16th Annual Bar Leaders' Conference
24 May - 25 May 2023
Session information
Solidarity in a time of crisis – how can we support bars in distress?
Thursday 25 May (0900 - 1030)
Committee(s)
Bar Issues Commission
(Lead)
Description
Discuss and analyse different situations where the rule of law fully or partly has collapsed. What kind of action should be set in motion and how can Bars in other jurisdictions give support? We will discuss situations that originated in some jurisdictions to see if there are lessons to be learned on how to handle future crisis.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Alessandra Nascimento S F Mourão | Nascimento e Mourão Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; SPPI Council Member |
| Berit Reiss-Andersen | The Norwegian Bar Association, Oslo, Norway; BIC Vice Chair, Bar Issues Commission |
Speakers
| Gabor Damjanovic | Forgó Damjanovic & Partners, Budapest, Hungary; Co-Chair, Professional Ethics Commitee |
| Eytan Epstein | Israel Bar Association, Tel Aviv, Israel; IBA Council Member, The Israeli Bar Association |
| Baroness Helena Kennedy KC | International Bar Association, London, England |