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