Following the format of the traditional All Inn Di ning sessions\, “Preparing for Practice” will prov ide Qualifying Sessions in which Benchers\, Hall a nd Student Members all sit together at dinner.
\n \nEach session will specialise in one or mo re specific areas of law\, giving students an oppo rtunity to discuss issues arising in those particu lar areas with judges and practitioners who have e xperience of them. \;
\n \nTo meet our obligation of providing structured educational con tent particular topics/questions \;will be ann ounced in advance for discussion during the course of the evening. These are emphatically intended a s conversation starters. We hope that lively discu ssion will develop\, which may move into all sorts of directions: this is allowed\, indeed encourage d\, and there will not be any assessment or exam a fterwards!
\n \nStudent members (including transf erring lawyers) must attend all elements of the ev ent in order to be awarded the Qualifying Session. This includes any lecture/talk/reception/dinner/s peeches.
\n \nPlease note that the re are certain \;rules and customs that members and guests are expected to observe when attending formal dinners at the Inn. \;& nbsp\;
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