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The IBA’s response to the situation in Ukraine
Carola Van den Bruinhorst
Chair of the LPD
2023-2024
Legal Practice Division
The objectives of the Legal Practice Division are to promote an interchange of information and views among its members as to laws, practices and professional responsibilities relating to the practice of law throughout the world; to facilitate communication among its members; to provide the opportunity to all its members to be active in the division through its sections, committees, fora and other groupings; and to undertake such related projects as may be approved from time to time by the division’s council.
6th Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Sector Conference
23 Mar - 24 Mar 2023
Berlin, Germany
4th Asia-based International Financial Law Conference
29 Mar - 31 Mar 2023
Tokyo, Japan
ChatGPT is coming for you: threats and opportunities created by AI chatbots
30 Mar 2023 1300 - 1400 BST
Online, England
FCPA enforcement: updates and priorities
03 Apr 2023 1400 - 1500 BST
Online, England
Challenges and disruptions in-house: how are general counsels coping?
05 Apr 2023 1200 - 1315 BST
Online, England
24th Annual IBA Arbitration Day
13 Apr - 14 Apr 2023
Lisbon, Portugal
IBA Arb40 Symposium
13 Apr 2023
Lisbon, Portugal
32nd Annual IBA Communications and Competition Law Conference
17 Apr - 18 Apr 2023
Rome, Italy
IBA Insurance Conference 2023: Emerging trends in a new risk landscape
18 Apr - 19 Apr 2023
London, England
13th Annual IBA Real Estate Investments Conference
19 Apr - 21 Apr 2023
Santiago, Chile
The ethics of criminal defence in international trials
20 Apr 2023 1400 - 1500 BST
Online, England
Mergers and Acquisitions in India: is India the last oasis of hope in a global slowdown?
24 Apr - 25 Apr 2023
Mumbai, India
Annual IBA Employment and Diversity Law Conference
26 Apr - 28 Apr 2023
Buenos Aires, Argentina
IBA Young Litigators Seminar - How to crack expert evidence - you be the judge
03 May 2023
Buenos Aires, Argentina
IBA Annual Litigation Forum
03 May - 05 May 2023
Buenos Aires, Argentina
25th Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference
03 May - 05 May 2023
Boston, USA
38th IBA International Financial Law Conference
10 May - 12 May 2023
Lisbon, Portugal
28th Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference - Restructuring vs Insolvency
21 May - 23 May 2023
Madrid, Spain
32nd Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds
21 May - 23 May 2023
New York, USA
9th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference
01 Jun - 02 Jun 2023
Washington, USA
17th Annual IBA Competition Mid-Year Conference
08 Jun - 09 Jun 2023
Singapore, Singapore
19th Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference
13 Jun - 14 Jun 2023
Paris, France
Asia Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Conference
10 Jul - 11 Jul 2023
Tokyo, Japan
The 2nd IBA Litigation and ADR Symposium - the changing landscape of litigation and arbitration in India
18 Aug - 19 Aug 2023
Delhi, India
The Laws of Sports: fast and furious or stable and reliable?
13 Sep - 14 Sep 2023
Qatar
The crossroads of international finance and securities transactions: New trends and financing bottlenecks
14 Sep - 15 Sep 2023
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
27th Annual Competition Conference
15 Sep - 16 Sep 2023
Florence, Italy
IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2023
28 Sep 2023
London, England
13th Annual London Finance and Capital Markets Conference
15 Jan - 16 Jan 2024
London, England
Financial Services Section
Corporate Counsel Forum
Real Estate Section
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Human Resources Section
Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Section
Corporate Law Section
International Commerce, Trade, Franchising and Product Law Section
Agriculture and Food Section
Criminal Law Section
Insolvency Section
Dispute Resolution Section
Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL)
Taxation Section
Antitrust Section
Leisure Industries Section
Law and Individual Rights Section
Public Law Section
Section
Committees / Subcommittees
Financial Services Section
Corporate Counsel Forum
Real Estate Section
Maritime and Aviation Law Section
Human Resources Section
Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Section
Corporate Law Section
International Commerce, Trade, Franchising and Product Law Section
Agriculture and Food Section
Criminal Law Section
Insolvency Section
Dispute Resolution Section
Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL)
Taxation Section
Antitrust Section
Leisure Industries Section
Law and Individual Rights Section
Public Law Section
Officers of the LPD Council
Firm Address
Loyens & Loeff Parnassusweg 300Amsterdam
Netherlands
1081 LC
Firm Address
SMPS Legal Torre de Chapultepec Uno, Paseo de la Reforma 50918th floor, Col. Cuauhtemoc
Mexico City
Mexico
06502
Firm Address
Bredin Prat 53 Quai d'OrsayParis
France
75007
Firm Address
I L A Pasrich & Company 901 - 905 Naurang House21 Kasturba Gandhi Marg
Connaught Place
New Delhi
India
110003
Firm Address
MinterEllison Level 20, Collins Arch447 Collins Street
Melbourne
Australia
3000
Firm Address
Noerr Brienner Strasse 28Munich
Germany
80333
Firm Address
Hahn Loeser & Parks 200 Public SquareSuite 2800
Cleveland
USA
44114-2316
Firm Address
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 255 E 5th St #1900Cincinnati
USA
OH 45202
Firm Address
Corrs Chambers Westgarth Level 42111 Eagle Street
Brisbane
Australia
4000
Firm Address
Mattos Filho Al Joaquim Eugênio de Lima 447Jardim Paulista
São Paulo
Brazil
01403-001
Firm Address
Ehrat Advisory Hasenbüelweg 16Zug
Switzerland
6300
Firm Address
Pluspetrol Dr Luis Bonavitta 126615th Floor
WTC Tower IV
Montevideo
Uruguay
11300
Firm Address
Allende & Brea Maipu 1300 - 11th FloorBuenos Aires
Argentina
C1006ACT
Firm Address
Morgan Lewis & Bockius Emirates Towers Offices10th Floor
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
504903
Firm Address
Marval O'Farrell & Mairal Av Leandro N Alem 882Buenos Aires
Argentina
C1001AAQ
Firm Address
Honey & Blanckenberg 200 Herbert Chitepo AvenueHarare
Zimbabwe
00263
Firm Address
Mason Hayes & Curran South Bank HouseBarrow Street
Dublin
Ireland
D04 TR29
Firm Address
Sanchez Devanny Av Paseo de las Palmas 525 - 6th FloorCol Lomas de Chapultepec
Mexico City
Mexico
11000
Firm Address
REYCOL Am Atzelberg 4Frankfurt
Germany
60389
Firm Address
Bratschi Ltd Bahnhofstrasse 70Zürich
Switzerland
8021
Firm Address
Davis Wright Tremaine 865 South Figueroa Street24th Floor, Suite 2400
Los Angeles
USA
90017 2566
Firm Address
Gleiss Lutz Dreischeibenhaus 1Düsseldorf
Germany
40211
Firm Address
Seegene, Inc. Jamsil-Ro 209Songpa-Gu
South Korea
05552
Firm Address
JSA Level 3, Prestige Obelisk3 Kasturba Road
Bengaluru
India
560001
Firm Address
Allen & Gledhill One Marina Boulevard #28-00Singapore
Singapore
018989
Firm Address
Bae Kim & Lee Centropolis B,26 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu,
Seoul
South Korea
03161
Firm Address
Zang Bergel & Viñes Abogados Florida 53718th Floor
Buenos Aires
Argentina
C1005AAK
Government Access to IT Systems
Data is becoming the core asset of our economies and takes up a central role in our societies. Government attempts to obtain access or receive information, as well as the responses of the private sector to such attempts, raise complex legal issues, depending on the specific socio-political context and the domestic legal traditions. The LPD set up the Task Force on Government Access to IT Systems in October 2017. This report provides the Task Force’s assessment based on the considerations of this topic in different jurisdictions and offers a set of working principles for balancing government access to IT systems and fundamental rights.
Digital Identity Working Group Project
The pervasive use of new modes of communication and transaction of business, for personal and professional purposes, is creating information relating to users that encompasses a wide variety of areas - a digital identity. This IBA Legal Practice Division Working Group has undertaken to develop a set of high-level Principles around the collection, use and sharing of digital identity information that could serve as the basis for engaging in dialogue with all relevant stakeholders.
If you have any comments or questions about the project or report, contact anurag.bana@int-bar.org.
Business Law International (BLI)
Published three time a year by the IBA’s Legal Practice Division, Business Law International covers the latest developments in all areas of business law across the globe, from M&A to employment, competition to tax, offering rigorous comparative analysis of how the law affects business in different jurisdictions and across borders.
Members are invited to submit ideas for future issues of the journal. Please contact the editor at: editor@int-bar.org
Report of the LPD Nominations Committee concerning Nominations for Election as Members of the LPD Council 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2026
The LPD Nominations Committee, after review of the nominations submitted for positions on the LPD Council for the term 2023-2026 and having exercised due consideration as prescribed by the Bylaws of the LPD, have agreed to propose the following candidates for election as elected Members of the LPD Council. The election will be held at the LPD General Meeting on Thursday 3 November 2022 at the time of the IBA 2022 Annual Conference in Miami, USA.
The IBA organises over fifty specialist and regional conferences each year in addition to the Annual Conference and the costs involved are very considerable. In order to contain those costs, the IBA through the guidelines set out in the division handbooks has established well defined rules that must be followed so as to ensure that there is conformity in determining to what costs the IBA may be exposed in relation to any particular event.
The rules are detailed and deal with many issues including registration fee waivers, speakers’ expenses and entertainment costs. The rules have served the IBA well in the past and are appropriate for the future.
The LPD is committed to ensure the highest quality of programmes and calibre of speakers at the sessions that it promotes. There is concern amongst the LPD officers that the current policies sometimes stand in the way of putting on the highest quality sessions. A relaxation of the rules is desirable from time to time to enable certain costs to be paid that are likely to lead to enrichment of the quality of a programme. It is clear that it may sometimes be advantageous to pay certain costs outside the guidelines; for example to a world business leader, regulator, to some academics or NGO representatives, if it can be demonstrated that such a payment is likely to enrich the programme and increase the quality of the relevant session.
The LPD officers, the IBA President and the Executive Director recommend the creation of a fund to cover on an exceptional basis, expenses and other matters related to LPD sessions which are not permitted by the guidelines set out in the LPD Handbook.
The fund shall cover exceptional expenses to secure speakers as well as expenses incurred by speakers and organisers of sessions at the LPD specialist and regional conferences and LPD sessions at the Annual Conferences. An application to the Fund shall be made by an officer of the relevant LPD committee to the IBA Treasurer, who in consultation with the other LPD officers, shall have absolute discretion to agree to pay part of or the entire sum sought or to decline the application.
To apply to the fund, please complete this form and return to ronnie.hayward@int-bar.org.
With the aim of providing interactive and educational opportunities to the growing international legal community, the Sections of the Legal Practice Division offer annual opportunities for young lawyers from around the world to apply for scholarships that recognise outstanding individuals in the legal profession. Each year the IBA, holds an Annual Conference, which attracts the participation of over 4000 lawyers from more than 100 jurisdictions. The LPD, and the Public and Professional Interest Division (PPID) present informative and engaging sessions covering current topics of significance to lawyers throughout the world. The Annual Conference working sessions are complemented by a full social programme which provides the opportunity for delegates meet, establish and maintain business contacts and friendships with peers of the legal profession worldwide. Scholarships are awarded to young lawyers who wish to participate at the Annual Conference, but may find it financially difficult to do so. Please click here for full information on how to apply.
For more information on the LPD, please contact the IBA London Office at divisions@int-bar.org