Shanghai

The current Honorary Treasurer and his predecessor attended and presented papers at a China Law Society conference held in Beijing and Shanghai in China. The theme for the Conference was ’’Legal Risks and Counter Measures of International Investment and Trade: From the Perspective of the China Africa Cooperation. The purpose of the conference was to cement the understanding of China’s and Africa’s respective legal regimes. Among the people who attended the conference were the First Secretary at the Zambian embassy in China and diplomats from other counties, dons and students from various Universities, business executives and senior members of the Chinese Communist party, judicial officers from various levels of the Chin ese court system and of course lawyers

Presentation were also made by lawyers from 10 different African countries, which included Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Egypt, Seychelles, Ethiopia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Benin

The China Law Society anticipates more participation of lawyers from Zambia in the next respective China Law Society conferences.

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Members apathy in LAZ Activities