The Gazette 1984

GAZETTE

SEPTEMBER 1984

Law Departments; Civil Procedures; Insurance; Business Migration, Immigration and Nationality Law; Adminis- tration of Justice; Defamation — Media Law; Interna- tional Legal Aid. Additional Divisions In spite of the wide range of subjects embodied in the above list of 17 existing Divisions, there are other subjects that the Section is aiming to cover in the future. During the 1983 Rome conference the following subjects were identified as being worth developing within the activities of the Section as soon as, in each case, someone can be found to lead a group of interested persons: (i) Fine Arts

Sections arc held during each biennial conference. The 1984 conference held in Vienna in September and the 1986 conference is scheduled to be held in New York. Section conferences arc also held during the inter- vening years. The SGP held its first such conference in 1981 in Lisbon and the second in Rome in 1983. In 1985, the SGP conference is scheduled to take place in Madrid from 18th to 22nd May. Seminars The Section sponsors seminars, quite apart from conferences, in an increasing number of subjects, most of which are organised by the Divisions — often two or more Divisions combining for this purpose. The Council is keen to encourage the holding of seminars and tries to ensure that they take place in as wide a spread of geographical locations as possible. Regional Meetings A Regional Meeting is a local or national meeting for members in a particular area or jurisdiction. Regional Meetings are of particular importance and relevance to the SGP because so many potential members of the Section like the opportunity to see something of the IBA and its activities before either joining at all or, at least, before travelling abroad to a seminar or conference. Regional Meetings have become very popular and any member of the Section is welcome to arrange such an event and to invite non-IBA members to attend and thereby to learn something about the association. Regional Meetings have the advantage that those attending need not normally be away from their office for a long period of time and do not have to travel great distances to attend. Any member attending such a meeting is encouraged to bring a guest who, although eligible, is not already a member of the IBA. Publications The Section publishes (in collaboration with Sweet & Maxwell Ltd., law book publishers in London) its own journal, the 'International Legal Practitioner'. The journal is published four times a year. It is distributed free of charge to all Section members. The journal contains Section and Division news, articles on national or international legal topics, practice management, etc., reports and summaries of Section and Division activities and proceedings of Committee meetings, seminars and conferences. All members of the Section are welcome to submit material for publication to the Editor at the London headquarters' office and Division Chairmen are asked to produce or procure at least one article each year for publication on their Division's particular field of interest. In addition to the journal, the Section occasionally produces other "one-off" publications which may be based on a seminar, or produced by a Division, following a series of meetings. Publications are considered to be an important activity of the Section and all suggestions for improving them are most welcome at all times. There are 17 different divisions with the following terms of reference: Land; Its Uses; Medicine and Law; Wills and Administration of Foreign Estates, Trusts and Trusteeships; Family Law; Estate and Tax Planning; Criminal Law; General Administrative Law; Legal Education and Continuing Legal Education; Sports Law; Professional Development and Technology; Corporate

(ii) Employment and Social Security (iii) Legal Aspects of Human Rights (iv) Professional Conduct and Malpractice. (v) Law Relating to Imports/Exports (vi) Horticulture and Agriculture (vii) Ecclesiastical Law (viii) Martial Law.

The Section is, therefore, keen to locate more active workers and organisers. Further ideas from members and others as to topics that it would be worth including in future SGP plans are always most welcome. Conclusion It is to be hoped that the objectives and activities referred to in this article will be sufficient in themselves to Walter Conan Ltd., Academic-Legal-Civil-Clerical Robemakers. Telephone - 971730 - 97188 7

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