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Gaiben: Changes in the operation of the foreign legal profession in Japan
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Seminar
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Daiwa Foundation Japan House
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17 March 2005
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6.00pm-8.00pm |
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Organised by
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation |
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Nick Emmerson
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Dr Chizu Nakajima
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In April 2005, the amended Special Measures Law concerning the handling of legal business by foreign lawyers is due to come into effect in Japan. The liberalising spirit of this amended Gaiben Law has been generally welcomed. It will bring about significant changes in how law is practised in Japan and will permit the employment of Japanese attorneys by foreign-registered lawyers as well as lifting restrictions on the running of joint enterprises.
This lecture will consider the impact of liberalisation and the future of legal practice in Japan.
The contributors:
Nick Emmerson is a solicitor with Eversheds LLP. He has worked as a corporate lawyer in England and, for five years, in Japan. During his period in Japan, he worked for Denton Hall (now Denton Wilde Sapte) and Herbert Smith, where he was one of the founding members of the Tokyo office. Nick has also worked in the legal department of a large Japanese trading company and now works with Japanese clients and lawyers on a daily basis. Nick studied Politics and East Asian Studies at Newcastle University and also studied at university in Japan.
Dr Chizu Nakajima (chair) is Director of the Centre for Financial Regulation and Crime at Cass Business School, City University. She has published widely in her field, including books and papers on conflicts of interest in financial services and the control of financial crime and money laundering, in an international comparative context. Before joining City University, Chizu worked for a number of financial institutions in the City. She is a Fellow of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies and a committee member of the British Japanese Law Association.
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Nick Emmerson's presentation (136KB)
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