IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
Room 603, Level 600, MTCC
Session information
How law firms can or should promote professional ethics? (as compared to the Bar Associations and Law Societies promoting professional ethics)
Tuesday 4 November (0930 - 1045)
Room 603, Level 600, MTCC
Committee(s)
Professional Ethics Committee
(Lead)
Bar Issues Commission
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit
Description
How can law firms be conduits of professional ethics? As compared to the roles of law societies and bar associations;
Requiring agents or local counsel firms to also act ethically;
Should law firms have a duty to ensure that their lawyers act ethically?;
In certain jurisdictions, young lawyers and new firms are getting suspended or disbarred. What’s happening here?;
Does being a sole practitioner create more risks because of lack of training or firm oversight?;
Does having been trained in a different jurisdiction create issues when you start practising in another jurisdiction?;
And involve young and older lawyers and get their respective perspectives.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Richard Dudelzak KC | Dudelzak & Co, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Speakers
| Subrata Bhattacharjee | Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Sara Carnegie | International Bar Association, London, England; Council Member, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council |
| Rachel Hussey | Arthur Cox , Dublin, Ireland |
| Swee Yen Koh SC | WongPartnership, Singapore, Singapore; Co-Chair, Asia Pacific Arbitration Group |
| Steven Richman | American Bar Association, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Chair, Bar Issues Commission |