Leadership and management strategies for chambers are to be discussed at an evening seminar this week organised by The Lawyer. Bar Council chair David Penry-Davey is to host the seminar at the Inner Temple on Thursday evening. Speakers are James Hunt QC, head of chambers at 1 King's Bench Walk, Doughty Street practice manager Christine Kings, and Alan Hodgart of management consultants Hodgart Temporal. There will also be an open debate among the 100 barristers, clerks and practice managers expected to attend. A few spaces are still available. For further details call 0171 434 3711.
Crime surge warning for Chinese abroad
Chinese communities across the world could face a rise in crime as a result of the exodus from Hong Kong in the run-up to 1997, a leading Hong Kong Queen’s Counsel has predicted. Peter Nguyen QC said that Chinese communities are growing as a result of the movement out of Hong Kong. “This creates law […]
