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The journey of a new IBA presidency, the final destination of which is strengthening the leadership of the IBA and of our profession, has just started. The world is changing right before our eyes. Our profession, through a global association such as the IBA, has a great opportunity as well as the responsibility of assuming a leading role in upholding the rule of law and providing legal guidance in this context.
Mar 22, 2021
As the first 100 days of the Biden presidency draw to a close, Global Insight assesses whether the administration looks set to ‘build back better’, or simply reset the United States to the pre-Trump era.
’ The rise and rise of AI has been breathtaking – while it took the telephone 75 years to reach 100 million users, it took only two months for ChatGPT to reach 100 million users.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Mar 25, 2025
Since entering office in January, US President Donald Trump has signed over 90 executive orders – a record in the last four decades of the country’s history
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Mar 10, 2023
Convened by the International Bar Association (IBA), more than 100 Spanish and French lawyers from the main law firms of both countries met this week in Madrid to analyse the legal environment for Spanish investments between France and Spain.
Ticket price: £100
One place per registered delegate is permitted.
13th Annual London Finance and Capital Markets Conference
Aug 22, 2023
The Russian Federation’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative with Ukraine, announced in mid-July, represents a major setback for global food security.
Apr 06, 2022
In this article, we consider what the best contracting model may be in order to deliver New Zealand’s significant renewable construction projects in an expedient and effective way, and to minimise the likelihood of disputes arising. To do so, we examine the more traditional international approach using an EPC form of contract and whether New Zealand’s approach to being more collaborative may be suitable.
Lost wristbands cannot be replaced, and entry to the event will only be granted for those with a wristband.
Price: $100
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Aug 26, 2024
In September, international lawyers from more than 100 jurisdictions will arrive in Mexico City to participate in intense discussions and business dealings at the 2024 International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference. Considered the premier event for the global legal profession – lawyers in…
Jul 08, 2025
Mediation is on the rise internationally as a means to settle disputes in a cost-effective manner. Chinese parties appear to be increasingly interested in mediation as an option. This article examines the evolving landscape of mediation in China and internationally. It considers how mediation for Chinese parties is evolving and whether mediation is a good option for Chinese parties in cross-border disputes. Commercial mediation has seen remarkable growth, bolstered by a supportive PRC judicial system and legislative initiatives encouraging parties to find harmonious ways to resolve disputes. The article analyses the three primary types of mediation in China: people’s mediation, administrative mediation, and commercial mediation. It also looks at mediation rules and proceedings in common law jurisdictions, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. The article anecdotally considers the cultural elements, emphasising the Chinese parties’ preference for evaluative mediation styles as a reflection of civil law. Through case studies of international disputes involving Chinese and US parties, the article illustrates the practical dynamics of mediation involving Chinese parties and underscores the importance of cultural sensitivity in international mediation. As Chinese parties continue to go global, mediation is emerging as an attractive option for efficient and cost-effective dispute resolution. This analysis assesses whether the promotion of mediation is yielding tangible outcomes and explores the future of mediation involving Chinese and foreign parties.
Price: $100
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IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Feb 17, 2023
This article will outline the development of China’s restrictions on the cross-border transfer of personal information (PI export), detailing PI export mechanisms provided by the Personal Information Protection Law. It will also explain the practical implications of the restrictions.
Wałęsa was Time Magazine’s Person of the Year in 1981 and was included in Time Magazine’s 100 most important people of the 20th century. Wałęsa holds over 40 honorary degrees, including from Harvard, Columbia, and the Sorbonne.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
IBA Property and River Tour, Friday 6th June, 14:30 – 17:30
14:00: depart from Banking Hall, Cornhill, London – walk to London Bridge City Pier (approx. 15 mins)
14:15: arrive at London Bridge City Pier
14:30: departure on Thames Clipper boat, river tour to Westminster (including Houses of Parliament, London Eye), turning east under Tower bridge to Canary Wharf
15:30: disembark at Canary Wharf Pier – walk to One Canada Square (approx. 10 mins)
15:45: arrive at One Canada Square, lifts to level 30/ level 39
16:00: tour of Level 30: marketing suite - One Canada Square | Canary Wharf [if more than 100 people, two groups to be split between level 30 and level 39]
16:15: tour of Level 39: tech/accelerator space - Level39: Tech Community
16:30: depart One Canada Square and walk through Eden Dock and Jubilee Park - Eden Dock - Canary Wharf - to 20 Water Street (approx. 15 mins)
16:45: tour of London Innovation Centre at 20 Water Street: 20 Water Street - Canary Wharf [maximum of 40 people to view the lab space]
17:00: (optional) drinks at Montgomery Square Bar: 640East (Montgomery Square, Upper Bank Street E14 5JJ)
15th Annual IBA Real Estate Investments Conference
Jun 12, 2024
The new Foreign State Immunity Law 2023 of the People’s Republic of China came into force on 1 January 2024. This shifts the country (as well as its special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau) away from absolute state immunity to restrictive state immunity, bringing it more in line with the relatively prevalent practice among the international community. This article discusses the status of state immunity in public international law, analyses the new law’s provisions and examines practical challenges that will be faced by those seeking to utilise this law to enforce judgments or awards against foreign states and state entities, and the new law’s innovations that go beyond the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property of 2004 and the UK State Immunity Act 1978.
These amounted to over 100 million in 2022, followed by 76 million in Egypt and 41 million in South Africa.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
In the 28th edition of the Corruption Perceptions Index 2022 Report (‘the CPI’), 180 countries and territories were examined.
Attracting investment into the UAE by Rita Jansen, Ince, Dubai
She was recently recognized as a finalist for the ‘NED to Watch’ category in the UK NED awards and listed in Cranfield University’s ‘100 Women to Watch’, and has won numerous awards including Harvard Business School Leadership award and CNBC Africa Business Woman of the year.
9th Annual Corporate Governance Conference
At the end of 2016, President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro announced the withdrawal from circulation of the 100-bolívar note – Venezuela’s highest form of currency, which has accounted for as much as 48 per cent of all paper money in the country. The decision has pushed the country further into a humanitarian disaster.
Jun 16, 2024
Canada is targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) are emerging as a potentially pivotal technology to achieving Canada’s emission targets. Several SMR projects are in development and offer a means to decarbonise the electricity grid, connect isolated Canadian communities, support Canada’s mining industry and potentially support medical applications. SMRs offer significant potential but development remains challenging and further evidence is required for deployment at scale. In this context, developments in regulation, licensing and design review will significantly impact the future of Canada’s emerging SMR industry.
This article discusses the opportunities for foreign investments in India arising due to the Covid-19 pandemic while exploring the various factors contributing to the creation of such opportunities. The economic package announced by the Government of India, with the objective of making a Self-Reliant India, is the cornerstone for new foreign investment opportunities.
Over the past three decades, construction industry leaders and organisations have been increasingly concerned with how best to avoid disputes, but if not avoided, how to resolve those disputes in the most cost-efficient and timely manner.
Apr 25, 2024
On 10 May 2023, the European Union (EU) adopted the Pay Transparency Directive to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (‘the Pay Transparency Directive’ or the ‘Directive’). Member States have until 7 June 2026 to transpose the Directive into their national laws.
Mar 27, 2023
Law No 7440 on the Restructuring of Certain Receivables and the Amendment of Certain Laws, which entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette on 12 March 2023, provides for the restructuring of taxes, insurance premiums, and administrative fines; the settlement of existing and potential disputes; the correction of business records, such as cash, receivables from shareholders, and inventories; and the increase of the tax base for certain taxes.
Jun 29, 2023
This session’s panel discussed: (1) the potential implications in connection with the upcoming implementation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Pillar Two Model Rules in deal structuring, purchase price determination and contracts; (2) tax insurance solutions to address the tax risks in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions; and (3) the determination of the appropriate jurisdictions in corporate redomiciliations.
Jul 10, 2024
Data center electricity usage could double by 2026, making the challenge for companies to become net zero increasingly unattainable
This article discusses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Nigerian oil industry by presenting the current situation and comparing it to other states in the same region.
Networks’ competitive advantages in the time of Covid-19-July 2020
Apr 15, 2024
As of now, it makes no sense to calculate the exact cost of damages inflicted by the aggression of the Russian Federation: every day brings millions, and sometimes even dozens of millions of dollars in material damages, along with non-material losses that cannot yet be accurately measured. It also makes no sense to rely on voluntary compensation from the Russian Federation. Therefore, under these circumstances, the only realistic source of funding to compensate Ukraine for the damage caused by aggression is frozen Russian assets. Over the last year and a half, the subject of their confiscation has been widely discussed, but progress has been more than modest.
Dec 13, 2021
A report on the joint session of the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee and the M&A Law Committee, with support from the European Regional Forum, the Securities Law Committee, the Healthcare and Life Sciences Committee and the Technology Committee at the From Start-Up to IPO Conference in Paris
Recent trends in regulations on autonomous vehicles in Korea.
Aug 05, 2019
We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned about the impact the Zambian Constitutional Amendment Bill 2019 (the ‘Amendment Bill’) may have on the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, if adopted. Of particular concern are the amendments made to the disciplinary proceedings against judges and the composition of the Supreme and Constitutional Courts.
The French National Assembly has passed a law that is set to ‘force companies to change their mindset’, says Els Reynaers Kini, Senior Vice-Chair of the IBA’s Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee.
Jan 03, 2024
Multiple factors compel high-net-worth individuals to consider relocation, such as entrepreneurial ventures, educational opportunities or tax considerations. The discussion by the panel delved into these complex migration considerations and their subsequent ramifications for affluent individuals.
On 17 June, the governing council of Oriel College, Oxford, United Kingdom, voted to remove a statue of college benefactor Cecil Rhodes, which has graced its High Street entrance for more than a century. The vote followed fierce debates, street protests, and an admonishment by the Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
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