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THINK Legal Bangladesh, an online legal resource platform based at www.thinklegalbangladesh.com, held its Inaugural Lecture of the Think Legal Lecture Series last Saturday, 10th January, 2015 at Dhanmondi's EMK Centre. The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, a Judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, delivered the lecture on “Deconstructing Judicial Independence”. Barrister Mustafizur Rahman Khan, an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, moderated the event. Eminent legal practitioners from top law firms of the country, academics, High Court judges and students attended the event.

Since its inception, Think Legal has built up its online pool of legal resources and most notably benefits from many contributors sharing articles on a wide range of legal topics. The Think Legal Lecture Series was founded as part of Think Legal's ambition to create and generate new knowledge and contribute to legal development.

Justice Ahmed's lecture focused on the philosophical foundations of judicial independence, whilst drawing on many historical and contemporary examples from different parts of the world where legal systems have sought to face the challenges and come up with innovative solutions.

A sensitive topic for many stakeholders in the legal profession in a country such as Bangladesh, Justice Ahmed hoped to initiate the debate and get the audience thinking, while Barrister Mustafizur Rahman Khan requested the young lawyers and the Bar in general to be pro-active in participating in the process of preserving and refining judicial independence and contributing to the reform of the justice sector as a whole.

Overwhelmed with the immense interest shown from the guests and a significant turn-out at the inaugural event, team Think Legal aims to continue the lecture series with distinguished speakers speaking on cutting-edge areas of law.