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May 25, 2023
The government-imposed lockdowns and restrictions necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic, together with the changes in consumer behaviour that the virus triggered, had a radical impact on the turnover of many businesses. Those businesses often looked to their business interruption insurance to recoup their losses. In relation to such insurance claims, the United Kingdom regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in cooperation with leading insurers, launched a test case with a view to resolving some of the fundamental coverage issues arising on a selection of common market wordings. The decision in the FCA test case of course left several issues unanswered, particularly in relation to the assessment of quantum. Three recent cases have attempted to address these issues. They were brought by Stonegate (a pub chain), Greggs (a bakery chain) and Various Eateries (a group of restaurants).
In this session we will debate the topic of platform v sovereign states, and dissecting who is in control in relation to communications infrastructure.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
The Litigation Committee brings together international litigators to share their personal experiences of legal, practical and procedural issues from around the world. Providing the opportunity to build a strong cross-border professional network for lawyers at all levels and ages, the Committee uses the platform offered by the main IBA conference and its own specialist mid-year conference to share views on issues such as jurisdiction, choice of law and international judicial assistance. The Committee also cooperates with other committees on issues relevant to wider dispute resolution.
Feb 09, 2023
As the regime cracks down hard on protests, Global Insight assesses how the international community ought to respond in order to protect the rights of the country’s 88 million population.
Increasingly more protectionist policies are adopted across the globe which affects business ability to make deals (new FDI and FSR regimes, etc.) and to access markets (IMEC v. BRI, security restrictions for hardwares sales, etc.).
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Formed in 2005, the Senior Lawyers Committee represents senior lawyers and has received interest from younger IBA members eager to learn from their experience. The Committee aims to combat age discrimination, promote mentorship, and facilitate global networking. The Committee organises sessions and social events, often in collaboration with other IBA committees, focusing on how senior lawyers' expertise can benefit the profession. Recent topics include discrimination, career progression, and mentorship. The Committee also helps senior lawyers find roles where they can share their experience, including in sustainable development projects through IBA member organisations.
IBA Global Insight August/September 2017. Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney once said optimistically ‘the age of irresponsibility is over’. Recent events suggest otherwise, with financial institutions yet to face the kind of reckoning that forces fundamental shifts in culture.
Age-old tactics of deception, propaganda, false flag operations and social manipulation enjoy a new medium.
IBA War Crimes Committee Conference 2025: Law on the frontlines
Feb 13, 2020
New rules for copyright in the EU need to be enacted in national law of Member States by April 2021. Global Insight explains why these reforms are highly controversial and what their impact is likely to be.
With increasing longevity and rising retirement ages, modern workplaces are witnessing a diverse mix of generations – each with unique expectations and values.
Annual IBA Employment and Diversity Law Conference 2024
May 17, 2023
Despite widespread acceptance that newspapers are a crucial element of democratic societies, they’re under severe threat as revenues flow to internet platforms. Global Insight reports on legislative efforts to save the ‘Fourth Estate’.
We will discuss the ethical issues for lawyers around non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and other potentially predatory litigation.
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
• Protecting legitimate interests or perverting the course of justice?
• When, where and in what form are NDAs acceptable?
• What types of clauses are unacceptable?
• What are the ethical obligations for lawyers drafting NDAs and advising clients?
• NDAs from the perspective of one client/litigant, Zelda Perkins, who said of hers ‘It is morally lacking on every level’.
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs)
• Are suggestions that lawyers are facilitating frivolous litigation aimed at silencing criticism greatly exaggerated?
• How do SLAPPs align with our obligations as lawyers to promote the protection of the fundamental right of freedom of expression?
• Are we, as lawyers taking our professional and ethical obligations seriously?
• Is there a risk that legitimate claims are being branded as SLAPPs?
• What are our obligations to interrogate clients’ instructions and advise them on the risks?
2nd IBA Global Professional Ethics Symposium
Global Insight assesses the implications for businesses and their lawyers, from contracts to the need to diversify how goods and services are sourced.
This panel on whistleblowing will provide an update on the latest developments in this critical area. Panellists will discuss advances in the implementation of the EU Whistleblowing Directive and their impact on organisations.
The panel will also examine new legal and policy developments related to the protection of whistleblowers and the use of digital tools to report misconduct, the intersection of whistleblowing and data privacy, and whistleblowing as a tool for ensuring compliance across the supply chain.
19th Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference
IBA Global Insight Aug/Sept 2019: Automated facial recognition technology is facing a legal challenge in the UK, while some law enforcement authorities in the US are banned from using it. Global Insight assesses the technology and the risks it poses.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Jul 19, 2023
In this feature, the first of two parts, Global Insight assesses the legal issues associated with conventional fuels – oil, gas, coal and nuclear – when it comes to responding to the ever-worsening climate crisis and the urgent need for energy transition.
As the financial sector increasingly embraces technological innovations such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, the future of regulatory compliance stands at a pivotal junction. This discussion will delve into how these technologies are set to transform financial regulation, the potential challenges they pose, and the strategies organizations can adopt to stay ahead in this dynamic environment, ensuring robust compliance while fostering innovation.
39th IBA International Financial Law Conference
Cody Wilson is no supporter of the Parkland student movement against guns. On the contrary, his avowed goal is to crush the teenagers’ dreams: ‘All this Parkland stuff, the students, all these dreams of “common-sense gun reforms”? No. The internet will serve guns.’
Understanding and managing the questions raised and the complexities of litigation in the age of social media is therefore crucial. When and how can social media be used as a source of evidence?
IBA Young Litigators Seminar 2025
Apr 30, 2025
Intellectual property (IP) law is changing dramatically, owing to the rapid growth of developing technologies, globalisation and ongoing legal reforms. In recent years, there has been a significant shift in how IP is regulated and used by businesses. In addition to altering the IP environment, the emergence of modern technologies, like blockchain, big data and artificial intelligence, has presented serious obstacles to the established frameworks for IP enforcement and protection. These technologies are demonstrating the adaptability of IP rules in the present day and changing the core ideas that support them.
Family offices continue to evolve and have a prominent role in global investment, wealth preservation, and philanthropy. This panel will explore the latest trends impacting family offices, including the rise of direct investments, the growing importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and impact investing, the shift toward professionalisation and institutionalisation, as well as governance and succession structures employed for these purposes, offering practical strategies for advisors better to serve their family office clients in an ever-changing landscape.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
May 19, 2022
Given the amount of Russian disinformation, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ability to use the media to galvanise the international community has been a key feature of the conflict. But, as the Geneva Conventions make clear, there are limits.
In the digital age, concerns around traditional pricing cartels are being reshaped by the rise of algorithmic pricing and automated information exchange.
29th Annual Competition Conference
This ‘roundtable’ article analyses force majeure and the key aspects of enforceability across a number of jurisdictions, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The jurisdictions featured are the United States; the United Arab Emirates; Brazil; Singapore; France; as well as English law.
This session will explore the rapidly developing technologies and novel products that are changing the way lawyers are supporting M&A activity in the digital age, the benefits to both law firms and clients of embracing new ways of doing deals, the opportunities technology presents, as well as the challenges created by such innovation. Topics to be explored include: how technological innovations are impacting transactional efficiency; how the M&A lawyer’s role has evolved and will evolve in shaping successful deal making by leveraging technology; the potential impacts of the digital age on shareholder engagement, empowerment and transaction approval; and regulatory implications and ethical considerations of utilising new technologies to support M&A transactions.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
IBA Global Insight June/July 2017 - Following the recent summit between American President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping, Global Insight considers the reversal on protectionism and free trade, assessing the potential for a major trade war between the two global superpowers.
It is both venerated and despised in equal measure. Age is often omitted, curiously forgotten, and regularly maligned. And yet, age is a characteristic or attribute that is recognised globally as deserving of protection under discrimination and equal opportunity legislation. So given this is the one attribute that applies to all of us, at one stage of our lives or another, and the fact that most countries have an ageing population, what are we doing about it? This topic considers why age appears to be off the radar in the diversity and inclusion debate, why it should be on the radar and what can be done to address this.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Jan 23, 2023
Last autumn, US antitrust agencies blocked a proposed deal between two major book publishers. Global Insight examines the case in the context of the activist approach being taken by regulators, especially towards Big Tech.
An open meeting of the Agricultural Law Section held to discuss matters of interest and future activities.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
By Kateryna Gupalo and Kateryna Shapran. The year 2019 saw a prodigious amount of legislation amendments in Ukraine, particularly relating to combating corruption. The changes have affected the Criminal and the Criminal Procedure Codes as well as other anti-corruption regulations. New anti-corruption bodies including the High Anti-Corruption Court and the State Bureau of Investigation have also come into operation. Ukraine therefore continues to develop and implement its anti-corruption reforms.
The session will explore the challenges faced by farmers, food businesses, consumers, and environmental institutions and entities when dealing with the global tensions that concern the production and supply of food commodities and products, in relation with farming costs and financing. The panellists will discuss about the strategic and legal solutions to be adopted in order to prevent present and future stress conditions from happening throughout the healthy and less-healthy areas of the world.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Mar 26, 2020
Privacy and data protection rules should not be an obstacle in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, users’ safeguards should be upheld: this is the basic assumption that should guide national authorities currently facing the Covid-19 emergency, who are looking for technological instruments to make their actions more effective (such as access and treatment of citizens’ personal data, and the use of tracing applications).
SustainabilityFocusHumanRightsThe session will explore the current regulatory framework for sustainable and responsible investment in agriculture and how this can contribute to the mitigation of the climate crisis. It will explore how lawyers in the private and public sectors can use a variety of legal tools including environmental and human rights law to promote sustainable and responsible investment in agriculture within their national contexts.
SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS sessions marked as such are part of the IBA Annual Conference 2022 sustainability focus on Tuesday and Thursday, grouping sessions discussing different aspects of ESG and sustainability across the different legal fields.
Advancing Land-based Investment Governance (ALIGN) supports governments, civil society, local communities and other relevant actors in strengthening the governance of land-based investments. The project is implemented by a consortium led by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and Namati, and is funded with UK aid from the UK government. Some of this webinar material has been produced as part of ALIGN by CCSI and IIED, however the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of ALIGN partners or the UK Government.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Continuing developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have raised concerns that algorithms may be unfairly or even illegally biased. This session allowed participants to hear from and interact with leading specialists in the fields of machine learning and AI as they intersect with ethics and the law, in order to understand if eliminating bias in machine learning is possible or even desirable from a technical standpoint.
Combatting age discrimination: the role for employers and in-house lawyers, In-House Perspective May 2019
Responsible land-based investments in agriculture: Latin America
Jun 07, 2022
Football 256 purported to carry out an awards ceremony via their social media channels – ‘Football 256 Best of the Season Awards’ – for the recently concluded 2020-2021 StarTimes Uganda Premier League. In response, the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) threatened legal action against Football 256, the football clubs, club officials and players.
We intend to explore the impacts of the foreign ownership of farmland from an economic, social and environmental perspective.
We will address the cross-border challenges faced in regulating and monitoring these transactions, and the benefits and risks associated with foreign investment in farmland.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Mar 10, 2021
The UK Supreme Court’s much-anticipated judgment in Halliburton Company (Appellant) v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (formerly known as Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd) (Respondent) [2020] UKSC 48 (on appeal from [2018] EWCA Civ 817) opens with the recognition of an axiom which goes to the heart of justice: “‘it is axiomatic that a judge or an arbitrator must be impartial; he or she must not be biased in favour of or against any party in a litigation or reference.
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is revolutionising the IT ecosystem in unprecedented ways. With AI developers themselves struggling to fully understand the intricacies of their own model, AI’s inherent risks of unpredictability and bias pose challenges for lawyers and regulators alike. Regulators around the globe have responded with AI regulation but are also introducing new regulations that apply to technology contracting more broadly and which impact providers and users of technology in general. In this evolving landscape, companies need to re-evaluate their contracts. Are they still offering the right level of protection? Do the clauses function as intended? Do they address these new developments? The short answer is: likely not.
In this interactive session, leading industry experts and specialised lawyers will discuss the impact of AI and other regulations on contracts. Through real-world examples and contract clauses, they will guide you on how to update your contracts to meet the challenges ahead.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
During the UNCITRAL Working Group V session in December 2020, a colloquium was held to consider whether UNCITRAL should be advised to undertake future work on applicable law (choice of law) in cross-border insolvency proceedings.
The rapid expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business presents both opportunities and challenges for corporations committed to respecting human rights. For example, while AI can enhance workplace safety and improve supply chain integrity, it also risks promoting discrimination and compromising employee privacy. This session will provide guidance to corporate lawyers to help clients avoid human rights pitfalls and harness AI as a force for good.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Nov 29, 2024
The increasing prevalence of technology in every aspect of human society is driving an evolution in the legal profession, particularly in litigation practice. Today, lawyers are required to possess a deeper understanding of technology and its associated legal implications to provide effective assistance. This necessity underscores the importance for legal professionals to adapt to the rapidly changing technological landscape and grasp the legal ramifications tied to it.
This session will explore how mechanisation and digitalisation affects the labour force, particularly in transitional economies, and how to advise clients on labour issues, on displacement, and the implications on agricultural production.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Competition in the digital age: learning from the European Commission’s Guess decision, In-House Perspective May 2019
Jul 01, 2022
On 18 November 2021, the European Commission adopted a communication with a promising title: ‘A competition policy fit for new challenges’. The document covers all pillars of EU competition enforcement: antitrust law, merger control and state aid law. It also addresses new issues, such as the Digital Markets Act and the fight against third-country subsidies. However, although the Commission announced ‘a review of competition policy tools with unprecedented scope and ambition’, the 20-page paper does not reveal any ground-breaking new policies. Antitrust practitioners looking for a revolution might therefore be disappointed.
Cultivated meat: opportunities and challenges
Innovation, disruption, need for growth and decreasing regulatory and tax barriers across the world’s largest economies all have boosted global M&A activity to climb record levels over the past several years, driving change across industries, geographies and organisations. As a result, innovative strategies and structures are embraced for swift and successful consummation of deals and a ‘win-win’ outcome for both the buyer and seller.
An overview of global governance approaches to the regulation of cultured meat.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Initially limited to consumers’ claims, since 1 June 2018 Belgium’s class action legislation has been extended to SMEs which can now also file class action lawsuits against large companies.
There are legal and policy challenges ahead of us when it comes to preventing the increase of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) while feeding a growing world population and meeting global food security concerns: what are the viable solutions to addressing AMR, and what are the consequences if we do not act now?
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Currently, the most crucial question is probably when, if ever, the coronavirus is going to end, at least in the jurisdiction of England and Wales, and what the long term impacts will be on family justice.
This session will explore the emerging technologies that are transforming agriculture, including artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things, agricultural drones and precision agriculture, among other technologies.
We will discuss the implications of these technologies for increasing efficiency, productivity and sustainability in agriculture, as opposed to the challenges and concerns related to data privacy, ethics and regulation.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Aug 28, 2023
This article discusses a defamation lawsuit around an initiative to equip educators with resources to teach students about sexual orientation and gender identity in the jurisdiction of Canada.
As artificial intelligence continues to transform the legal profession, young lawyers must adapt to stay relevant. This session will address how to harness the power of AI while reinforcing the importance of traditional legal skills and ethical considerations. Explore how ongoing education, the development of soft skills, and a strong ethical foundation can help young lawyers navigate the complexities of the modern legal landscape and thrive amidst technological advancements. Maybe you’ll find that traditional values held by lawyers are not old-fashioned.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Aug 12, 2021
This article provides a case summary of a recent CJEU decision on a dispute between Irish music performers, the collective management organisation and the Irish music producers’ organisation. The decision clarifies the extent of the right of performers to equitable remuneration with producers under Article 8(2) of Directive 2006/115/EC and its applicability to non-EEA performers.
The impact of AI on design protection, virtual fitting rooms, sustainability, virtual models and influencers, and cost-savings for the industry.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Dec 15, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has substantially changed certain paradigms concerning employment relationships, especially about the interaction between employers and their employees. This article looks at the debates surrounding the issue of the vaccination of employees in the Brazilian context.
The cannabis products market is quickly growing all over the world: in Europe, North America, Mexico and many other countries.
From production to distribution, what are the new frontiers and opportunities?
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
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