Pan-African Legal Conference 2009

Thirty-four Middle Temple members visited Mauritius from 19-26 September 2009 to participate in a Pan-African legal conference which the Inn had arranged in collaboration with the Mauritian judiciary and Bar, and the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute.

The conference was attended by over 200 delegates with strong representation from the judiciary and Bar in Mauritius and judges from the Seychelles, Uganda, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Kenya, India, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea.

Middle Temple Benchers prepared papers and gave talks on the following subjects:

Master Tony Clarke, How Should Judges be Selected

Master David Eady, Court Craft

Master Paul Worsley on behalf of Master Tony Arlidge, Measures to Prevent Witness Intimidation

Master Tim Dutton, The Legal Profession in the New Era

Master Philip Bartle, The Advocate’s Duty to the Court

Master Adrian Whitfield, The Training of Lawyers

Master Stanley Burnton, The Training of Judges and Judgement Writing

(Click on the individual title to view the each paper.)  

After the delivery of each paper, members formed small groups and participated in discussion. Rapporteurs then provided feedback to specific questions in plenary sessions.