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Conference "Social Justice & Dispute Resolution"
05 Nov 2008
A conference entitled "Social Justice & Dispute Resolution", jointly organized by the Faculty of Law of The University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2008. This half day conference will examine court annexed mediation systems and the effect of the recent civil justice reforms and the important new draft Practice Direction on Alternative Dispute Resolution that is scheduled to come into effect in Hong Kong on April 2, 2009.
Members of the press are cordially invited to cover the Conference; the details are:
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008
Time: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm (media registration will begin at 9 am)
Venue: Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, 38/F Two Exchange Square, Central
Speakers include:
- The Honourable Mr. Justice Johnson Lam Man-Hon, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court:
- Mr. Sherman Yan, Partner and Head of the Litigation Dept, ONC Lawyers, Member of the Civil Litigation Committee the Law Society of Hong Kong
- Mr. Rimsky Yuen, SC, Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Council, Hong Kong Bar Association
For media enquiries, please contact Ms Rachel Li (Tel: 2859 2919) or Ms Phelane Tsang (Tel: 2241 5939; Email: phelane@hku.hk)