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NEW – World Link for Law launch an International labour law -quick reference guide. It focuses on the most frequently asked labour law questions by companies in relation to their employees.
World Link for Law new members
World Link member Michael Robinson has been appointed to the Position of Junior Vice President of Law Society of Northern Ireland
Collyer Bristow LLP – UK – wins international excellence accolade
New Board Elected
New Initiative- World Trade Link
New Members:
World Link for Law is pleased to have appointed the following new members in the last 12 months:
- Kiveld International Lawyers, Den Haag, the Netherlands
- Belhot Gonzale Lerena (BGL) Asesores, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP, Richmond, Greater Vancouver, Canada
- Lohn Law Firm, Budapest, Hungary
- Franklin & Franklin, Montreal, Canada
- Eluchans y Cia, Santiago, Chile
- LEXCO, Bordeaux, France
- Cassar & Co, Nassau, Bahamas
- Vogl & Meredith LLP, San Francisco, USA
- Mifsud & Mifsud Advocates, Valletta, Malta
- Eugen Zadravec & Associates, Croatia
Contact names and addresses for these firms can be found in our
Law Firms section
World Link for Law Belfast member firm, Cunningham & Dickey is pleased to announce the election of one of its Partner's, Michael Robinson, to the Position of Junior Vice President of Law Society of Northern Ireland.
Michael Robinson, Partner of World Link for Law Belfast member firm, Cunningham & Dickey is elected Junior Vice President of Law Society of Northern Ireland.
The Law Society is the National body responsible for regulating and representing the Solicitors branch of the legal profession. The appointment as Junior Vice President lasts for one year following which Michael will become President and effective head of the Legal Profession during his period in office. Michael has served on Council of Law Society since 2005 and has Chaired a number of Committees most noteably Client Complaints Committee which is one of the main regulatory committees mandated by Statute.
During his three year period of office Michael will be responsible for representing the interests of the Profession in the local Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont as well as nationally at Westminster and in the European Parliament. As well as representing the interests of the profession, Michael will also lobby and make submissions and representations to Stormont, Westminster and Brussels on behalf of the community, generally, on the wide range of Government legislation on which the Law Society is consulted.
Further information: http://www.lawsoc-ni.org/news-events-and-media/news/item/427/law-society-elects-new-junior-vice-president/
Collyer Bristow LLP – UK – wins international excellence accolade
The achievements of World Link for Law London-based law firm Collyer Bristow LLP have been recognised by the UK Law Society (national bar association) in its annual Excellence Awards. Almost 600 leading lawyers and their guests joined the President of the Law Society at an awards ceremony in London (October 2010). Collyer Bristow was presented with the award for ‘Excellence in International Legal Services’ by Law Society President Linda Lee. The President said she was "extremely impressed" by the high standard of entries. The awards judges were impressed by Collyer Bristow’s focused and committed approach to the development of their international practice. They noted that the firm’s strategy was supported by its broader business activities and by the fact that the ‘international ethos’ ran throughout the firm. The judges commented: "Collyer Bristow has successfully demonstrated how a ‘traditional mid-sized firm’ can adapt their business model to respond to, and effectively compete for, opportunities in the international marketplace."
New Board Elected
The World for Law Board of Directors was elected for a 3 year term at the annual World Link for Law conference held in Bucharest in October 2008, which was opened by Mr Catalin Predoiu, Minister of Justice, Romania. The new Board are pictured here in Bucharest with Judge Camelia Toader of the European Court of Justice (second from right) and Cristiana Stoica and Valeriu Stoica of World Link for Law member firm of Stoica & Asociatii, Bucharest. Also seated (second from left) is Jim Dawe, President of World Link for Law. Newly elected directors (back row from left to right) are:
Philippe Bedard (France); Lars Espersen (Denmark); André Castelli (Germany); Wolfgang Burchia (Italy); Ricardo Thomazinho da Cunha (Brazil); Peter Dehnen (Germany); Ivo Hungerbühler (Switzerland); Michael Raschenforfer (Germany); Paul Sillis (UK); and Paul Morgan (UK).
Also elected but not pictured are Evert-Jan Rotshuizen (The Netherlands); and John Rourke, (Missouri, USA).
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The photograph was taken for 'The Diplomat - Bucharest' business magazine. |
New Initiative - World Trade Link
World Link for Law members have created a database of key clients and international business matchmaking service called World Trade Link. The database is categorised according to the market sectors of the clients (e.g. transport or construction) and also by their geographic location, although the clients are not named on the database. Currently there are over 600 records. You can use it to seek out business development, joint venture or similar opportunities into new territories - ask to contact a company via the World Link for Law member firm's email. The file can be down-loaded as either a Word or Excel document. A dedicated website will be launched in the near future to promote World Trade Link and this will also include a facility to request specific matchmaking possibilities.
