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The Law Society is once again working with the World Bank on the global research project Doing Business. We are looking for contributors for the 2011 report to act as local partners in the areas of corporate, employment, commercial litigation, bankruptcy and real estate law. The deadline to complete and return questionnaires for the project is 31 March.

The Law Society's International Division is organising a series of events in New York as part of the ABA Section of International Law's spring meeting, 13th - 16th April. If you are going to the meeting and would like to get involved, or if you want to set up a meeting to find out more about our international work, get in touch.

The next courses in the Law Society's Gulf Professional Training Programme will take place in June 2010 in Dubai and Doha. The courses, a joint initiative of the Law Society and the College of Law, are CPD accredited and led by leading trainers in the field. Each course is a full day and carries 6 hours CPD.

Are you interested in participating in a Society of Colombian and British lawyers? Over the past few years, there has been an increasing amount of trade and business conducted between companies in Britain and Colombia and consequently greater interaction between the legal communities in both countries.

Following the sucess of 2008's inaugural event, the GCC expo is returning to London in June this year. The 2010 event will focus on the potential for GCC-Britain bilateral trade and offers senior decision makers from the GCC states and the UK the opportunity to update their knowledge of the GCC-UK business environment and investment climate, network with giants from key industries and develop new business opportunities.