Lawyers at risk: the impact of human trafficking and modern slavery on lawyers and their clients

Lawyers at risk: the impact of human trafficking and modern slavery on lawyers and their clients

A webinar presented by the IBA Business and Human Rights Committee and the IBA Human Rights Law Committee

11 DEC 2020 0030 – 0130 GMT (1230 – 0130 GMT +11, Sydney)

This session will explore the risk to legal counsel when clients are involved in human trafficking and modern slavery. We will address issues faced by multinational corporations which find their operations impacted by, or actually encouraging, such human rights violations.

Wajiha Ahmed

Wajiha Ahmed
Buttar Caldwell & Co Solicitors, Sydney, New South Wales; Secretary, IBA Human Rights Law Committee

Hon Justice Michael Kirby

Hon Justice Michael Kirby
Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators, Sydney, New South Wales; Co-Chair, IBA's Human Rights Institute

Anne O'Donoghue

Anne O'Donoghue
Immigration Solutions Lawyers, Sydney, New South Wales; Co-Chair, IBA Immigration and Nationality Law Committee

Nicole D'Souza

Nicole D'Souza
Evatt Foundation, Sydney

Akiko SATO

Akiko SATO
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Tokyo

Harpreet Kaur

Harpreet Kaur
United Nations Development Programme, Bangkok

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