Dubai 2011 – Up to 25 CLE/CPD Hours available in one week
This year’s IBA Annual Conference, taking place from 30 October – 4 November in Dubai will feature, as always, a wide array of substantive sessions, workshops and panels, addressing issues ranging from arbitration to M&A law, from human rights to the ethics of the legal profession, and offering up to 25 CPD/CLE hours.
Make sure you register before Friday 29 July to ensure you receive early and other registration discounts.
The various Sections, Committees, Fora and Divisions of the Association will present more than 180 sessions over the course of the week on topics of interest to all legal professionals from around the world. A small selection of sessions led by specific IBA Sections can be found below:
Section-lead sessions
Lead Section: International Sales, Franchising and Product Law Section
Topic: Hot topics for international sales, international franchising, and product law and advertising
Time: Monday 31 October 0930 – 1230
Lead Section: Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Section
Topic: Round the tables – a degustation menu of hot topics in the Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Section
Time: Monday 31 October 0930 – 1230
Lead Section: Taxation Section
Topic: Tax lawyers in the game and on stage: tax planning for athletes, sports leagues, entertainers and related persons
Time: Monday 31 October 0930 – 1230
Lead Section: Dispute Resolution Section
Topic: The art and science of persuasion – Part II
Time: Monday 31 October 0930 – 1230
Lead Section: Criminal Law Section
Topic: The use of private investigator services in prosecuting and defending criminal offences
Time: Monday 31 October 0930 – 1230
Lead Section/Forum: Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section/ Latin American Regional Forum
Topic: Workshop on Arab foreign direct investment in Latin America
Time: Monday 31 October 0930 – 1230
Lead Section: Insolvency, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights Section
Topic: Sovereign debt: a new wave of restructuring?
Time: Monday 31 October 1430 – 1730
Lead Section: IBA Human Rights Institute/Human Resources Section
Topic: The human rights of foreign and migrant workers
Time: Tuesday 1 November 1430 – 1730
Lead Section: Antitrust and Trade Law Section
Topic: Competition and trade law issues for SOEs and sovereign funds
Time: Wednesday 2 November 0930 – 1230
Lead Section: Financial Services Section/ Reorganisation and Workouts Subcommittee
Topic: Insolvency and Sharia law: principles and practice: can Sharia-compliant markets, practices and products operate effectively when an insolvency event occurs?
Time: Wednesday 2 November 0930 – 1230
Lead Section: Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Section
Topic: No more secrets and the right to oblivion? The consequences of ubiquitous computing
Time: Wednesday 2 November 0930 – 1730
Lead Section: Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section
Topic: Legal fallout of nuclear disasters – a close look at the legal issues surrounding the tragic events occurring with the Fukushima reactors in Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011
Time: Wednesday 2 November 1430 – 1730
Lead Section: Financial Services Section
Topic: Light and shadow? The emerging international legal framework for monitoring systemic risk in the financial system
Time: Wednesday 2 November 1430 – 1730
This year’s event also includes four outstanding showcase sessions:
Full Preliminary Programme Brochure and Programme search
The above represent just a fraction of the overall working programme available to all registrants. For full and further information on the substantive and social programme download the Preliminary Programme Brochure, or visit the programme search page to search for sessions presenting entity, session type, date and time.
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