British Legal Centre News and Events

New training dates, topics, and venues for 2018

February 2. 2018

We have added the next round of dates, topics and venues for 2018 legal training events, including training in some Countries which we have not visited before, including Iran, Malaysia, and Singapore.

New Courses and Course dates for 2018

December 29. 2017

Summer School e-brochure now available - Discounts

January 25. 2017

We hold Summer and Residential Schools in many Countries but the legal schools we hold in Ireland tend to be the most fun for the participants. They mix practical legal English law and training in a wide range of legal skills.

New Training dates for September, October and November

August 17. 2016

You can find details of the new training topics and dates for September, October and November, including Dubai LCPD Training Events, at the future seminars page at: www.british-legal-centre.com/seminars

Dubai - On-line lessons and training now qualify for CLPD points

July 12. 2016

Dubai - On-line lessons and training now qualify for CLPD points
From 1st January 2017 CLPD Points are now available from our on-line courses and lessons as well
as live training events.

Legal Summer Schools in Ireland: Contract drafting, Legal English, and ILEC/TOLES preparation course

April 1. 2016

We hold Summer and Residential Schools in many countries but the legal schools we hold in Ireland tend to be the most fun for the participants. They mix practical legal English, law and training in a wide range of legal skills.

British Legal Centre' and ‘Language Link’ announce their association

February 24. 2016

‘British Legal Centre’ is delighted to announce its association with ‘Language Link’ for the provision of both international Legal English and Business English Training.

New CPD Training Programme for Dubai

November 28. 2015

Following on from our new partnership with the University of Dubai, you can find details of the dates and topics of the CPD Training Events which we will be running with the University at the future seminars page.

Latest training events calendar added for 2015/16

November 18. 2015

The latest additions to the legal training event calendar cover events in December 2015 and early 2016 in Asia, South America and the GCC states.

New Partnership with University of Dubai

August 27. 2015

We have formed a partnership with the University of Dubai to run live training events each month under the joint banners of our two organisations.

Free Broadcast of Persuasive Writing Masterclass

June 2. 2014

We will be broadcasting a free webinar on 22nd November at 14:00 (UK time) dealing with persuasive writing in litigation texts.

Pay for your courses lesson by lesson

July 16. 2013

We know that a lot of our students are still studying at university and have not yet qualified. We understand therefore the paying for a course in advance can be difficult. To help our students overcome this difficulty we have now changed our software so that students can pay lesson by lesson, each time they log on to view a new broadcast.

Counterfeit Goods: an important Canadian precedent case

August 16. 2011

The Canadian federal court has issued a severe warning to counterfeiters of high-end luxury goods in Canada. In a recent trademark case involving copyright infringement the court awarded damages of $1.98 million for copyright and trademark infringement with a further punitive damages award of $500,000.

Letter writing skills

July 28. 2011

As a lawyer your competence will often be judged from the style, tone and content of your writing. Its neither fair nor accurate in assessing ability but it is a fact of life that when we read a letter we tend to build up a mental picture of the person who wrote it.