Welcome to the Women in Law Newsletter

Welcome to issue 2 of the Women in Law Newsletter. The Newsletter is published on a quarterly basis, and our primary aim is to provide a reliable network for women lawyers and an opportunity for communication between women practitioners worldwide. read more

The Status of Women in the Legal Profession around the World
Karen J Mathis
Immediate Past Chair, American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, USA

Karen Mathis, Immediate Past Chair of the ABA’s House of Delegates, provides a snapshot of the status of women in the legal profession around the world. Read more

Global Employment and Immigration Trends for Women
Mona Chawla, Esq
Harris Chawla Solicitors

More and more women are entering the workforce, and their role as business owners is growing. This article examines the implications of this trend, as well as the impact of globalization, on business immigration. Read more

Security and Terrorism – The Immigration Issues
Mumtaz Kassam
Solicitor/Advocate, First Secretary, Uganda High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa

The concept of ‘terrorism’ is dynamic and highly subjective and has different meanings. Mumtaz Kassam discusses the various legal attempts to define and contain it, and concludes that the time has arrived for all states to redefine global security to put human rights at the centre of this concept. In doing so all nations must exercise their responsibility in a way commensurate with their strength. Only then will responsible states, rather than the merely strong, be able to bring lasting stability to the world. Read more

United Kingdom Immigration Policy and National Security
Jane Mann
Fox Williams, London, England
Matthew Davies
Fox Williams, London, England

The UK’s response to the post-11 September world is best understood in the context of a wider change in immigration practice and policy. This was already underway on that fateful day. Two distinct and apparently contrary trends in Government policy can be identified: an increasingly liberal approach to economic migration, alongside the introduction of significantly tougher powers to deal with perceived threats to national security and abuses of and defects in the immigration system. Read more

Global ‘Transfers’ and opening Overseas Offices in the UK
Karen Sturtivant
Sturtivant & Co, London
Shane Monks
Lecturer in Law, New College, Oxford; Sturtivant & Co, London

This article considers the UK immigration law aspects of all situations where personnel are sent from abroad to the UK. Read more

Indian Immigration Law: Foreign Entrepreneurs and Corporates setting up Offices in India
Ranjit Malhotra
Malhotra & Malhotra Associates, Chandigarth, India

This article seeks to addresses several new issues of practical concern in view of the massive increase of foreign investment in India. Ranjit Malhotra briefly analyses the various modes and requirements of setting up businesses in India by foreign entrepreneurs and corporates based overseas. Read more

Establishing a Business Presence in the Czech Republic before and after Accession to the EU
Monika Shaheen
Kocian Solc Balastik, Prague

Monika Shaheen provides an overview of some of the key legal and tax standards for establishing a business presence in the Czech Republic both before and after accession to the European Union. Read more

Expansion of the European Union: Implications for
Business in the UK
Dr Linda Spedding
Solicitor, London; Member of the New York and Delhi Bars; Director, Women in Law Limited

This article outlines and comments on the key issues for business as a result of the historic and generally celebrated enlargement of the European Union. Read more

Foreign Direct Investment in India
Ramni Taneja
Little & Co, Advocates & Solicitors, New Delhi, India

In statistics released by India’s central banking authority, ie the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) on 8 February 2004, it was stated that the country's foreign exchange reserves went up by USD 761 million to USD 104,998 million in the period under review. According to RBI, the foreign currency assets also saw an increase of USD 761 million to touch USD 100,780 million. India's foreign exchange reserves rose by a further USD 761 million to near the US Dollar 105 billion mark for the week ended 30 January. Read more This link is a pdf file.

Training Programme for Iraq’s Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers

Over 800 hundred Iraqi judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers will complete training courses to facilitate the reconstruction of Iraq’s legal framework and legal institutions, as a result of USD 2.5 million grant. Among the topics covered is women’s rights. Read more

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Child Abduction – the Unlawful Immigration of Children
Margarita Doménech
Senior Partner, Doménech Mascaró, Spanish Lawyers, Barcelona, Spain

Margarita Doménech explains how moving from one country to another with young children can, perhaps unexpectedly, be caught by international law dealing with parental child abduction. Read more

True Power 2: A Pathway to Passion
Nicola Jones
Solicitor; writer and facilitator in the fields of private wealth management and personal power

Nicola Jones argues that self-awareness leads you down the pathway to finding your passion in life. In this article she describes ways of becoming more self-aware, knowing your talents, your potential, your weaknesses, needs and what motivates you. Read more

Keeva on Life and Practice: Whose Voice is it Anyway?
Steven Keeva
An ABA Journal assistant managing editor; author of Transforming Practices: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life

Steven Keeva argues that it’s not too late for practising lawyers to become more sensitive to the importance and value of clients’ emotions in legal work. Read more

Travel Stress
Claire Gillman
Journalist, writer and broadcaster, Manchester, UK

One of the most stressful aspects of any executive’s life can be the high degree of travel involved. Claire Gillman offers advice on how to beat jet lag – before, during and after travelling. Read more

A Question of Balance
Dr Linda Spedding

Balance is usually defined as stability of mind and body. Balance has recently come to mean part of life/work balance according to which certain modern approaches are recommended. For the purpose of this article, Linda Spedding considers achieving the right balance through a much more traditional and profound methodology. Read more

Homoeopathy for Health
Jill Ryan
UK Licensed Homoeopathic Practitioner

Homoeopathic practitioner Jill Ryan discusses homoeopathic remedies using Aconite and Hypericum. Read more

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