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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) is a continental membership forum for African lawyers and lawyers’ associations. PALU was founded in 2002, by African Bar leaders and eminent lawyers, to reflect the aspirations and concerns of the African people and to promote and defend their shared interests. It brings together the continent’s five regional lawyers’ associations, over fifty-four national lawyers’ associations and individual lawyers.
Our vision is to see a united, just and prosperous Africa, built on the rule of law and good governance and our mission is to advance the law and the legal profession, rule of law, good governance, human and peoples’ rights and socio-economic development of the African continent.
On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), I cordially welcome you to our 7th Annual Conference that will be held at Strathmore Law School in Nairobi, Kenya, from Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 October 2016. I welcome individual lawyers, law firms, lawyers’ associations, service providers to the legal profession and legal and human rights organizations to take advantage of the sponsorship, advertising, exhibitions and additional event opportunities presented by this momentous Africa’s foremost Lawyers' conference bringing together Africa's distinguished Lawyers and Lawyers' Associations as well as Law firms, Human Rights and Good Governance Professionals which will provide an excellent platform for you to meet, canvass and present on a number of interesting topics.
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Please see below the sponsorship and advertising packages and concomitant benefits. Should you prefer an to alternative form of benefit in order to better suit your objectives and your marketing schemes,feel free to contact us to discuss your ideas at secretariat@lawyersofafrica.org or call +255 27 254 3192.
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Yours Sincerely,
Elijah Chola Banda, SC.
President - Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU)
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Our Sponsors, Partners and Advertisers
EQUALITY NOW
Equality Now is an international human rights organization, founded in 1992, working for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls worldwide. Equality Now’s membership base, the Equality Action Network, is comprised of individuals and organizations in over 190 countries. Issues of concern to Equality Now include legal equality, sexual violence, trafficking of women and girls, female genital mutilation, and all other forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls. Equality Now also serves as the Secretariat of the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition. SOAWR is a regional network comprised of 47 national, regional and international civil society organizations based in 24 countries, working towards the promotion and protection of women’s human rights in Africa.
Click here for their achievements.
Contact details:
P.O. Box 2018-00202
Bishops Garden Towers, 1st Floor
Bishops Road
Nairobi, KENYA
equalitynownairobi@equalitynow.org
+254 20-271-9913/9832
Twitter: @equalitynow @SOAWR
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EQUALITY NOW
Equality Now is an international human rights organization, founded in 1992, working for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls worldwide. Equality Now’s membership base, the Equality Action Network, is comprised of individuals and organizations in over 190 countries. Issues of concern to Equality Now include legal equality, sexual violence, trafficking of women and girls, female genital mutilation, and all other forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls. Equality Now also serves as the Secretariat of the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition. SOAWR is a regional network comprised of 47 national, regional and international civil society organizations based in 24 countries, working towards the promotion and protection of women’s human rights in Africa.
Click here for their achievements.
Contact details:
P.O. Box 2018-00202
Bishops Garden Towers, 1st Floor
Bishops Road
Nairobi, KENYA
equalitynownairobi@equalitynow.org
+254 20-271-9913/9832
Twitter: @equalitynow @SOAWR
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STRATHMORE LAW SCHOOL
Strathmore Law School (SLS) which is one of the constituent schools of Strathmore University (SU), a leading non-profit private university in Kenya, which aims at serving the Kenyan society to the best of its ability. SU holds a peerless reputation for quality in academic and professional education as well as personal formation.
The idea of a top-notch law school in Kenya was incubated at SU in 2004 when several young legal scholars were sponsored to do their postgraduate degrees in law at some of the most prestigious law schools in the world. The dream became a reality when SLS was officially launched on the 28th of April 2012. SLS has an exciting combination of local and foreign legal scholars, advocates and legal experts who provide each student with the practical and analytical skills needed to transform society from within.
For more information, visit http://www.law.strathmore.edu/about-sls/history.
TRUST AFRICA
TrustAfrica seeks to strengthen African initiatives that address the most difficult challenges confronting the continent. We currently focus on three critical areas
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Securing the conditions for democracy;
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Fostering African enterprise and achieving broadly shared prosperity; and
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Cultivating African resources for democracy and development.
TrustAfrica works principally through collaboration and partnership with like-minded institutions and donors. As a catalyst and convener, we are committed to generating and testing new ideas. We also strive to practice good governance and promote it among our grantees.
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For more information click here.
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LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is Kenya’s premier bar association, with membership of all practicing advocates, currently numbering in excess of the thirteen thousand.
It has the mandate to advise and assist members of the legal profession, the government and the larger public in all matters relating to the administration of justice in Kenya.
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For more information, visit http://www.lsk.or.ke .
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FAIR TRIALS
Fair Trials is a human rights organisation that works to improve respect for the fundamental human right to a fair trial.
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Fair Trials works towards the following:
Fair Trials vision: A world where every person’s right to a fair trial is respected.
Fair Trials mission: To work for fair trials according to internationally-recognised standards of justice.
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For more information, visit www.fairtrials.org
ROLE UK
The Rule of Law Expertise Programme (ROLE UK) harnesses and supports the pro bono contribution that the UK legal and judicial sector makes towards strengthening the rule of law in developing countries.
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They support assignments that address rule of law and poverty reduction goals and receive applications for technical legal assistance from governments, professional bodies and civil society organisations. We source, fund and mobilise this expertise to help improve the rule of law across 27 developing countries.
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For more information, visit http://www.roleuk.org.uk
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A4ID
Advocates for International Development (A4ID) is a global charity that delivers an unparalleled opportunity for law firms and companies internationally to make an outstanding contribution in meeting the needs of the world’s poorest citizens. A4ID does this primarily as facilitators, matching international legal expertise with local need in more than 100 jurisdictions.
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A4ID vision is the law and lawyers playing their full part in the eradication of global poverty. Their values are passion, professionalism, collaboration, communication, dedication, imagination, integrity and independence.
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For more information, visit http://www.a4id.org/
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APCOF
African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF) was established in 2004 as a coalition of police oversight bodies and practitioners and was registered in 2006 as a not-for-profit company under South African Company Law. In 2012 APCOF was reregistered as a Trust.APCOF is in a unique position in the policing and police oversight field. Trustees and Advisory Board members form a network of expertise bringing together leading practitioners to promote a continental agenda and facilitate shared learning and experiences.
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For more information visit www.apcof.org
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is the official airline/carrier for the PALU 2016 Annual conference and has multiple flights daily to/from Nairobi. Ethiopian established itself as a Pan-African airline by operating under Africa-focused vision since its existence in 1940’s for “Bringing Africa together” to “Bringing the World to Africa”, and becoming “the New Spirit of Africa” .
For more information, visit website here.
As per the agreement entered with Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), we are pleased to extend 15% discount on the available Business and Economy class fares to all participants departing from any 51 cities in Africa; 25 cities in Asia & Middle East and 17 in Europe and Americas.
Delegates are invited to make travel arrangements to the event by contacting the concerned offices below:
Contact details:
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conventions@ethiopianairlines.com or arkres@ethiopianairlines.com (For PALU special rates)
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Or book online www.ethiopianairlines.com with promotion code PALU10
KENYAN AIRLINES
Kenya Airways (KQ) is offering PALU conference participants 15% discount to Business and Economy class return tickets to their daily flights to and from 24 African cities, as well as 13 major European and Asian destinations. For more information, visit their website here.
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KQ Booking Code for PALU CONPALU
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Contact:
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Email: DAR.reservations@kenya-airways.com
Mobile: +255 683 390 008/9
Landline: +255222163916/7
LEXISNEXIS
LexisNexis is Africa’s leading provider of legal research and risk management solutions.
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We offer legislation, law reports, legal commentary and journals from across Africa, the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, the European Union, India, China and the United States.
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Our African legal research products cover Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, with more coming soon.
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Built around world-renowned brands such as Butterworths, Tolley and many more, LexisNexis services will save you time, boost your efficiency, expand your knowledge-base, keep you abreast of the latest legal developments, and give you peace of mind that you are working with or employing the right people.
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We also offer access to a vast range of news sources, enabling our customers to manage reputational issues and manage risk.
Our core products for Africa is the MyLexisNexis online research portal, which hosts primary law research from the continent and an ever-increasing range of regional and international commentary titles and journals.
Find more information at www.lexisnexisafrica.com or email ios@lexisnexis.co.za
