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Canterbury Westland 150th birthday coming up The Law Society’s Canterbury Westland branch is planning a number of major events in October to celebrate 150 years of a Law Society in Canterbury. The foundation meeting of the Canterbury District Law Society was held on 16 October 1868. The small group of lawyers in attendance then has grown to 1,441 lawyers now practising in the branch. The Canterbury District Law Society became a branch of the New Zealand Law Society on 1 February 2009. The Westland District Law Society, which merged with the Canterbury District Law Society on the same date to become the Canterbury Westland branch, was founded on 31 January 1879. The major events which are planned for October are: Thursday, 25 October at 1pm: All practitioners in the Canterbury Westland branch who hold a practising certificate will be invited to be part of a “profession photo”. The venue is yet to be confirmed. Thursday, 25 October: A formal Bar Dinner for 300 will be held at Rydges Hotel with invited guest speakers. Saturday, 27 October: A Cirque du Soleil-themed formal ball for 700 guests will be held at the Airforce Museum. The organising committee, all members of which are pleased to be contacted, is Lana Paul, Susie Tait, Sarah Holder, Alexandra Beaumont, James Pullar, Sophie Goodwin and Zylpha Kovacs.
New Zealand Law Society submissions Copies of submissions and comments made by the Law Society in its law reform role may be found on the website at www.lawsociety. o rg .n z / n e ws - a n dcommunications/lawreform-submissions
The Canterbury Westland Branch invites members of the Profession & Judiciary to
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Thursday 25 October 2018 Formal Law Dinner
Saturday 27 October 2018 Gala Ball
For more information please contact: Zylpha.Kovacs@lawsociety.org.nz
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