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Lord Chancellor and UK Secretary of State for Justice Ken Clarke met with the IBA’s James Lewis in late 2011.

Discussion covered many topics, including cuts to legal aid and access to justice; conditional fee arrangements; private sector management of prisons and the response of the justice system to the summer riots.

 

On the first day of Egypt’s much anticipated parliamentary elections, the IBAHRI hosted a panel discussion in London to launch its latest fact-finding mission report on Egypt.

The expert panel considered the main findings of the IBAHRI report, and discussed what progress has been made to strengthen the rule of law since Egypt’s revolution.

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The Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee has produced a guide on legal rules of shareholder agreements in various jurisdictions.

The IBA's Student Committee and the International Law Students' Association (ILSA) hosted a webcast on 5 December on issues raised by the 2012 Jessup Compromis.

The Corporate and M&A Law Committee and the Corporate Counsel Forum have submitted a directors’ duties checklist of numerous jurisdictions worldwide.

The Model Mining Development Agreement project is a Mining Law Committee initiative encouraging cooperation between mining companies and host governments.

The Mediation Committee has published a draft version of rules for investor-state mediation. (October 2011)
 

Gerry McCann, father of missing child Madeleine McCann, spoke on his experiences of media law for a Media Law Committee conference session.

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