The European Lawyers Foundation (ELF) implemented a project in Kazakhstan financed by the International Bar Association (IBA). The ELF, IBA and the Republican Collegium of Advocates of Kazakhstan were the partners in this project, whose main activity was to organise a conference called “Stronger when united: Kazakh lawyers facing new challenges”.
The conference dealt with the following areas:
The importance of lawyer regulation in international legal services
International trade in legal services
An economic view of representation in courts
Representation by regulated lawyers in court proceedings – the principle of equality of arms
The conference was held in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on 26 and 27 October 2016.
As a follow-up to this conference, guidelines were drafted containing, among other issues, recommendations on advancing the quality of legal services in Kazakhstan.
Conference report Kazakhstan ‘Stronger when united: new challenges and perspectives’
International trade in legal services - Jonathan Goldsmith
The importance of lawyer regulation in international legal services - Suzanne Rab
Socioeconomic consequences of non-lawyer court representation - Kirstine Rødsgaard Madsen
Representation in court - Matthias Kilian
Continuous legal education - Christian Leroy
Speech of President of the Turkish Bars Association - Metin Feyzioğlus