July 2022

  The Leadership of the Moot and Mock Society of the Federation of African Law Students wishes to inform all FALASITES and Law Students across the African Continent that it is set to host the maiden edition of the FALAS ADVOCACY DEVELOPMENT MOOT COURT CHAMPIONSHIP 1.0. The Competition is organized in line with the Society and the Association’s drive to promote legal Advocacy amongst Law Students in the Federation. The competition whose semi final and final rounds will take place at the annual conference of the Association which will hold in South Africa in the month of October, 2022 will feature the following stages and phases: • The memorial writing stage. • Semi Final rounds. • Moot championship finals. Interested schools who wish to participate in the Maiden edition of the FALAS ADVOCACY DEVELOPMENT MOOT COURT CHAMPIONSHIP are enjoined to send a letter to us through our email: falasmootandmocksociety@gmail.com, expressing their interest to participate on or before the 31st day of July, 2022. NOTE that, this Competition is open to ALL Faculties of Laws in every country in Africa and the only eligibility requirement is to send a letter to our mail indicating your interest to participate. For further inquiries and clarifications, kindly reach on WhatsApp, the following persons: • +2203309047 – Chairperson, FALAS Moot & Mock Society. • +234 703 243 3815 – Deputy Chairperson, FALAS Moot & Mock Society. • +234 814 426 3794 – Secretary, FALAS Moot & Mock Society. Accept the assurances of our best regards. SIGNED: Mariama S. Farage (Chairperson, FALAS Moot & Mock Society)

  The Federation of African Law Students (FALAS) has become an institutional member of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA). The Commonwealth Lawyers Association is a membership organisation for professional lawyers, academics and students practising within the Commonwealth. The CLA welcomes qualified international lawyers and academics with an interest in its work. With this membership, FALAS will receive access to the members’ only networking platform CLA Connect and have access to the quarterly Commonwealth Lawyer Journal. The CLA is setting up 5 committees within CLA for climate justice, human rights and rule of law, technology and the law, Mediation and ADR and corporate/commercial debates and projects and when these are set up, members will be able to join these committees and participate. As a corollary to the above, the Executive Committee of the CLA has offered our wider FALAS membership who are interested to join the CLA a special time limited individual membership rate of £10 (ten pounds) until 10th September. If in case you are interested, kindly contact us for some further information on how this would work. This offer comes at a time when the CLA Young Lawyers are hosting a virtual conference on 22nd September from 7.00 am – 4.30 pm CAT. Anyone can register for the conference but there will be a charge of £15 (ten pounds) for non CLA members whilst it is free for members. There has never been a better time to join, as payment of £10 will secure CLA membership and entitle any interested party in registering for the virtual event for free. FALAS members will also have a special discounted rate at the 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference in Goa 5th-9th March 2023 and the CLA would be delighted to welcome you to the event, particularly as all FALAS members would be eligible to attend the bespoke programme and networking day on 5th March devoted to students and young lawyers. Written by; Grace Waiswa Nsaawa International Secretary General For the Federation of African Law Students

The Federation of African Law Students International President H.E. Alfred Eli K. Dei is on a Country Visit to Liberia. The President will be hosted by the Law Students’ Association of Liberia (LAWSA).   President Eli will also witness the inauguration of the new President Elect of the LAWSA, H. E. Williamina E. Budy from Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law in Liberia. FALAS values the connection we share with national Law Students’ Unions who are our Strategic Implementation partners in Africa. The Federation is made up of different Law Students’ Unions/Associations from Law Schools/Faculties in all regions accross the continent of Africa who constitute our membership. We work with the Law Societies, Law Students’ Associations and Unions at University and National levels to foster our agenda of Unifying the African Voice towards an Africa of collaborative youth with a common goal towards a Pan African Legal Future. Written by; Grace Waiswa Nsaawa FALAS International General Secretary

The FALAS Directorate of Communications is pleased to launch of the FALAS RADIO. The FALAS RADIO shall air here on the FALAS Official Website every Wednesday. Mr. Kenneth Bray, our technical support personnel spoke to the members about the ease of access to the radio and how to make the best use of it. How to access the Radio The FALAS online radio shall be accessible at www.falasradio.ng every Wednesday evening. You can contact our Directorate of Communications Office to find out more about how to be a part of our upcoming shows. Signed: DAISY ALABI DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, FALAS FOR UDOH VICTORIA, ACARB, AICMC DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE: 28th JUNE 2022 It is with peerless glee we wish to introduce the FALAS Female Forum Mentorship Initiative. This initiative is another giant step in furtherance of the projects anchored by the vision of the Federation Of African Law Students Female Forum (FFF) which primarily aims to provide over 200 Famale Law Students in Africa with direct mentorship from outstanding Female legal practitioners. As for the modus operandi of this initiative, interested students are required to send a mail indicating interest to falasfemaleforum @gmail.com After pure and fair considerations, the selected female Law students will be contacted and drafted to their mentors. For more inquiries: (+234)8181457743 (+234)8153186898 ANNOUNCER Omaku Patience Director of Publicity FOR SA’ABIRAH JIMOH OYIZA (Chairperson, Falas Female Forum) SIGNED ITUA ONOSETALE FAVOUR (HEAD OF MEDIA AND STRATEGY)

  Date: 4th July, 2022 We are delighted to inform you that official registration for the African Law Students’ Annual Conference commenced on 4 July, 2022 and will end on 11 September, 2022. The conference is scheduled to take place on 3rd – 5th October 2022 at The University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Due to the nature of this conference, delegates are expected to travel between 2nd – 6th October, 2022. To be officially registered to attend the conference, each delegate will be required to pay a registration fee of $350 to cater for their Meals, Accommodation and an excursion to the historic sites of Soweto during your stay in South Africa. Payment of Registration Fees will be made to our Account with Absa Bank; Account Name; Federation of African Law students LBG, Account Number; 0641566527 (USD) Swift Code: BARCGHAC Upon payment of Registration fees (USD 350) , delegates will be required to send an email with the subject “Payment Receipt” to which you will attach pdf file of your payment receipt, including your name and country and send to our Director of Finance here on falas.finance22@gmail.com Please note that delegates shall cover their own travel expenses including Visa Application and Flight Tickets. We will send you an invitation letter after you have paid Registration fees to the conference to aid your visa application and travel arrangements. Kindly note that proof of payment of registration fees will be a requirement for you to be able to acquire a Visa from the South African Visa Agency/Embassy for you to be able to travel to South Africa for the Conference. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hon. Gerald Uchem S.Director of Information and Protocol Cc:The Executive Council, FALAS