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Jul 22, 2024
Online bets have become one of the most interesting and lucrative markets of the entertainment industry. Nevertheless, the private sector operation is highly regulated in Colombia.
This IBA Showcase will focus on the timely and important issue of atrocity prevention and ensuring that those who commit atrocity crimes are brought to justice. The panel discussion will consider issues such as justice through the ICC, universal jurisdiction, the UN Security Council, the Responsibility to Protect principle, and other accountability mechanisms.
The session will also focus on relevant country case studies, including the current war in Ukraine, and attendees will have an opportunity to review, comment, and debate ways of highlighting atrocity crimes to the general public.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
IBA Global Insight Dec 2016/Jan 2017 - The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, due to launch by the end of this year, is a clear move to entice more foreign investors to China’s domestic capital markets. The new scheme will include direct access to the country’s ‘new economy’ companies.
8th Annual Corporate Governance Conference
Jun 25, 2024
As in many other parts of the world, the age-old activity of gambling also finds various references in Indian history and mythology. While ancient texts such as the Rig Veda, Atharva Veda, Ramayana and Mahabharata caution against its harms, others such as the Katyayana Smriti, Manu Smriti and Narad Smriti support its regulated existence, citing its potential as a source of revenue for the Kingdom
IBA Arb40 Symposium: Salient issues in international arbitration
Jan 19, 2024
In the recent case of Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC [2023] UKSC 25 in England, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Quincecare duty of care does not extend to circumstances where a customer gives explicit instructions to a bank to make a payment. This article considers the Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC case in more detail, revisiting the Quincecare duty of care owed by banks and the position at law going forward, including as a result of changes to laws and guidelines that have arisen in light of the facts in this case to address advance push payment fraud. It looks at key considerations for business customers and banks to ensure that they take proactive measures to align themselves with the evolving legal landscape.
IBA Arb40 Symposium – new horizons in international arbitration
Dec 09, 2022
The two most important institutions in United Kingdom competition law are the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT): the CMA decides cases and the CAT hears appeals. However, this apparently simple system is the product of a somewhat complicated past; the position today is somewhat more complicated than the opening sentence of this article suggests; and the UK regime is likely to undergo interesting changes in the near future. This article will explain each of these assertions, concentrating more on the present and future than the past.
IBA Arb40 Symposium - The continuous pursuit of legitimisation and optimisation of international arbitration
Game On: How the Right of Publicity, Legalised Gambling and Fair Pay to Play Laws Are Changing US Professional and Amateur Sports
IBA Arb40 Symposium: Emerging challenges in international arbitration - entering the second quarter of the 21st century
On 8 December 2017, the European Commission decided that the International Skating Union’s (ISU) Eligibility Rules breached EU competition law. The rules provided that an athlete could be sanctioned for participating in an event not authorised by the ISU. The Commission thus examined whether the rules unlawfully restrict competition under Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) by establishing a pre-authorisation procedure for third-party organisers and imposing sanctions
12th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference
Mar 03, 2020
The Gambling Commission – which regulates gambling in Great Britain – announced in January that gambling businesses will be banned from allowing British consumers to gamble using credit cards from mid-April. The move follows a public consultation and is representative of the increasingly hostile environment for gambling companies in the UK.
Emerging developments in the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards: corruption allegations at enforcement and set-aside stages
IBA Global Insight, Dec 2016/Jan 2017 - features and articles on drones and the law, financial crisis, Turkey in turmoil, David Anderson QC, UK Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, gene editing, human rights in Egypt, developments in Colombia and Chinese economy. Plus legal and business, and human rights news from the IBA
aConversationWithHumanRightsDr. Beth Van Schaack was sworn in as the Department’s sixth Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) on March 17, 2022. In this role, she advises the Secretary of State and other Department leadership on issues
related to the prevention of and response to atrocity crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Ambassador Van Schaack served as Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large in GCJ from 2012 to 2013. Prior to returning to public service in 2022, Ambassador Van Schaack was the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Stanford Law School, where she taught international criminal law, human rights, human trafficking, and a policy lab on Legal & Policy Tools for Preventing Atrocities. In addition, she directed Stanford’s International Human Rights & Conflict Resolution Clinic. Ambassador Van Schaack began her academic career at Santa Clara University School of Law, where, in addition to teaching and writing on international human rights issues, she served as the Academic Adviser to the United States interagency delegation to the International Criminal Court Review Conference in Kampala, Uganda. Earlier in her career, she was a practicing lawyer at Morrison & Foerster, LLP; the Center for Justice & Accountability, a human rights law firm; and the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague.
Ambassador Van Schaack has published numerous articles and papers on international human rights and justice issues, including her 2020 thesis, Imagining Justice for Syria (Oxford University Press). From 2014 to 2022, she served as Executive Editor for Just Security, an online forum for the analysis of national security, foreign policy, and rights. She is a graduate of Stanford (BA), Yale (JD) and Leiden (PhD) Universities.
Andriy Kostin was appointed as the Prosecutor General on 28 July 2022.
Prosecutor General Kostin is a graduate from Odesa National University, the Faculty of Law. Earlier in his career, he held several positions in Odesa and internationally as a practicing lawyer. He has worked as an attorney at Polonsky & Partners from 1995 to 1998. From 1998 onwards, he worked as the Deputy Director and later on, as the Director of the law firm “Pravo.” Prosecutor General Kostin was a member of the governing body of the International Bar Association – the IBA Council from 2013 to 2015.
In 2019, Prosecutor General Kostin was elected as a member of the Parliament to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, becoming the Head of the Legal Policy Committee in 2020 and leading its work till 2022.
He has also served as the Chairman of the Subcommittee responsible for the Implementation of the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights as well as a member of the Ukrainian Delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) at the negotiations with Russian Federation in Istanbul, Turkey.
In August 2021, President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Prosecutor General Kostin with the honorary title of “Honored Lawyer of Ukraine” for “the significant professional achievements and years of ethical work, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of independence of Ukraine.”
Bringing to justice all Russian war criminals, upholding the integrity and independence of prosecutors as well as promoting strong and independent Prosecution Service based on the principles of the rule of law and human rights are among the top priorities of the Chief Prosecutor of Ukraine.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
FIFA 2022 World Cup: Qatar’s preparation and legislation.
A discussion with pioneers in the field of third party funding as to what the needs and prospects may be for mediation going forward.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Jun 20, 2023
The metaverse is an unknown space, with endless possibilities. Technology is changing the way we see the world and, therefore, impacting the workplace and providing a new way of working no matter where we are.
RuleOfLawThis panel will focus on the role of international law in modern conflict generally and the Ukraine crisis specifically. Panellists will discuss war crimes enforcement/accountability, de-escalation/conflict resolution, the role of sanctions and the role of private business. As it concerns the Ukraine crisis, panellists will consider whether or not the rule of law exists in conflicts involving superpowers and what can be done, through the enforcement of international norms and instruments, to restore the international rule of law in Ukraine.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Apr 06, 2022
India has recently provided a framework for the taxation of crypto assets. The move has been appreciated by the industry; however, in the authors’ view, the regressive tax policy adopted may do more harm than good.
This panel will analyse recent collisions between investment and commercial arbitrations and propose alternatives to anticipate and overcome this situation. Among others, panellists will consider instruments such as waivers and fork-in-the-road clauses, as well as procedural and institutional solutions like anti-suit injunctions, consolidation, lis pendens, and stay of the proceedings. This panel will aim to determine whether two separate and distinct tribunals can peacefully coexist or whether this conundrum should be avoided.
The Sun Yang doping arbitration case: a commentary from the perspective of due process of administrative law-China Working Group
The session will look at current trends in environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics for public companies and will dive into a separate ESG survey. The phenomenon of greenwashing in the international capital markets will also be discussed.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Jul 01, 2021
Corporate fraud increases during any economic downturn, and the chances of it occurring when the usual people, protocols, and controls in place to raise the alarm are not on site to check makes it ever more likely. Neil Hodge explores what the pandemic has meant for corporate fraud and bribery risks.
We hear about the productivity and profitability gains of generative AI. But how are Immigration lawyers harnessing this new technology and using in practice in their firms? This panel will look at real examples of AI use cases in practice, what technologies are being deployed in client work, RFPs and client relationship management. We will explore some of the ethical issues which arise for immigration lawyers, to what extent clients know that AI is being used, as well as GDPR/Data Privacy issues involved and practice management implications on,for example, the training of junior staff.
11th Biennial IBA Global Immigration Conference
Major law firms are preparing or adopting drastic measures to shore up their finances and mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This session will discuss state immunity and asset recovery, seen from an asset perspective, for example:
- Which jurisdictions to avoid and which assets to look for;
- Whether it’s appropriate to request assistance from courts via the granting of interim relief (injunctions and discovery orders); and
- Other practical considerations.
The panel will also discuss the ‘tuna bond’ scandal
IBA Asset Recovery Conference
Global Insight - 2016 Archive
This session will discuss the state of play under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, with developments covering recent designation decisions and ongoing investigations, gatekeepers' compliance with obligations and an overview of developments around the world.
33rd Annual IBA Communications and Competition Law 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.
Please note that this breakfast is not a ticketed event, and will be open to registered delegates on a first-come, first-serve basis.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Global Insight - 2017 Archive
This session will address the evidence related to the condition of cargo in container transportation, and the difficulties in demonstrating the condition of the cargo at the commencement of transportation when goods are shipped in containers.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Feb 17, 2023
Report on the joint session of the Corporate and M&A Law Committee and the Latin American Regional Forum at the IBA Annual Conference in Miami
The state of international law under the new Trump era
The word most frequently looked up on Merriam-Webster.com the week of Donald Trump’s swearing-in was ‘emoluments.’ It will surely have spiked again from, mid-June, as two new lawsuits alleged the President has routinely accepted foreign benefits through his business empire in violation of the murky constitutional directive that he must not ‘without the Consent of the Congress, accept any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.’
Civil society has long been a key actor in the pursuit of accountability. Moreover, civil society has often helped define what accountability is and how to achieve it. This panel will look at various contributions made by civil society to the international justice landscape. Both as pioneers in establishing international tribunals or justice mechanisms and intervening in cases before them, and, through contributing to emerging alternative processes. These processes include vetting, sanctions, cases focused on civil liability of alleged perpetrators, and the establishment of People’s Tribunals. These avenues are proving to be innovative ways to fulfil many important goals of accountability, in the face of a slower-moving criminal justice system.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Aug 02, 2024
Antitrust authorities in the US are targeting the new frontier of AI for potential enforcement action
The rapid emergence of a multipolar world and surging geopolitical conflict are challenging established international laws, norms, and principles; entrenching global impunity; and raising existential questions about the future of international law and multilateral institution in world affairs. As 19th century-style great power competition makes a comeback, and the United States retreats from historic commitments to alliances and multilateralism, tensions escalate in Europe, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific. Meanwhile, as frustration grows globally with perceived double standards and hypocrisy in foreign policy decisions, some actors engage in “whataboutism” tactics and weaponize such debates for geopolitical and ideological purposes. In combination, such trends threaten to undermine the validity and universality of established laws, norms, and principles that have anchored the global order and guided multilateral cooperation for decades. Against this background, our expert panel will discuss what the future might yield for international law, international institutions, and multilateral cooperation.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Apr 23, 2021
In the field of corporate finance, ‘SPAC’ was arguably the acronym of 2020. A surge of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) or blank-cheque company initial public offerings (IPOs) brought welcome effervescence to New York in particular. Other financial centres looked on with envy.
For too long, perpetrators have escaped accountability for international crimes by hiding away from the authorities seeking to investigate and prosecute them. Others escape justice as the authorities do not investigate the crimes, the countries lack relevant legislations, investigative capacities, shy away from dealing with past crimes, among others.
The principle of universal jurisdiction was meant to address all these challenges. The principle of universal jurisdiction allows domestic authorities to exercise criminal jurisdiction over alleged perpetrators, regardless of where the alleged crime was committed and irrespective of their nationality. However, as countries globally started domesticating the principle, they took very diverse approaches, often limiting the potential of the principle.
The fight against impunity cannot have any borders. As such, the principle of universal jurisdiction must be used to the fullest to ensure the investigation and prosecution of serious violations of international law.
During this session, experts will discuss the use of universal jurisdiction globally - mapping the plethora of cases from the last five years. They will discuss how the cases came into being, including by way of civil society engagement. Experts will consider how the approaches in response to the war in Ukraine can help to make the principle of universal jurisdiction more widely used. They will further discuss recent developments in the area and further opportunities ahead.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Nov 25, 2024
In recent years the Mexican government has bet on nearshoring
This session examines how clinical trials are evolving worldwide amid technological innovation and shifting regulatory expectations. Speakers will address challenges in cross-border studies, new decentralised and e-trial models[SF1.1], real-world evidence integration, data-driven methodologies, participant-centric trial designs, evolving ethical standards and the impact of AI. Attention will be given to international harmonisation efforts and jurisdiction-specific developments. The panel will highlight key legal and compliance implications for sponsors, investigators/involved HCPs and HCOs as a whole as well as patients and authorities. Participants will leave with a global perspective on where clinical research is headed and how to navigate its emerging risks.
12th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference
Dec 13, 2021
A report on the joint session of the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee and the M&A Law Committee, with support from the European Regional Forum, the Securities Law Committee, the Healthcare and Life Sciences Committee and the Technology Committee at the From Start-Up to IPO Conference in Paris
As ESG committments have proliferated, so have related litigation and enforcement. Overpromising and underdelivering has proven costly in a range of litigation, such as shareholder and citizen suits, as well as government investigations and enforcement. ESG-related disputes transcend greenwashing claims and also involve challenges to various relevant standards and practices. This panel will offer global perspectives on recent disputes- related developments and address strategies for mitigating ESG risks, including essential roles for legal, compliance, and other professionals.
ESG: The Role of Lawyers Today and in the Future
Jun 12, 2020
In late March, the Guatemalan government introduced a Covid-19 alert app, called Alerta Guate. Privacy concerns mounted quickly. For example, the app’s privacy policy allows for user data to be held for up to ten years, far beyond the likely duration of the Covid-19 pandemic.
As we emerge from the unprecedented storm of pandemic based market disruptions – and in the midst of a war in Europe, ratcheting tensions in the Pacific and a looming recession in the West – the industry and practice of private equity (PE) continues to evolve rapidly. From the immediate boost in biotech and remote technologies to the short-term glimmer of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and increasing growth and prominence of secondaries, the overlapping crises seem to have accelerated change. What lies ahead? Experts from a top PE fund in Japan and leading law firms in Hong Kong, India and Japan discuss recent trends in Asia in the PE industry and dealmaking in a novel, open and highly interactive format moderated by US and European deal lawyers.
Asia Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Conference
This article considers how business and human rights could be tackled by US presidential candidate Joe Biden if he is elected to office. Specifically, this article focuses on four areas that could impact multinational corporations.
The IBA basics on arbitration
Challenging times bring challenging negotiations- Law Firm Management Committee newsletter article, April 2020
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How will artificial intelligence replace, enhance, and undermine dispute resolution and the rule of law? How good will it get at predicting legal outcomes, turning data into stories, finding signs of fraud, discovering fact patterns, selecting the best jurors, and identifying relevant documents? Will judges use ChatGPT to draft their opinions? Will lawyers use it to draft their briefs? Will mediators use it to arrive at settlement ideas? Will clients use it in place of their lawyers? This is no longer the stuff of mere science fiction, and this timely and informative session will delve deeply into how it will change our professions and the services we provide to our clients.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
By Rabindra Jhunjhunwala and Parag Bhide. Mergers and acquisitions in India: a guide for Chinese investors - Asia Pacific Regional Forum, January 2020.
This session will examine the legal and regulatory risks governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical devices and impacts of coming AI-related legislation on the development and marketing of medical devices.
We will discuss how laws are adapting to AI innovations and identify trends in how these products are regulated across the globe.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
President Donald Trump’s draft budget reportedly reduces federal funding for civil legal aid from $375m to zero. The idea of eliminating the Legal Services Corporation, whose funding is already low by global and historical standards, had drawn swift condemnation from legal aid leaders of both parties, as well as from leading non-partisan lawyers’ groups.
In a rapidly evolving landscape, building effective compliance programs has become a strategic imperative for life sciences companies. With rising regulatory demands, technological innovation, and growing societal expectations, how can organizations ensure agile and sustainable compliance? Our panel of legal experts will explore best practices and key challenges to designing robust, future-ready compliance frameworks
11th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference
Mar 02, 2026
In January, US enforcement authorities engaged in a weeks-long pursuit of an aging, rusty oil tanker heading north away from Venezuela through the Atlantic Ocean. Mid-pursuit, the tanker’s crew did something unexpected: hurriedly painting a Russian flag on the hull. US forces, supported by the UK military, went ahead and seized the ship anyway, despite Russia having added the tanker to its Maritime Register of Shipping and formally asking the US to halt its pursuit as well as dispatching a naval vessel in response.
This panel will explore the benefits and limitations of the varied family governance and succession vehicles used in jurisdictions around the world. Experts from the most prominent tax and planning jurisdictions will discuss how such structures are used to accomplish governance and succession goals in light of the ever evolving tax, disclosure and compliance rules.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
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