Bar Council business development mission to Kazakhstan, April 2015
Application form
1. General
Thank you for your interest in the Bar Council’s business development mission to
Astana and Almaty, which will take place from 26 – 30 April 2015.
If you are interested in participating in the mission and speaking at the seminar, please
read the attached guidance notes, complete this application form electronically and
return it along with your CV to Hayley Boatwright at HBoatwright@BarCouncil.org.uk
by 09:00 on 1 March 2015.
We will aim to let you know the outcome of your application within two weeks of the
deadline date.
2. Application form to be completed by all participants
Personal Details:
Name
Chambers name and address
Work telephone number
Mobile telephone number
Email address
Alternative Email
Website
How did you find out about this Seminar:
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Intended level of participation:
Please indicate your preferred level of participation below by marking the relevant box
with an X (by double clicking on the box and selecting “checked”).
We encourage you to participate in as many activities as possible so as to gain the most
from the visit.
City
Yes
No
Yes
No
Astana
Almaty
Activity
Meetings with local law firms, professional
bodies, bar associations and/or in-house counsel
Attending seminars
Speaking at seminars
Networking receptions
Seminar programme:
The seminar topics for Astana and Almaty are not yet finalised but we are considering
the following topics international dispute resolution, international arbitration, and
important issues in regulatory law (e.g. Bribery Act).
It is optional to speak at seminars. If you wish to speak at a seminar, please indicate the
seminar topics you are able to speak on in the table below. Please give a brief outline of
the sub topics you would be willing to speak on, detailing the title and main points you
would make. When finalised, participants will be notified and invited to submit further
proposals for speaking.
Please note that we cannot guarantee you a speaking slot, but will do our best to
accommodate you, in accordance with the Bar Council “Policy on Selection Processes”
for international business development missions”, detailed in the accompanying
guidance document.
Seminar subjects and outlines
Seminar topics
Sub topic suggestions-please provide a title and outline of
the main points you would cover
If you have any other ideas for seminar and roundtable discussion topics that you could
deliver or that you think would be of interest to Kazakh lawyers, please list them
below.
Additional information:
Please tell us about any relevant work or study related experience you have had in
Kazakhstan and/or the CIS jurisdictions
Please outline your main areas of legal expertise and practice.
Please describe your main objectives for the visit and why you think you should be
selected.
If you are interested in speaking at the seminar: Please indicate relevant events at which
you have spoken in the past and the topics you have covered.
Please indicate any other information you consider relevant (e.g. membership of foreign
bar associations, bilateral lawyers associations or trade bodies).
Please describe how you plan to disseminate your experience gained on the trip, if at all
(e.g. sharing market intelligence with your chambers through a seminar, writing an
article for a publication etc.)
Please indicate your level of Russian if any.
Please return your completed application form with your CV to Hayley Boatwright:
HBoatwright@BarCouncil.org.uk by 09:00 on 1 March 2015.