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The 21st edition of the Monitor covers topics including a fire in Moria refugee camp forcing refugees ill with Covid-19 to flee and the growing crisis for worldwide refugee camps, the effect on low-income earners, including redundancies and homelessness and the difficulties for those living with disability in the reopening of schools.
This workshop will explore the impact of global macro-economic trends and geopolitical situation on (i) market access, (ii) product design and (iii) fundraising in traditional and alternative structuring jurisdictions. This workshop will also cover the regulatory trends and challenges to overcome with respect to utilising offshore financial centres.
21st Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds
The latest issue of the IBAHRI Covid-19 Human Rights Monitor contains updates on gender-based violence and women’s health in India and Northern Ireland. Also: refugee camps, including the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, which has no reported cases of Covid-19 to date.
Jul 22, 2025
From 11–13 June, leading legal experts in life sciences and healthcare convened at the Ritz-Carlton, Boston, for the 11th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference. The event, co-hosted by the IBA Intellectual Property and Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committees, brought together regulators, corporate counsel, private practitioners and academics to address the most pressing developments at the intersection of law, innovation and global health. This articles considers the key themes and panel highlights of the conference.
In the last years, we have seen several Latin American companies filing for Chapter 11 in United States instead of filing for reorganization in their own countries and then seeking protection in the US under Chapter 15. This panel will address the reasons for such trends, focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of each of such strategies (Chapter 11 vs. Chapter 15), as well as on cultural matters.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), in conjunction with the Anti-Torture Initiative (ATI), has written to Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, condemning the conviction of 11 members of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA) Central Council on terrorism charges.
As the world quickly transitions to alternative energy sources, lawyers will be required to adapt traditional approaches to meet non-traditional demands. This session will explore novel procurement models and dispute resolute approaches being developed to support the development of energy transition infrastructure. It will also take a critical look at the sustainability of the current call for alternative energy.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Jan 03, 2023
The Anti-Corruption Law was first regulated, at the federal level, by Decree No 8,420 of 18 March 2015. On 12 July 2022, more than seven years later, Federal Decree No 11,129 of 11 July 2022, which regulates Anti-Corruption Law and repeals Decree No. 8,420/2015, was published by the Brazilian government. This article provides a detailed overview of the new Decree.
Do design, bid, build (DBB) type contracts still deliver the results promised?
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Feb 17, 2023
Report on the session of the Insolvency Section of the Latin American Regional Forum at the IBA Annual Conference in Miami
What are the consequences of climate change for risk allocation in construction contracts? Is it more common to encounter clauses that define force majeure through qualifying circumstances such is severity, periodicity, etc. Who should bear the risk for abnormal weather that does not qualify as force majeure? Which party is better equipped to manage that risk? What is the availability of insurance against abnormal weather? What are the impacts over the supply chain? This session will cover all of this and more.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
A webinar presented by the IBA Insolvency Section, 8 September 2020, 1400-1500 BST
The 11 members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPPa) have combined economies representing 13.4 per cent of global gross domestic product, at approximately US$13.5tn making the CPTPP one of the world’s largest free-trade areas by gross domestic product (GDP). Mexico and seven Asia Pacific countries make up eight of the 11 signatories. This session will critically examine whether the CPTPP has delivered on its promise, and what the Asia Pacific region, in particular, can look forward to in the next few years.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
This article is aimed at providing detailed information about the procedures and pertinent details of rehabilitation or Chapter 11 proceedings of Korea regarding shipping companies.
Please register separately by visiting the Conference webpage: https://www.ibanet.org/conference-details/CONF2869
10:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee & Tea
11:00 Opening remarks
11:10 GenAI use in the legal markets
12:45 Acqusition finance
13:30 Lunch & networking
14:30 Transfer to break out rooms
14:45 Acquistion finance breakouts
15:45 Tea/coffee break
16:00 Introduction to the IBA
16:15 Cross-border skills
17:45 End
41st International Financial Law Conference
Jun 27, 2022
Report on session at 6th IBA Global Entrepreneurship Conference, 16 – 17 May 2022, presented by the IBA Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprise Committee
In-depth discussion of the Aeromexico Insolvency. A US Chapter 11 restructuring of a Mexican corporation. The panel will consist of professionals with first-hand knowledge about this restructuring.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Dec 04, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly in China, with the number of patents and the size of the market both ranking highly among countries. However, this rapid development has posed new challenges to the legal framework, ethical norms and social governance, prompting China to continuously adjust and improve the relevant regulatory system.
The case was the largest chapter 11 proceeding to file in the U.S. in 2022 and proposed a $1.9 billion financing facility.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Sep 27, 2023
The rise in popularity of generative artificial intelligence (‘generative AI’) has ignited the discussion on whether junior employees can be replaced by it. Some have gone to the extent of questioning whether professionals, such as lawyers, can also be replaced by generative AI. Is it wise to replace junior employees or lawyers with generative AI? What factors should be considered before deploying generative AI tools in your business? To consider these questions, we first need to understand the basic workings of generative AI and what it can offer. Fundamentally, AI is intelligence that is not biological. The general understanding is that machines will be ascribed with this intelligence. These machines have the ability to interpret, learn from and process external data in a way that is similar to the capabilities of the human mind. Generative AI is a type of AI program that generates content from a data set. It uses deep learning, a type of machine learning system that behaves like a neural network to simulate the functions of a human brain. In other words, it can mimic human intelligence by exhibiting analytical skills to create new content. Not only can generative AI be utilised in chatbot programs to create text, but it can also be used in programs that can create images, sound or videos. This article will consider two major forms of generative AI, in the context of risks to businesses: chatbots using generative pre-trained transformer technology programs; and image generating programs.
Since 11 December 2019, the Appellate Body has been unable to deliver binding resolutions of trade disputes, nor can it guarantee the right to appellate review.
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
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.
Defence JVS: issues with shareholders and IP
11. Directors' liability in M&A transactions
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7th Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Sector Conference
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.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
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.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Apr 22, 2025
The latest research by the International Bar Association (IBA) Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU) into gender disparity in the law across the world is focused on Taiwan. The findings reveal that women are underrepresented at the top of the profession in…
From schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans in England to the Stabilisation and Restructuring Framework of Companies Act proceedings in Germany, Chapter 11 filings in the US and emerging frameworks in Singapore and Latin America.
31st Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference
Apr 22, 2022
This article discusses the recent SEC case involving PwC and highlights the wider implications for intermediary institutions providing professional services in a tightened regulatory and enforcement regime in China’s banking and financial sector.
The IBA's LPRU has published a report on the nature and prevalence of bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession around the world, based on the findings of its extensive 2018 survey on the subject. It offers both observations and recommendations for action. The IBA hopes that the report will encourage law firms to revisit their policies and training for responding to and preventing bullying and harassment.
Jun 02, 2021
While the pandemic disruption has extended for far longer than initially expected, courts (after the first wave), arbitral institutions and stakeholders in commercial dispute resolution have largely continued operations, increasingly supported by innovative digital technology, flexible scheduling and flexible cost structures, among other tools.
Cloud contracting for the public sector - overcoming doubts and legal challenges
11. Emerging litigation and regulatory risks in crypto
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IBA 5th Silicon Beach Conference: From Start-Up to Exit
By Yi-An (Ann) Lai. Alipay and the impact of e-payment systems resulting in new regulations in China and other jurisdictions.
Jul 25, 2023
This article reviews recent US export control rules impacting China and relevant Chinese merger control practice, and considers the implications of the regulatory tension between the two regimes for parties involved in a China merger review or subject to China merger remedies.
Trends on opinions and counsel reports
11. How can corporate lawyers add value when a company pursues an alternative to new financing, such as a reduction in force?
7th Global Entrepreneurship Conference
On 24 January 2019, the lower house of the Irish Parliament, the Dáil Éireann, passed the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill (the ‘Irish Boycott Act’), which prohibits Irish residents and companies from purchasing or selling goods and services from or to certain territories in Israel. The Irish Boycott Act was previously approved by the upper house of the Irish parliament, the Senead Éireann, in July 2018, and is currently awaiting advancement to the final stages of reconciliation and
The full programme details are below:
9:00am-9:15am - Welcome remarks
9:15am-10:30am - The burden of proof in ESG disputes
11:00am-12:15pm - The (controversial) role of experts in dispute resolution
12:15pm-12:30pm - Closing remarks
12:30pm-1:00pm - Tour of Osgoode Hall
Spaces are limited and are assigned on a first come first served basis.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Jun 18, 2020
In 1968, after the race riots of the civil rights era tore America apart, the Kerner Commission concluded that ‘abrasive policing tactics’ only escalate violence. The 21-year-old Donald Trump instead absorbed the lesson drawn by the segregationist presidential candidate George Wallace: ‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts.’ Trump’s violent antipathy to protest goes well beyond looters.
ESG litigation – trends and strategies in both civil and common law court
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Global class actions - coming soon to a court near you
12:15PM – 1:30PM
Comparative approach of international commercial chambers
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
The role of the profession, ethics, representation and social responsibility
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Spaces are limited and are assigned on a first come first served basis.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
In March 2019, the UK Parliament was due to debate a Bill requiring the UK’s crown dependencies – Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man – to introduce public registers to bring about greater transparency in the hope this would prevent illicit financial flows
Impact of space data on investments and technological advancements in the new space realm
11. M&A and military technology
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8th Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Sector Conference
IBA Global Insight Aug/Sept 2018. The stripping of citizenship for terrorism, or suspected terrorism, ranks among the most contentious post-9/11 issues. The numbers currently affected may be small but the legal principles at stake, and the implications for all citizens, are enormously significant.
Feb 05, 2025
Recent developments suggest that we may be facing a paradigm shift in competition law enforcement. The increasing focus on industrial policy and the political urge to ‘integrate’ competition policy into it has lead to some serious concerns about the future of competition law. Does this mean that ‘competition law’ will be subjugated to ‘competition policy’? And if this ‘policy’ is integrated into industrial policy, what are the institutional consequences? In this opinion piece, the authors focus on developments within the European Union and Mexico, with the latter being a more extreme and Orwellian version of the former.
ESG litigation – trends and strategies in both civil and common law court
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Global class actions - coming soon to a court near you
12:15PM – 1:30PM
Comparative approach of international commercial chambers
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
The role of the profession, ethics, representation and social responsibility
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Spaces are limited and are assigned on a first come first served basis.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
The US Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has adopted significant changes in the scope of review of investment in US businesses by non-US persons. These new regulations, which went into effect in February 2020, go well beyond CFIUS’ historical role in reviewing investments of control transactions directly involving national security implications.
ESG litigation – trends and strategies in both civil and common law court
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Global class actions - coming soon to a court near you
12:15PM – 1:30PM
Comparative approach of international commercial chambers
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
The role of the profession, ethics, representation and social responsibility
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Spaces are limited and are assigned on a first come first served basis.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
ESG litigation – trends and strategies in both civil and common law court
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Global class actions - coming soon to a court near you
12:15PM – 1:30PM
Comparative approach of international commercial chambers
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
The role of the profession, ethics, representation and social responsibility
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Spaces are limited and are assigned on a first come first served basis.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
IBA Global Insight April/May 2017 - Serving as Deputy Assistant Attorney General under George W Bush, John Yoo authored the ‘Torture Memos’ that provided the legal basis for US detention and interrogation policies following 9/11. Here, he assesses Donald Trump’s early days in power and says the use of executive orders is damaging his presidency.
Jul 25, 2023
In October 2020, SK hynix announced it would acquire Intel’s NAND memory and storage business to enhance the competitiveness of its NAND flash solutions. The deal would make SK hynix second only to Samsung among the world’s largest NAND memory makers. A number of competition authorities reviewed the deal. In May 2021, the European Commission and Korea’s antitrust agency cleared the deal without any issues. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority followed suit and found that there would be ‘strong remaining competitors’ who had their own plans to ‘expand their capacity’. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) also weighed in with approval. China was the final antitrust hurdle. As with many other semiconductor reviews before it, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved the SK hynix/Intel deal a year later but imposed a range of behavioural conditions to address competition concerns (not identified elsewhere) and security of supply.
Cloud contracting for the public sector - overcoming doubts and legal challenges
11. Emerging litigation and regulatory risks in crypto
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IBA 5th Silicon Beach Conference: From Start-Up to Exit
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