IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
Room 705, Level 700, MTCC
Session information
The International Bar Association pro bono declaration revisited- keeping pro bono ethical
Wednesday 5 November (0930 - 1045)
Room 705, Level 700, MTCC
Committee(s)
Pro Bono Committee
(Lead)
Description
Join this session to learn about a planned update to the International Bar Association pro bono declaration and an accompanying guide to support pro bono practice. This will include a focus on defining pro bono and the avoidance of marketing or business promotion being classified as pro bono work.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Stephanie Cruz | Albagli Zaliasnik, Santiago, Chile; Scholarship Officer, Pro Bono Committee |
| Pamela Kovacs | Law Society of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Website Officer, Pro Bono Committee |
Speakers
| Jennifer White Callaghan | A&O Shearman, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Secretary-Treasurer, Pro Bono Committee |
| Sara Louise Carnegie | International Bar Association, London, England; Council Member, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council |
| Professor Ian McDougall | LexisNexis, Chelmsford, England; European Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Pro Bono Committee |
| Fiona McLeod AO KC | Victorian Bar, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Officer, Bar Issues Commission |
| Emily Morison | International Bar Association, London, England |
| Hilde Van der Baan | A&O Shearman, Amsterdam, Netherlands |