IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
State immunity - overcoming impediments to enforcement
Wednesday 5 November (1430 - 1545)
Committee(s)
Asset Recovery Committee
(Lead)
Litigation Committee
Description
This panel of leading practitioners from multiple jurisdictions will examine the scope of state immunity, exceptions to immunity (such as commercial transactions), and the practical application of these concepts in the courts of various jurisdictions. The panel will also explore the challenges and controversies surrounding state immunity including by providing case examples and recent developments.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Maureen Ward | Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Vice Chair, Asset Recovery Committee |
Speakers
| Andreas Erotocritou | A G Erotocritou LLC, Limassol, Cyprus; Vice Chair, Asset Recovery Committee |
| Alexander Hansebout | Altius, Brussels, Belgium; Chair, EU Judicial Cooperation Subcommittee |
| Emmanuel Kaspereit | Archipel, Paris, France |
| Robert Kry | MoloLamken LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Wendy Lin | WongPartnership, Singapore, Singapore; Regional Representative South East Asia, Asset Recovery Committee |