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Chinese lawyers get top-class training in Hamburg


A delegation of Chinese lawyers from the city of Wuxi, close to Shanghai in China participated in a professional training programme organised by theconsortium office ofChina-EU School of Law (CESL) at Universität Hamburg. The 22 lawyers received a warm welcome from the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Tilman Repgen, and CESL Project Coordinator Prof. Hinrich Julius. From 11 to 24 November, the participants took part in a two weeks legal training with lectures and visits provided by professors, leading European law firms and institutions. Besides lectures on different topics ranging from M&A, to Labour law, the Chinese lawyers also visited the Hamburg Bar Association and the Max-Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law. In Berlin they visited the German Parliament, the German National Bar and a law firm. The unique programme offered Chinese lawyers the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge covering a range of perspectives and gives them a better understanding of German and EU law. The education programme was also an opportunity for German lawyers to gain a better understanding of Chinese culture and legal systems from the delegates.