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Feb 11, 2025
Innovation in healthcare is primarily fuelled by intellectual property. The significance of intellectual property rights extends beyond merely establishing the ownership of inventions; they are also crucial for transforming these inventions into economic assets. By enabling inventors to market their innovations without worrying about imminent competition or imitation, these rights are intended to incentivise creativity and innovation.
The struggle to address the global access to justice and access to legal services crises continues, with the pandemic having taken its toll on those in need. Efforts to innovate and re-imagine the delivery of legal services have taken a new turn, one that includes permitting alternative business structures and professionals other than lawyers delivering legal services direct to consumers. In a growing number of jurisdictions, regulators and the organized bar have begun implementing limited, supervised testing of new methods of delivery via a policy tool called a regulatory sandbox.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Welcome to the Financial Services Law Section online
Here you will find information, updates, news and other resources relevant to your section.
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20th Annual IBA Competition Mid-Year Conference
Dec 11, 2025
AI-native law firms represent fundamental restructuring enabled by multiple factors, with specific examples and the key finding (massive cost reductions) culminating in the existential challenge to traditional models.
As clients become more global and require more integrated, cross-border service, some challenges and tensions develop because of the profession’s framework of qualification and governance organised by jurisdiction.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
The International Trade and Customs Law Committee is a forum for international practitioners, corporate counsel, academics and government officials to convene, exchange ideas and promote discussion of issues across the spectrum of international trade and customs law.
The International Trade and Customs Law Committee also works closely with bar associations and other organisations across the world to organise events and to ensure that the committee and its members are on the leading edge of international trade and customs issues.
Welcome to the International Commerce, Trade, Franchising and Product Law Section online. Here you will find information, updates, news and other resources relevant to your section.
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is the world’s largest free trade area bringing together the 55 countries of the African Union (AU) and eight (8) Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The overall mandate of the AfCFTA is to create a single continental market with a population of about 1.3 billion people and a combined GDP of approximately US$ 3.4 trillion. As part of its mandate, the AfCFTA is to eliminate trade barriers and boost intra-Africa trade.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
The Regulation of Lawyers Committee provides a global perspective on practical and legal aspects of the growing body of regulation affecting all lawyers (whether individual lawyers, firms, in-house lawyers or those who work for clients) as well as current professional risk management topics and compliance issues affecting lawyers around the world. The Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Expert Subcommittee focuses on anti-money laundering requirements and financial and trade sanctions legislation, regulation and trends as they impacts lawyers. The Committee provide a forum to discuss and consider legislation impacting the practice of law, considering the ever-expanding multi-jurisdictional approach to lawyer regulation.
Conference Report – Innovations in mobility services – Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises
As the pace of automotive innovation accelerates with autonomous systems, AI-driven features, EV platforms and connected technologies redefining the landscape, legal teams are under mounting pressure to anticipate and navigate evolving regulatory frameworks. This panel will explore the legal complexities of staying compliant amid shifting global standards, regulatory uncertainty and emerging risks associated with new technologies.
6th European Automotive and Mobility Services Conference
The Rule of Law Forum, established in 2007, supports IBA members in advocating for the Rule of Law, as per the 2005 Prague Resolution. Originally the Rule of Law Action Group, the Forum operates within the Section on Public and Professional Interest (SPPI). Its purpose is to assist members in responding to the IBA Council's call to support the Rule of Law in their communities. The Forum's activities are led by Co-Chairs, with Vice-Chairs assisting them. The Forum does not have formal membership but maintains a circulation list. Liaison members from other IBA committees help integrate Rule of Law into their work.
Oct 08, 2025
Political agreement was reached on 27 July 2025 between the European Union and United States on the imposition of ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs, the removal of various regulatory barriers and commitments to investment levels. Irrespective of the posturing as to who the likely big winners and losers are in real economic terms when the more detailed terms of that agreement are finally fleshed out, it is clear that the agreement does not extend beyond trade in physical products. Trade in services, especially digital services, is conspicuously absent from the deal. This editorial assesses why that is, and why the status quo does not need to change much, if at all.
The 2017 edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Conference was devoted to the “disruptors” and how they were changing the economy.
7th Global Entrepreneurship Conference
Dec 05, 2023
Due to the ways in which digital technology allows non-residents to do business without creating a physical taxable presence, countries are rushing to amend their tax codes and treaties to address this gap. This panel began their discussion with an example and tried to tackle the questions arising from their respective tax legislation and highlighted the potential gaps. Furthermore, the panel discussed which transactions should see taxes arise in regard to cryptocurrency, digital platforms and the metaverse.
At this session the Future of Legal Services Commission will present its third annual 'Heatmap' reflecting the issues that are top of mind for practitioners, educators and regulators, and will report on how we are collectively dealing with the challenges and opportunities involved in attracting and retaining new talent in the profession.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
The Negligence and Damages Committee has the object of providing information from a range of jurisdictions worldwide. Participants will gain practical knowledge which will enable them to deliver a better service to clients in their own jurisdiction. Equally, when consulted by clients who were injured in other jurisdictions, on ships, on aircraft or elsewhere, the committee activities provide information and networking opportunities with colleagues which will enable lawyers to undertake such cases on an international basis.
Negligence and Damages are evolving fields of law in many jurisdictions. The committee seeks to equip its members with the ability to understand and influence these changes in the legal environment.
Digital assets and the future of financial services
The rise of the digital economy in the second decade of the 21st century is significantly transforming the global financial markets. Innovative technologies in the form of, for instance, blockchain and distributed ledgers and digital assets held and/or traded on them, are offering fundamentally new ways to provide financial services, disrupting traditional trading, investment, payments, borrowing and saving, with the potential for enhanced efficiency, speed and accessibility. The panels in this showcase session will aim to address the above issues, key opportunities and risks and other key developments as outlined in the following topics:
Introduction: Klaus Löber, ESMA, Paris (Banking and Financial Law Committee)
Session 1 [1430-1515] Digital assets – what are they and how have they already become relevant?
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
The topics and problems covered by the Product Law and Advertising Committee are regularly part of and interlinked with bigger issues related to the international trade of goods and services in a globalised economy.
The Committee therefore deals with the legal aspects surrounding the use and safety of products, their presentation as well as advertising.
The main areas of interest are product liability, unfair competition, relevant trade regulation, product safety regulations, consumer law and advertising law. Special areas of interest include online advertising and advertising issues related to the latest technological developments.
International Trade in Legal Services Bolivia
• How best should regulators support innovation whilst ensuring consumer protection?
• How to regulate life of civil society in this new age?
• What will be the most efficient way for law and regulation to close the gap and catch-up with the realities of disruptive technologies?
• In light of recent legislation, international developments and the recent COMESA Competition Commission’s ruling on Jumia, is the gig economy already under threat in Africa?
Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference: future-proofing the African legal profession
The Agriculture and Food Section (AFS) focuses on the evolving intersection of agricultural and food law and policy. Addressing urgent issues such as equitable food production in the face of climate change, land use, food production and distribution, farmers’ rights, seed and biotechnology laws, food safety, and agri-tech. We also explore sustainable agricultural practices and investment strategies. As a dynamic and essential field, the AFS provides a platform to address critical legal challenges in feeding the planet effectively and sustainably.
The International Trade in Legal Services Committee's mandate is to monitor the work of the WTO globally and provide information and guidance to Bar Associations and Law Societies to answer questions potentially raised by trade negotiators from their own countries.
The session will take stock of the developments made in cross-border legal practice up to now, reviewing the jurisdictions having opened their legal services market to the practice of foreign lawyers and law firms and assessing what the experience has been. The session will also discuss the rising challenges to globalisation (eg, sanctions, decoupling and de-dollarisation) and the impact, if any, on trade in legal services.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Jan 29, 2024
This article explores the continued need for justice in a post-apartheid South Africa and how pro bono legal services support re-opened inquests into the deaths of activists detained by the ‘Security Branch’, a division of the police under apartheid.
This session will explore the growing provision of traditional legal services by non-lawyers or other licensed categories and how the profession is evolving. We will also have a discussion about sandbox and innovative activities.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
The Oil and Gas Law Committee focuses on issues such as: exploration and production of hydrocarbons, onshore and offshore oil and gas, joint Operating Agreements and industry contracts, financing and insurance, comparative tax regimes, state participation and national oil companies, trans-national pipelines, storage, and refining, sales and shipping agreements, alternative dispute resolutions, licensing, PSA, and other regimes, downstream issues, oil and gas trade and marketing, natural gas transportation and distribution, LNG chain and hydrocarbon regulatory bodies and agencies.
Jul 27, 2023
A conference report on the ‘Innovation, technology and the rule of law’ session from the Biennial IBA Latin American Regional Forum Conference: Technology, social media and artificial intelligence: challenges for the legal industry in the digital age.
As we navigate an era of unprecedented digital transformation, understanding the tax dynamics associated with it becomes crucial. Our panel will take a deep dive into the taxation challenges and complexities associated with transactions within cryptocurrencies, digital platforms, and the emerging metaverse.
Annual IBA The New Era of Taxation Conference
The Maritime and Transport Law Committee is one of the oldest and most established committees of the IBA, with more than 650 members worldwide.The Committee is a platform where leading maritime law professionals meet, create connections and discuss the most current legal issues in the field of maritime and transport law. The Committee arranges a number of sessions on developments in maritime and transport law at the annual conferences of the IBA. Frequent half-year seminars are held in the world’s maritime centres, and the Committee is also active in cooperating with other organisations in the maritime law area such as Comite Maritime International, International Maritime Organisation Legal Council, and maritime law societies in jurisdictions around the world.
The United Kingdom is going it alone with a proposal for a digital services tax (DST), with the aim of increasing the tax tech giants such as Facebook and Google pay in the UK. The DST was confirmed by the Chancellor Philip Hammond in his Budget at the end of October.
Join us for an interactive session where we will release the results of the Future of Legal Services Commission’s second annual global heatmap survey exploring the range of issues facing the profession, as well as the latest in-depth research into what lies behind the challenges we face in attracting new talent to the profession. Keynote remarks on these critical issues will be delivered by IBA President Almudena Arpon de Mendivil. The future of legal services is full of both challenges and opportunities - join us as we explore them. Be a part of the discussion.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
The Forum for Barristers and Advocates represents Bar Associations whose members practice as independent referral practitioners in jurisdictions with a divided legal profession. Formed by Bar Leaders, the Forum advocates for the principles of independent advocacy within the IBA. The Forum addresses the importance of advocate and judiciary independence, ethical conduct, and training. The Forum supports human rights and collaborates with the Judges' Forum and other committees on litigation and trial topics. The Forum’s inaugural members include Bar Associations from England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and Hong Kong, representing over 16,000 barristers and advocates. Membership is open to bar associations which are full or supporting members of the IBA, and to individual members of any Divisions.
Environmentalism is drawing ever-increasing attention and support across the globe, with climate change, energy extraction and land use issues fuelling increasingly frequent and devastating natural disasters, from the fires in South America and Australia in 2019 to the current Covid-19 pandemic. If a pandemic is first and foremost a health issue, ecological conditions such as urbanisation, food demand putting animals and humans in close proximity, temperatures and ease of travel facilitate the [...]
Presentation of the reports by the Future of Legal Services Commission: the heatmap on the legal profession version IV and the legal professionals’ intention project.
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
The International Commerce and Distribution Committee examines legal issues fundamental to the growth and development of international commerce.
The Committee deals extensively with issues relating to international sales contracts, agency and distribution, cross-border acquisitions, warranties and financing of international sales.
In addition to reviewing the current legal position in different countries from a comparative perspective, the committee also examines international and supranational instruments, such as the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods, Incoterms and the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits and relevant instruments of the European Union and Mercosur.
The Committee also focuses on law reform in the fields of law within its scope, and since 1997 has monitored and offered suggestions in connection with the proposed Hague Convention on International Jurisdiction and the Effects of Foreign judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters.
A virtual conference presented by the European Regional Forum, 25 February 2021, 1200 – 1330 GMT
The IBA's Future of Legal Services Commission will present its first annual heatmap reflecting survey results identifying key developments that will affect the future of legal services, along with updates on it's ongoing projects that respond to those developments, including on the Blueprint for Legal Education, Drivers of Change in the profession, and Attracting and Retaining Talent. The commission was created to ensure that the IBA is at the forefront of developments in the legal profession and to support it's members and the wider profession to identify, influence and respond to those developments.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
The Securities and Capital Markets Committee unites business lawyers, academics, regulators, and policy shapers who have an interest in the practice and regulation of securities law and capital markets. Our focus is on the intersection of regional and national capital markets, developments in capital markets products, securities law, regulation of market players, investment banks, brokers, exchanges and central securities depositories. The Committee host flagship conferences and collaborates extensively with other committees, fostering connections across regions and disciplines. The Committee was formed in 2025 by merger of the former Securities Law Committee and Capital Markets Forum.
Jun 02, 2025
Health-related debates often emerge earlier in developed countries, but this does not mean they are irrelevant in developing nations, as diseases do not recognise borders. Thus, in a world driven by intense research and development, gene therapies have taken centre stage for companies, regulatory agencies and researchers alike. In countries, such as Chile, where the regulatory framework remains underdeveloped, discussions on the implementation of specific regulations in this field are critical, otherwise, not only will research be hindered, but public health may also be put at risk.
The Diversity and Equality Law Committee includes private practitioners, in-house attorneys, and academics working with corporate clients on issues like pay equity, anti-discrimination, and LGBTQ+ rights. Members come from leading law firms, corporations, and various perspectives. The Committee publishes an annual newsletter highlighting new developments and issues of interest. The Committee also comprises the Disability Rights Working Group, focused on disabled individuals' rights in the workplace. The Committee collaborates with the Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee, the Immigration and Nationality Law Committee , and the Global Employment Institute.
May 25, 2023
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have an impact on our economy and social structures, it comes as no surprise that the way people work – and the digital tools used – differ substantially from our experience of pre-pandemic work. Across the globe, organisations are extending a suite of remote work options, including full-time remote work, hybrid remote work and flexible personalised plans. The legal profession is no exception to this trend, and in facilitating the shift, a variety of digital tools and services have been implemented to optimise the experience of remote legal work. These tools and services include virtual meeting platforms, digital hearing and filing platforms for courts, e-signatures, digital document review and e-discovery. The international uptake of digital tools and services in legal work signals a shift towards a new ‘normal’ in the profession. While being a lawyer was once synonymous with paper stacks and extensive physical libraries, digital tools and services have made the same world available through one’s laptop. The sustainability of the shift and our new ‘normal’ is also due in part to legislative reforms during the height of the pandemic that enabled an increased use of digital tools and services, and which in some cases continue to be in effect today. This article will examine how several jurisdictions, namely Australia, Belgium, India, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom, adapted their legislative frameworks to facilitate remote work, the impact of remote work on the legal profession, the various innovations adopted in the context of the pandemic and whether such innovations and associated changes were maintained after the lifting of associated restrictions.
This panel will examine the global phenomenon of the deliberate use of trade measures—tariffs, non-tariff barriers, sanctions, export controls, and other instruments, not as neutral regulatory tools but as instruments of geopolitical power.
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
The Immigration and Nationality Law Committee is concerned with all aspects of immigration and nationality law on a worldwide basis, including business-related immigration, family reunion policies, refugees and compassionate cases.
The Committee aims to provide a forum for the discussion of comparative data on immigration and nationality policies of countries worldwide.
The mission and focus of the committee is to provide a platform for lawyers practising immigration laws to receive input and update about the immigration laws of their country and also immigration laws and procedures of other jurisdictions. We achieve this by holding annual conferences and presentation of papers, newsletters and providing other online resources to enhance the knowledge of its member in multiple jurisdictions.
View a list of past chairs here.
Jun 05, 2023
This article provides an overview of the China International Commercial Court (CICC) and its ‘one-stop’ platform for diversified international dispute resolution, as well as the new developments and benefits that this brings to users of arbitration in Hong Kong, in particular at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). It begins by introducing the purpose of CICC’s establishment, the composition of the CICC, and the functions of the CICC. It then introduces the significance of the HKIAC’s inclusion into the CICC’s ‘one-stop’ platform, as the HKIAC is the only arbitral institution outside Mainland China to be so included. This article explains the existing mechanisms and practices through which arbitration users in an appropriate Hong Kong-seated arbitration may seek interim relief and enforcement of arbitral awards in Mainland China. Finally, this article explores the potential developments for users through the CICC’s new mechanisms and their likely impact.
The Academic and Professional Development Committee connects law schools, legal professionals, and the IBA. We aim to enhance the quality of lawyers worldwide, modernise legal practice, and attract top talent to the profession. We engage directly with law schools, helping students prepare for international practice, and support IBA initiatives to strengthen local Bars globally.
At annual conferences, we bring together academics, lawyers, and experts to explore issues in legal and business education. Additionally, we conduct research on these topics and share insights through newsletters and updates on our webpage to benefit the global legal community.
Sep 17, 2024
This showcase was split into three sessions, looking at the topics of ‘Digital Assets – What Are They and How Have They Already Become Relevant?’, ‘The Impact of Digital Assets on the Financial System’ and ‘Regulatory Responses and Private Law Remedies’ respectively.
Carbon taxes and cross-border trade: greening trade with taxes?
The Poverty and Social Development Committee, builds on years of work under various IBA auspices. We engage the legal profession to contribute to UN Sustainability Goal #1: Eradicating Poverty. Our committee advocates for using law to protect individuals and communities from poverty, promoting well-being. We believe legal professionals have a duty to create and apply law for good, preventing exploitation and mitigating harm. Planned projects include a podcast, a practical book for lawyers, a session at the IBA Annual Conference, and supporting NGOs focused on poverty eradication. We invite members to join our efforts.
The delivery of legal services is going through rapid changes and there are various factors that contribute to these changes. They include technological innovation, changes in the business environment and globalisation. For lawyers to thrive despite the changes in the legal industry and in the delivery of legal services, they must develop new approaches.
The rise in the frequency of online cross-border legal services, already in evidence before the pandemic but doubtless increased by home working and travel restrictions during the pandemic, poses challenging questions about whether bars’ existing regulation of foreign lawyers, often based on their physical presence, needs to be reconsidered in the light of digital advances.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Very few legal fields face the revolutionary changes that employment and industrial relations laws do. Issues such as technology, human rights, globalisation, corporate citizenship and increased movements of people have created unprecedented legal complexity as they interact with traditional laws often formulated decades ago. As the largest of the Human Resource Section Committees of the IBA, the purpose of the Committee is the identification, technical analysis and proactive management of national, regional and global developments in these rapidly evolving fields. The Committee takes a ‘cutting edge’ approach to its selection of topics and speakers and draws upon the combined experience of its officers and panellists to present the members with innovative solutions to the employment law problems of today.
Nov 29, 2021
In mid-September, Australia, the UK and the US took the world’s intelligence communities by surprise when their leaders announced a historic security pact in the Indo-Pacific region, known as Aukus. The three countries say it’s a permanent military alliance.
Welcome to the Law and Individual Rights Section online
Here you will find information, updates, news and other resources relevant to your section.
A webinar presented by the IBA Academic and Professional Development Committee, 12 January 2021, 1500-1600 GMT
Welcome to the Maritime and Aviation Law Section online
Here you will find information, updates, news and other resources relevant to your section.
Sep 17, 2024
The rise of the digital economy in the second decade of the 21st century is significantly transforming the global financial markets.
The main areas are patents, trade marks, copyright, trade secrets and unfair competition. Allied to these are a number of related areas including data protection, database protection, privacy, design rights, domain names and the like.
In the entertainment law area the key focus is on the creation, provision and delivery of content in relation to print, films, broadcasts, cable programmes, musical works and sound recordings. There is also involvement with media law including defamation and privacy and authors' rights in a more general sense.
Apr 30, 2025
This paper analyses Ukraine’s digital content law that has been recently enacted to implement the European Union Directive (EU) 2019/770 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services. It examines the scope of the new legal framework, detailing the key obligations imposed on service providers, as well as the enforcement mechanisms and potential penalties for non-compliance. Additionally, the paper evaluates anticipated regulatory developments necessary for the full operation of the law.
International trade in legal services involves the cross-border provision of legal expertise through advisory services, dispute resolution, intellectual property protection, and regulatory compliance.
Internationalisation Conference: helping local lawyers with the internationalisation of legal practice
The Forum for Government and Public Lawyers provides a platform for government and public lawyers worldwide. As the global voice of the legal profession, the IBA supports these lawyers and connects them with both public and private sector practitioners. The Forum focuses on the role of government and public lawyers, covering public service values, ethics, specialist skills, and public international law developments. Membership is open to Bar Associations that are IBA members and individual members of any Division. The Forum is especially relevant to practitioners working in government or public entities at domestic, regional, or international levels.
In this article, the importance of pro bono legal services is highlighted in public interest matters regarding freedom of expression. The article reviews the introduction of a Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP) suit defence in a defamation suit against environmental defendants in South Africa.
This session will cover the different ways legal services cross national borders and how the World Trade Organisation, national governments and regulators have sought to understand, structure and regulate the reality of international legal practice.
Internationalisation seminar: helping lawyers access international legal markets or expand their practice to foreign jurisdictions
The Committee addresses, among others, issues as diverse as sustainable development, biodiversity, air, water, groundwater and waste regulation, climate change, safety in the workplace, protection of endangered species, food safety, environment and trade.
Apr 06, 2022
Arbitration is widely accepted as an effective dispute resolution mechanism for international construction disputes. This article will explore the extent to which various institutional rules have developed in a way that addresses the peculiar needs of disputants in the construction industry. The article shall briefly examine three of those specific needs and show how each has (or has not) been addressed by certain institutions. First, it will consider issues related to the cost and duration of construction arbitrations, specifically, procedural expedience including expedited procedures, procedures for securing interim relief and the correlation between high quantum claims and high arbitration costs. This article will then explore the suitability of existing discovery procedures for construction disputes. Finally, it will address issues that arise when, as is often the case, multiple parties or agreements are involved in a construction dispute. For each one of these needs, this article will seek to draw some tentative conclusions as to the extent to which certain institutional rules may arguably provide some tactical advantage to employers or contractors/subcontractors on construction projects, should they encounter a dispute that must be resolved by arbitration.
For lawyers, its reffing service delivery models, reshaping client expectations and introducing novel liability frameworks.
Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference - The leading-edge lawyer: Integrating technology, deciphering trends, and embracing ESG-driven transformative learning
The Asset Management and Investment Funds Committee provides a convenient forum for its members to consider current developments in the global investment funds industry, including both regulatory and product development. It also produces newsletters and occasional e-bulletins for its members. In addition to its programmes at the annual IBA conferences, the committee presents an annual conference on Globalisation of Investment Funds normally held in June, which celebrated its 30th successful year in 2020. The event attracts delegates from approximately 30 countries, and features presentations by senior regulators from around the world, senior executives of top fund managers and other fund service providers as well as from leading practitioners in the field.
Jul 28, 2025
The Turkish Collective Bargaining Agreements Law establishes distinct thresholds for determining a trade union’s eligibility to negotiate and conclude collective agreements. Multiple work locations can be collectively considered as a single workplace if they present in the form of a ‘connected place’. Conversely, an enterprise refers to a broader unit comprising multiple workplaces, potentially spanning different sectors, all under a single employer’s ownership and control.
The Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee addresses legal issues in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, such as medicine, intellectual property, biotech, bioethics, regulatory matters, and scientific developments. With a dynamic, diverse, and growing membership, the Committee fosters collaboration to tackle industry challenges, such as increased competition and regulatory changes.
We provide a platform for discussion, sharing knowledge, and updating members on key developments. Through conferences, seminars, and global events, the Committee promotes professional growth, enabling members to benefit from advanced practices in well-established jurisdictions while supporting those new to this field.
Apr 04, 2024
Given the fact that war in Ukraine and consequent sanctions are affecting Italian commercial transactions, the purpose of this article is to examine the remedies provided by Italian law to contractual parties being in an ‘emergency situation’ and to understand if such remedies are (still) applicable in the current context of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Internships in law: challenges, opportunities and the path forward
Welcome to the Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Law Section online
Here you will find information, updates, news and other resources relevant to your section.
Interview with Mr Yeongho Shin, Director General, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, Korean Fair Trade Commission.
A seminar presented by the BIC International Trade in Legal Services Committee
This session builds on a series of conferences over the last few years led by the Committee.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
The Corporate and M&A Law Committee connects corporate, compliance, private equity, and M&A practitioners globally. Focused on education, networking, and collaboration, we address key challenges in corporate law and M&A.
Our goals include: promoting knowledge-sharing through conferences and legal guides, enhancing participation in IBA activities, and supporting professional development. We also contribute to legal education through training, book donations, and programming on emerging trends like ESG, compliance, and cross-border M&A. We publish a newsletter annually.
Jun 02, 2025
Mexico’s life sciences sector is shifting from rigid regulatory frameworks towards systems that foster innovation, while maintaining safety standards. Driven by trade agreements, regional cooperation and digital transformation, these changes create investment opportunities and market expansion, across food, biotech and pharmaceutical industries. This article examines how some key sectors benefit from modernisation and harmonised regulatory efforts and how Mexico is emerging as an active participant in shaping life sciences regulation throughout Latin America, rather than merely adopting external standards.
The future of legal services in the Asia Pacific
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