IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
Investigative journalism, whistleblowers, and criminal law
Thursday 6 November (1115 - 1230)
Committee(s)
Criminal Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
Whilst investigative journalists have often been instrumental in exposing cases of serious corruption, there are also many instances where this has not been the case. If individuals or businesses take action to protect their reputation from journalistic accusation, they are often accused of trying to ‘silence’ the media— is this a fair situation? Is the law positioned to, or capable of, adequately addressing these issues? Alternatively, does the law inhibit an open and free press, and are the impacts of investigative journalism overstated? The role of whistleblowers.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Alex Swan | Greenberg Traurig, London, England; Membership Officer, Business Crime Committee |
| Sabine ten Doesschate | Sjöcrona van Stigt, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Co-Chair, Criminal Law Committee |
Speakers
| Ralph Caccia | Wiley Rein, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; In-House Counsel Liaison Officer, Criminal Law Committee |
| Andrew Martin George | Doogue + George Defence Lawyers, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Individual Defence Counsel Officer, Criminal Law Committee |