Gaiben: Changes in the operation of the foreign legal profession in Japan

In April 2005, the amended Special Measures Law concerning the handling of legal business by foreign lawyers was due to come into effect inJapan. The liberalising spirit of this amended Gaiben Law has been generally welcomed. It brought about significant changes in how law is practised inJapanand permitted the employment of Japanese attorneys by foreign-registered lawyers as well as lifting restrictions on the running of joint enterprises. 

This lecture considered the impact of liberalisation and the future of legal practice in Japan.

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