Session details

IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017

8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017

Room C3.5, Convention Centre, Level 3

Session information

Duties of confidentiality and the Panama Papers

Thursday 12 October (1430 - 1730)

Room C3.5, Convention Centre, Level 3

Committee(s)

Professional Ethics Committee (Lead)
Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee
Anti-Corruption Committee
Bar Issues Commission
Closely Held Companies Committee

Description

Lawyers in virtually all jurisdictions have duties of confidentiality regarding their clients and their clients’ affairs. In the past, there has been more ‘hacking’ of lawyers’ data banks to disclose such information in unauthorised circumstances. One example is the unauthorised disclosure from an internal source of the information from a Panama-based law firm. In addition, many other leading international firms have been hacked externally and many firms have implemented additional security measures to restrain or limit hacking. This panel will consider some of the ethical considerations relating to these matters. The IBA and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are carefully considering similar issues. The discussion of the panellists is not to be construed as any indication of the current or future thoughts of the IBA and/or OECD with respect to these matters. The questions relating to privacy and security of data and information are important to law firms.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Jeffrey Merk	Aird & Berlis, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Secretary-Treasurer, Professional Ethics Committee
Steven Richman	American Bar Association, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; BIC Officer

Speakers

Stig Bigaard	Advokat Stig Bigaard, Copenhagen, Denmark; Vice Chair, Closely Held Companies Committee
Ricardo Leon-Santacruz	Sanchez Devanny, Monterrey, Mexico; Membership Officer - South America, Taxes Committee
Laurent Tam Nguyen	Zico Group, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Aditi Rani	Advaya Legal, Mumbai, India
Meg Strickler	Conaway & Strickler, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Co-Chair, Cybercrime Subcommittee
Pieter Tubbergen	Tremont Legal, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Website OfficerInternational Sales Committee