IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019

22 Sep - 27 Sep 2019

Room 318 A, Floor 3

Session information

To regulate or not to regulate - or somewhere in between? A conversation about legal services sector disruptors

Thursday 26 September (1115 - 1230)

Room 318 A, Floor 3

Committee(s)

Bar Issues Commission Regulation Committee (Lead)

Description

Technology-based ‘disruptors’, whether in the public or private sector, continue to proliferate in the legal services marketplace with no sign of slowing. The changes are increasingly driven by AI and more frequently incorporate design theory and ‘agile development’ to find ways to enhance legal services delivery. Law schools are getting in on the game too, collaborating with lawyers, technologists and others. Whether this evolution is viewed as a threat, an opportunity, or some combination thereof, the question remains: what is the right role for legal regulators? This panel will interactively explore that question with experts in the field.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Jonathan Herman Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Speakers

Jonathan Goldsmith European & International Legal Services Consultant, Brussels, Belgium; Vice Chair, BIC International Trade in Legal Services Committee
Joan Magdelene Janssen Ministry of Law, Singapore, Singapore
Professor Paul Paton KC Chapman University Fowler School of Law, Orange, California, USA