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Dec 13, 2022
Christopher Vadja KC was the UK judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) from 2012 until the withdrawal of the UK from the EU in January 2020 when his mandate ceased. During that time, he was party to judgments in a broad spectrum of fields, including banking, competition and state aid, data protection and privacy, energy, environment, private and public international law, public procurement, sanctions, tax, trade and investment protection agreements, and transport.
On 12 February 2021, Mr Karim A. A. Khan KC was elected as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the nineteenth session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute in New York.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
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19th Annual Bar Leaders' Conference
Mar 13, 2026
In this interview with IBA Multimedia Journalist Alice Johnson, Lord Richard Hermer KC, Attorney-General for England and Wales, discusses the essential role of international law in a world of rising tensions, efforts to improve the UK’s criminal justice system and the importance of promoting rule of law culture.
A dialogue between Andrea Appella and Professor Stefano Quintarelli.
The AI battlefields - How to navigate and overcome the legal challenges
Dec 18, 2025
In this article, the authors propose some guiding principles to determine FRAND compliant app store fees. The authors argue that FRAND app store fees should reflect the incremental value of the services they offer, not the value of access to the market itself. They should also account for the value provided to app stores by hosting apps, reflecting the two-way exchange. Finally, they should not reflect the value of network effects, which is the source of market power for the gatekeepers. Such a price ensures that the gatekeeper and app developer are both fairly rewarded for the value of their services and is the most direct way to ensure both fairness and contestability in app distribution.
18th Annual IBA Competition Mid-Year Conference
The panel will discuss proposed forthcoming legislation in the EU, UK and around the world regarding artificial intelligence, as well as competition and regulatory issues raised by artificial intelligence.
33rd Annual IBA Communications and Competition Law Conference
Nov 02, 2023
Karim Khan KC is Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
A journey on the swings and roundabouts of family business succession. Our panel will discuss the practical steps advisors can take to prevent the preventable and resolve issues inside and outside the family business unit.
30th Annual International Private Client Tax Conference: transforming (un)expected challenges into opportunities for the next 30 years
May 11, 2023
Technology linked to health and fitness is big business. But the abundant data privacy issues are leading to increasing numbers of enforcement actions.
In the hot topics session we explore current themes of interest to the maritime and transport law community. The exact choice of topics will be decided later.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Mar 09, 2026
An insightful discussion with Fiona McLeod
With Initial Public Offering (IPO) markets being tentative or closed from time to time, how can asset owners ensure they can lift their business to the next level at the moment that this is needed at the right moment in the life-cycle. The difficult IPO market conditions over the last few years in quite a few jurisdictions has shown that one should not despair: alternatives are available!
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Nov 20, 2023
James Lewis speaks to Karim Khan KC, who has been Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2021, about the challenges facing the Court, his areas of focus and the ICC’s work in jurisdictions such as the Middle East and Ukraine.
The current legal framework around ESG is a conundrum for financial actors. Legislative initiatives are starkly diverging, with actors facing sometimes more regulation, sometimes simplification and sometimes even deregulation. In parallel, complaints about greenwashing and calls for increased ESG accountability continue to fuel ESG litigation across the globe. Against this background, the panel will explore which ESG-related obligations remain relevant for regulated entities such as banks, asset managers and other financial service providers, which regulatory expectations are to be dealt with and which risks are to be addressed. The panel will compare market approaches, discuss implementation challenges and exchange practical insights.
41st International Financial Law Conference
Jun 05, 2023
This article provides an introduction to the Damages in International Arbitration (DIA) app, an interactive web application prepared by the ICCA-ASIL Task Force on Damages following five years of work. It has been prepared on the basis of the author’s contribution at the 2022 IBA Day Istanbul in March 2022 in the panel chaired by Mark Friedman and including David Dearman and Smitha Menon. The DIA guides users through the key legal, quantitative and procedural issues implicated by quantifying damages in international arbitration. The article is illustrated with some screen shots from the DIA web application and also refers to Friedman’s presentation on the suggested Quantum Academy (see pages 69–78).
A panel discussion on the opportunities and pitfalls faced by a buyer in making an offer in a pre-pack sale. This session will cover practical aspects to be considered by the buyer, such as valuation, pricing, employees and insolvency procedural issues depending on the jurisdiction. The panel will also address whether buyers should consider taking on board fund managers in distressed asset acquisitions.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
As the global community struggled to contain the Covid-19 pandemic throughout 2020, various international governments incorporated new data-driven technologies within their suite of regulatory tools to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
This expert panel will review the interplay between telecoms, antitrust and data rules in the newly emerging new worlds of the metaverse, ‘internet of things’ and artificial intelligence. It will discuss and debate key questions including:
• What is the role of telecommunications regulations in this space?
• What is the connection between data protection and competition law rules in the world of big tech?
• Is the cartel prohibition applicable in the metaverse?
32nd Annual IBA Communications and Competition Law Conference
China has witnessed continuing progress in personal data protection laws as well as the tightening of law enforcement in this field. Recently the authorities’ spotlight has been on mobile applications or apps, which are the most popular way that businesses collect personal information. Chinese authorities have adopted the carrot and stick approach by cajoling app operators into following the best practice, while aggressively going after violators to curb illegal apps
With increasing dependence on digital infrastructure comes a heightened focus on security and sovereignty in the digital realm. This session will delve into the intersection of competition law and national security concerns, addressing the implications of data localisation requirements, cybersecurity, and digital sovereignty policies. Experts will discuss how competition law and regulation can play a role in promoting secure and resilient digital markets while balancing national security interests and cross-border data flows.
34th Annual IBA Communications and Competition Law Conference
On 3 June 2020, a Court of Labor Appeals in Uruguay rendered the first local decision on enforcement of an arbitration provision between Uber and a driver using its app.
The panel will address key considerations and processes of equitisation of unsecured debt as a balance sheet repair tool in financial restructurings.
This session will navigate through the following issues:
• Available protections for lenders and shareholders;
• regulatory constraints;
• directors duties;
• orderly sales of equitised debt on the markets;
• disclosure issues;
• implementation risks;
• And conflicts in domestic and cross border constellations.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Mar 10, 2026
The International Bar Association (IBA) has launched Series 2 of its Inspirational legal women podcast during International Women’s Week to spotlight the experiences, leadership and perspectives of women shaping the legal profession.
Our experts will delve into the latest global trends in securing Equity Capital Market (ECM) transactions before their launch. This session is designed for legal professionals who are keen to understand the intricacies of ECM transactions across different markets and jurisdictions. We will explore the types of deals being executed, the methodologies employed, and the unique transaction scenarios that arise in various jurisdictions. The discussion will also cover the array of tools available to secure ECM transactions, such as cornerstone and backstop investors, hard underwritings, sub-underwritings, and the strategic use of public and private transaction combinations. Transaction specific steps like "testing the waters" and "wall-crossing" and their implementation will also be explained.
40th IBA International Financial Law Conference
Nov 10, 2022
Over the past few years, digital lending apps (DLAs) have greatly aided both business users and retail customers in India. However, to curb growing malpractice and the misuse of customers’ personal data, on 2 September 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued official guidelines to restrict the activities and improve the oversight of DLAs. All RBI regulated entities have until 30 November 2022 to put in place adequate systems and processes to ensure that all their digital loans are in compliance with the new guidelines.
Mediation skills for building and keeping franchise relations
Aug 27, 2025
The IBAHRI has announced that its Director, Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws LT KC, eminent British barrister, life peer and member of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords, has been awarded the Order of Merit of Ukraine of the III degree...
Shortages of medicines and medical devices are caused not only by manufacturing challenges, but also by distribution unavailability, due to issues at distribution chain level. This session will examine the phenomena within the distribution chain that can lead to shortages of medicine and medical devices, such as parallel trade. The session will also explore different approaches to deal with such shortages by several jurisdictions, including the imposition of regulated prices, blacklist, export controls/restrictions, government mandated distribution and challenging product registration rules.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Dec 03, 2025
Determining a product’s classification is arguably one of the most important steps involving its initial assessment. Whether a product is considered a medical device, an in vitro diagnostic device (IVD) or a consumer product will dictate the specific product safety and compliance legislation that applies.
This session will take the form of an interactive workshop, with moderators facilitating round table discussions on some of the legal hot topics stemming from the automotive and mobility services industry, including:
Topic one: electrification
- Transformation of the value chain of automotive production.
- Battery production and software as the core components?
- Level playing field in a global market?
- New global players – state support – EU protective measures.
- The challenges of building a dense EV charging station network. Regulatory restraints – financing – access.
Topic two: new mobility
- Trends and legal issues related to the new mobility platforms – data protection, liability issues, regulatory requirements, consumer protection.
4th European Automotive and Mobility Services Conference
Jul 28, 2025
The eyeWitness app was born out of a powerful idea: that technology could help bring justice to victims of the world’s worst crimes. So, eyeWitness partnered with LexisNexis to create a tech-driven solution – an app designed to help human rights defenders, journalists and civilians document and report atrocity crimes in conflict zones and high-risk areas in a way that ensures the evidence can be used in legal proceedings at the highest level.
Mar 18, 2022
As Russia’s war against Ukraine rages and allegations of war crimes grow, gathering evidence that can later be used in a court of law to bring any transgressors to justice becomes ever more necessary. To this end, the eyeWitness to Atrocities app is being used in Ukraine to capture potential evidence of crimes committed in a verifiable format to be submitted in future cases.
Speaker:
Baroness Helena Kennedy KC IBA's Human Rights Institute, London
Yemen, Syria & Afghanistan: Case Studies in International Law, Peace, Justice, and Sanctions in Armed Conflict
Mar 18, 2024
The Director of the IBAHRI, Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws, KC, has been appointed Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle by King Charles III.
Some investors are starting to become sceptical about tech startups: for every new productivity app, or the next uber of whatever app, there are already two or three competitors that already do similar things or, worse yet, Big Tech can replicate them in no time and drive them of business.
IBA 6th Silicon Hills Conference – the Tech Epicentre of Texas: from Start-Up to Exit
Oct 30, 2024
Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC has been appointed to serve as the new Chair of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom. She succeeds The Rt Hon the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury after his five-year tenure as the expert body’s inaugural Chair.
Topic one: Shortage of drugs
Moderators
María Alonso Lilly Spain, Madrid
Camilla Appelgren Mannheimer Swartling, Stockholm
Ruta Pumputiene Ellex Valiunas, Lithuania
Topic two: The current surge and challenges of digital therapeutics
Moderators
Adem Koyuncu Covington, Brussels
Elisa Stefanini Portolano Cavallo, Milan
Cécile Théard-Jallu De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, Paris
Topic three: Financing of advanced new therapies
Moderators
Mireia Castro Novartis Spain, Barcelona
Alfonso Gallego Pfizer, Madrid
Topic four: E-commerce of medicinal products: Global freedom or national restrictions?
Moderators
José Fernández Rañada Garrigues, Madrid
Markus Schott Bär & Karrer, Zurich
Dr Katharina Wodarz Raue, Berlin
Topic five: Product liability and medical devices
Moderators
Manuel Durães Rocha Abreu Advogados, Lisbon
Monika Gattiker Lanter, Zurich
Topic six: Gene therapies and orphan drugs - regulatory status and reimbursement
Moderators
Henar Álvarez Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Madrid
Ariadna Padilla Takeda, Madrid
Topic seven: Re-labelling repackaging and parallel import of medical devices and pharmaceuticals
Moderators
Maria Cedó Esteve, Barcelona
Janine Demont-Reudt Niederer Kraft Frey, Zurich
Miguel Ángel Galve ex GC of Elanco, Madrid
Topic eight: Human research – big data and secondary use of data
Moderators
Beatriz Cocina Arrieta Uria Menendez, Madrid
Ioanna Michalopoulou Michalopoulou & Associates, Athens
Lincoln Tsang Ropes & Gray, London
Topic nine: Deal structures of life sciences transactions
Moderators
Gustavo Alcocer Lugo Olivares, México City
Elazar Stein Medison Pharma, Petach Tikva and Zug, Israel
Emmanuelle Trombe McDermott, Will & Emery, Paris
Topic ten: Interplay between regulation and intellectual property - review of Bolar exemption
Moderators
Rais Amils Pérez Llorca, Madrid
Özge Atilgan Karakulak Gün + Partners, Istanbul
Martin Dræbye Gantzhorn Bech-Bruun, Copenhagen
Topic eleven: Artificial intelligence and life sciences
Moderators
James Gallagher Mason Hayes & Curran, Dublin
Njeri Mutura Microsoft, Irvine, California
Josefine Sommer Sidley Austin LLP, Brussels
Topic twelve: Trade secrets / confidentiality in R&D collaborations
Moderators
Dr Hussein Akhavannik Blank Rome, Washington, District of Columbia
Maarten Schut Kennedy Van der Laan, Amsterdam
Topic thirteen: Recent landscape on foreign direct investment in medtech/pharma
Moderators
Per Lagerkvist MAQS, Stockholm
Irene Fernández Puyol Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid
Topic fourteen: Unified patent court – takeaways from the first year
Moderators
Morten Bruus Accura, Copenhagen
Francine Le Péchon-Joubert De Gaulle Fleurance, Paris
Hanna Tilus Cirio, Stockholm
Topic fifteen: Pharmaceuticals disparagement cases –Interactions with HCPs and regulators from a competition law perspective
Moderators
Luis Alcover Faus Moliner, Barcelona
Moisés Ramírez GSK Spain, Madrid
Anders Thue Simonsen Vogt Wiig, Oslo
Topic sixteen: Advertising pharmaceuticals - old law for modern information needs
Moderators
Ariadna Casanueva Cuatrecasas, Barcelona
Viviana Cervieri Cervieri Monsuárez, Montevideo
Celine Weber Walder Wyss, Zurich
Topic seventeen: Securing innovation: Tackling the 21st century epidemic of counterfeiting and intellectual property piracy
Moderators
Francisco Javier García Uría Menéndez, Barcelona
Jason Jardine Knobbe Martens, San Diego, California
Luis Ruiz BPL, Guatemala City
10th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference
Dec 04, 2025
This article examines the legal status of digital therapeutics and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven health applications within the Argentine regulatory framework, focusing on their potential classification as a medical device or software as a medical device (SaMD) from a local law perspective, the data protection obligations that the processing of health-related information triggers and the intellectual property considerations applicable to software and AI-based health technologies.
During this conversation with her Her Honour Wendy KC and Stephanie Jones, Professor of Law and Literature at the University of Southampton, Laura Devine and Thomas van Houwelingen-Boer will dive into the interdisciplinary field of law and literature.
11th Biennial IBA Global Immigration Conference
Jun 18, 2025
The International Bar Association (IBA) and JustTalk Ukraine hosted an event in Kyiv to explore the use and efficacy of new technologies in military conflict. Titled ‘Technology in the fight against war crimes: challenges and paths to justice’ the event brought together experts, practitioners and international partners...
In this fireside chat, Jern-Fei Ng KC will share thoughtful reflections, personal experiences and invaluable lessons acquired over the course of his illustrious career.
Next Gen Arbitration in Asia Pacific: Innovation, access, and legacy
May 01, 2025
Footage captured in war-torn Ukraine using the International Bar Association (IBA)-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness) controlled-capture phone app has been used to fortify four cases before the country’s courts. The tamper-proof photo, video and audio footage captured using the eyeWitness app…
Dec 03, 2025
This article examines Colombia’s framework for digital therapeutics and artificial intelligence (AI) driven health apps, linking medical record obligations and data protection requirements to Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) workflows. It outlines the legal status of medical records, the interoperable electronic medical records (HCEI), and safeguards for automated processing, including consent and algorithm auditability. The regulatory section maps current INVIMA registrations and notes the absence of autonomous AI approvals, highlighting reliance on FDA/EU authorisations for homologation. The IP analysis addresses patentability limits for software, protection of computer implemented inventions, and complementary tools such as copyright, industrial designs, trademarks, and trade dress.
EU ETS in maritime sector emissions
Speaker
Diego de San Simón San Simón & Duch, Madrid; Website Officer, IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee
The Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships
Speaker
Dr Ann Fenech Fenech & Fenech Advocates, Valletta
Decarbonisation in shipping
Speaker
Dr Jan-Erik Pötschke Ahlers & Vogel, Hamburg
The need for an international convention on liability and compensation relating to the transboundary damages from offshore oil and gas activities
Speaker
The Honourable Steven Rares KC 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, Sydney, New South Wales
The Cape of Storms: A comparative navigation of current hot topics in maritime & transportation law
Oct 10, 2024
The International Bar Association (IBA)-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness) app and organisation have been shortlisted in the ‘tech for good’ category of the 2024 UK tech awards, amid an ever more difficult landscape of international conflicts. These awards celebrate outstanding achievement in this rapidly...
Jun 18, 2020
In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, with governments adopting unprecedented technologically driven measures to deal with the emergency, the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU) and the IBA Business Human Rights Committee have published Digital contact tracing for the Covid-19 epidemic: a business and human rights perspective.
Jan 20, 2026
The Co-Chair of the Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee, Paul D Paton, shares a message reflecting on the committee’s successful events in the past few months and looks forward to the year ahead.
Mohamed Elewa Badar Professor of Comparative and International Criminal Law at Northumbria University, Newcastle; Middle East and North African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, IBA War Crimes Committee
Speakers
Saleh Al-Batati Journalist alumnus/alumni at Reuters Institute the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
John Balouziyeh Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP, New York; North American Regional Forum Liaison Officer, IBA War Crimes Committee
Toby Cadman KC Guernica 37 Chambers, London; Secretary, IBA War Crimes Committee
Colonel (Retired) Charles Garraway CBE, London
Hasina Safi Former Minister for Women’s Affairs and first Afghan UN CEDAW representative, London
Maria Varaki Co-Director War Crimes Research Group, King’s College, London
Yemen, Syria & Afghanistan: Case Studies in International Law, Peace, Justice, and Sanctions in Armed Conflict
May 31, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to hundreds of human rights defenders in the embattled country downloading the eyeWitness to Atrocities camera app and submitting 10,000 verifiable videos, photographs and audio files of alleged war crimes. These pieces of potential evidence represent the largest haul for the app in a single conflict zone to date. The 10,000 milestone demonstrates Ukrainian human rights defenders’ desire to ensure that declared violations are captured and processed in a way that is acceptable for investigators and courts of law.
In this dynamic environment, businesses from all sides of the AI universe – AI model owners, AI app developers, AI business users, data owners, cloud infrastructure owners – need to understand the heightened scrutiny over investments in this sector and act in compliance with increasingly intrusive regulation and antitrust law.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
A webinar presented by the IBA Legal Policy and Research Unit and IBA Business Human Rights Committee, 25 June 2020, 1300-1400 BST.
With the recent advance of generative artificial intelligence (AI), an increasing number of service providers, platforms and apps rely on AI as part of their working processes.
The AI battlefields - How to navigate and overcome the legal challenges
Oct 04, 2022
In Ukraine, users of the eyeWitness to Atrocities camera app have safely deposited, in the eyeWitness secure vault, 20,000 verifiable videos, photographs and audio files of alleged war crimes since the start of Russia’s invasion.
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