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The IBA’s response to the war in Ukraine
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- Antitrust
- Corporate Counsel
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Energy
- Financial Services
- Human Resources
- Insolvency
- Intellectual Property and Communications
- Maritime
- Real Estate
- Regional focus
- Taxation
- Human rights
- Law firm management
- LGBTI
- Poverty
- Pro Bono
- Regulation of lawyers
- Rule of law
- Women lawyers
ESG standards in Latin American markets
Film
April 2022
The Securities Law Committee has produced a video analysing the state of affairs for ESG standards in Latin America.
Antitrust
Competition Law Treatment of Joint Ventures
Book
Nov 2022
The Mergers Working Group of the IBA Antitrust Section has formulated the first multi-jurisdictional survey dedicated exclusively to the competition law treatment of joint ventures.
Information Exchange and Related Risks
Book
Sep 2022
The Cartels Working Group of the IBA Antitrust Section has formulated a comparative guide across 28 jurisdictions about the prohibition on exchanging commercially sensitive information among competitors.
Corporate Counsel
Sanctions screening: A Canadian view
Podcast
Sept 2022
This podcast from the IBA Corporate Counsel Forum looks at the issue of sanctions screening and particularly what in-house counsel need to know.
ChatGPT is coming for you: threats and opportunities created by AI chatbots
Webinar
March 2023
This webinar, supported by the Corporate Counsel Forum will give an overview of the technology behind ChatGPT and the impact it has had in society, before looking at the risks and issues that in-house counsel might well face in the near future.
Corporate Law
Foreign investment control and M&A
Podcast
Oct 2022
This Corporate and M&A Law Committee podcast looks at antitrust filings and foreign investment control clearance proceedings.
Corporate Social Responsibility – Sustainable Business
Book
June 2020
The evolution of corporate social responsibility, international policy imperatives and regulation of commercial activity across borders.
Interview with Lucas Braun, M&A Counsel at Prosus Group
Podcast
Aug 2022
A Corporate and M&A Law Committee podcast interview with Lucas Braun, M&A Counsel at Prosus Group, a global technology investor. Braun shares his thoughts on the attractions and challenges of investing in Latin America.
Criminal Law
Interview with Justice Richard Goldstone
Film
April 2022
An Anti-Corruption Committee interview with Justice Richard Goldstone, Honorary President of the IBA’s Human Rights Institute, a member of the IBA Council and a member of the Board of Directors of Integrity Initiative International.
Dispute resolution
Dispute Resolution International
Journal
Oct 2022
Dispute Resolution International is the journal of the IBA’s Dispute Resolution Section and is published twice per year.
Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
Guide
Dec 2020
The IBA issued these Rules to provide an efficient, economical and fair process for the taking of evidence in international arbitration.
Due process paranoia in arbitration
Podcast
Jan 2020
Due process paranoia is a concern that arbitrators’ aggressive procedural decisions will result in unenforceable awards. But is it justified?
Energy, environment, natural resources law
Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law
Journal
Nov 2022
The Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law is the journal of the IBA’s Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law and is published four times per year.
Decarbonising oil and gas operations - the contracts
Webinar
Sept 2022
This Oil and Gas Law Committee webinar looks at the efforts of the industry to deliver model clauses and standard contractual provisions it can rely on to implement its decarbonisation goals
Interview with Alain De Serres
Podcast
Oct 2022
An IBA Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law interview with Alain De Serres, Deputy Director of the Policy Studies Branch of the OECD Economics Department.
Construction Law International
Magazine
Sept 2022
Construction Law International is the online magazine of the International Construction Projects Committee and is published four times per year.
Financial services
ESG standards in Latin American markets
Film
April 2022
The Securities Law Committee has produced a video analysing the state of affairs for ESG standards in Latin America.
Fintech: how is the world shaping the financial innovation industry?
Report
Apr 2023
This Banking Law Committee report has conducted an investigation project to observe the regulatory and legal responses to Fintech and their impact, and the report is available below.
The impact of the Ukraine crisis on financial contracts
Webinar
Nov 2022
This Banking Law Committee webinar considered the impact of the war in Ukraine on financial contracts, focusing on the industries of lending, asset management and risks hedging.
Human resources
E-bulletin
October 2022
The Diversity and Equality Law Committee released an e-bulletin in October 2022, containing a number of articles from across an array of jurisdictions. Articles covered issues including gender equality in the workplace, GDPR sanctions and culpability and violence and harassment in the workplace.
National regulatory trends in human resources law
Report
July 2022
The 10th annual global report from the IBA Global Employment Institute. Remote working arrangements, the right to disconnect from work and data privacy challenges are identified as three key issues facing the HR sector in the aftermath of the pandemic.
The global response to the Ukraine refugee crisis
Webinar
May 2022
The Immigration and Nationality Law Committee explored the different approaches taken by key receiving countries, the role of the United Nations and how policies may evolve.
Insolvency
Insolvency and Restructuring International
Journal
Nov 2022
Insolvency and Restructuring International is the IBA’s Insolvency Section Journal, published twice a year.
Current restructuring and bankruptcy regimes
Webinar
April 2022
The speakers highlighted some of the key updates to the Canadian, Cayman and Polish restructuring regimes, and discussed the impact on debtors and creditors
Insolvency and Restructuring International
Journal
Oct 2021
Insolvency & Restructuring International is the journal of the IBA’s Insolvency Section and is published two times per year.
Insolvency and Restructuring International
Journal
April 2022
Insolvency & Restructuring International is the journal of the IBA’s Insolvency Section and is published two times per year.
Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology
ChatGPT is coming for you: threats and opportunities created by AI chatbots
Webinar
March 2023
This session will give an overview of the technology behind ChatGPT and the impact it has had in society, before looking at the risks and issues that in-house counsel might well face in the near future.
Maritime and Aviation
Real Estate
Setting up data centres and logistics projects: a real estate and regulatory view
Webinar
April 2022
This Real Estate Law Committee webinar gave an overview of national policies across jurisdictions; due diligence checklists; site selection criteria; and co-location agreements.
Regional focus
Inclusion, non-discrimination and pro bono
Report
April 2022
A Latin American Regional Forum report providing a general overview of companies' legal department engagement with inclusion, non-discrimination and pro bono policies.
Data protection and privacy guide
Guide
April 2021
This African Regional Forum guide provides advice on how to manage personal data within a law firm, as well as easy-to-implement sustainable protocols and controls that adhere to privacy laws.
Capacity development webinar for lawyers
Webinar
May 2022
This webinar, supported by the Asia Pacific Regional Forum, focused on responsible investments in agriculture; legal frameworks and land-based investment; and community consultation and consent.
Taxation
Recent developments in tax by jurisdiction
Report
Sept 2022
The Taxes Committee published its annual update on tax developments by jurisdiction for 2022, featuring over 30 jurisdictions.
International estate planning guide
Guide
2021
The Private Client Tax Committee has prepared a guide to international estate planning with chapters from more than twenty countries.
Navigating international transactions in the new tax world
Webinar
Sep 2021
This webinar, supported by the Taxes Committee, covered investments, tax havens, digital tax and the G20 tax deal.
Human rights
The relevance and role of human rights mechanisms in times of crisis
Webinar
Feb 2023
This webinar will discuss the rights to freedom of protest and assembly, the role of the UN special procedures and mechanisms in responding to crisis and HR lawyers’ abilities to activate measures in the times of crisis and enforcement of findings.
Law Firm Management
Law Firm Strategies for the 21st Century – Strategies for Success, Second Edition
Book
Sep 2020
This book aims to help partners understand what they can do to chart the course of their firm most effectively, covering current topics such as digitalisation, client acquisition and retention.
External relationships – how to deepen client relationships to retain them for a lifetime
Webinar
March 2023
This session discusses how we make time to build lasting client relationships in business.
LGBTI
The LGBTI world in the pandemic
Webinar
June 2021
The LGBTI Committee hosted a webinar designed to address the unique struggles of LGBTI attorneys in the pandemic, from younger to older people, single people and non-traditional families.
Poverty and social development
Building a social entrepreneurship practice in a law firm
Webinar
July 2022
This webinar brings a practical approach on how to implement the practice of social entrepreneurship as part of legal services.
Eradicating Poverty Through Social Development
Guide
July 2021
This book, edited and authored by members of the Poverty and Social Development Committee, is a compilation of commentary and case studies on the broad variety of initiatives that lawyers are taking to combat poverty.
Impacts of Covid-19 on efforts to eradicate poverty
Podcast
Nov 2020
This podcast from the Poverty and Social Development Committee considers the impact of the pandemic on Latin America and the Caribbean, and recommendations for the eradication of poverty.
Pro Bono
Creativity in the pro bono sector: a response to international crises
Webinar
Dec 2021
The focus of this Pro Bono Committee webinar was on the use of digital innovation, inter- and intra-firm collaboration, and pro bono associations.
Regulation of lawyers
Rule of law
How can the legal profession provide support to Ukraine?
Webinar
Apr 2022
A two-part webinar series from the Rule of Law Forum and the Law Firm Management Committee covering what law firms and lawyers can do today to help and support Ukraine.
Rule of law in the time of Covid-19
Film
May 2020
This virtual event from the Rule of Law Forum features a discussion of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the rule of law, with focus on its deterioration in some states as a direct result of the pandemic.
Women lawyers
The secrets of women rainmakers
Webinar
Apr 2022
This webinar, supported by the Women Lawyers Committee, looked at how to become a rainmaker and how to create a culture that develops them.
Facilitating the development of women in the legal profession
Webinar
May 2021
This Women Lawyers Committee and African Regional Forum webinar facilitated discussion among leading lawyers working in-house and in private practice, who shared tips, insights and lessons learned about mentorship.