BIC Policy committee

The BIC Policy Committee is made up of representatives from Bar Associations and Law Societies around the world providing global representation for Member Organisations. The role of the Policy Committee is to address issues of concern to Bar Associations around the world by creating and recommending policies for adoption by IBA Council and by ensuring that proposed IBA policies affecting Member Organisations be reviewed by the Policy Committee to ensure that such policies have the support of Member Organisations before being recommended for approval by IBA Council.

• Guidelines on Training for Bar Associations and Law Societies – part 2
• Guidelines for Bar Associations and Law Societies on anti-corruption measures for the legal profession
• Guidelines on information exchange in the disciplinary process
• Legal outsourcing and the implications for client confidentiality/professional secrecy
• Interventions to protect lawyers

Margery Nicoll (Australia)  (Chair)
Eytan Epstein (Israel)
James Klotz (Canada)
Isabel Jiménez (Spain)
Jonathan Ross (New Zealand)
Peter Koves (Hungary)
Sam Okudzeto (Ghana)
SørenJenstrup (Denmark)
Tatsu Katayama  (Japan)
Philip Jeyaretnam(Singapore)
Maximo Bomchil (Argentina)
Michael Clancy (Scotland)
Robert Heslett (England)
Michael Kutschera (Austria)
Dr Young Moo Shin (Korea)
Ambrose Lam (Hong Kong)
Hans-Michael Giesen (Germany)
Norville Connolly (Northern Ireland)
Steve Richman (USA)
Olumuyiwa Akinboro (Nigeria)