IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026
Session information
Crossroads: when arbitration meets access to justice
Thursday 8 October (1430 - 1545)
Committee(s)
Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee
(Lead)
Description
This session will address the accessibility of justice, or otherwise, for parties caught up in preexisting arbitration clauses in employment/contractual agreements.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Rosemary Chikwendu | My Take Initiative , Abuja, Nigeria; Co-Chair, Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee |
| Wendy Kuku SAN | Independent National Electoral Commission, Abuja, Nigeria |
Speakers
| Okey Akobundu | Messrs OA&C Legal, Abuja, Nigeria |
| Alipak Banerjee | Alipak Banerjee Law Chambers, New Delhi, Delhi, India; Secretary, Professional Ethics Committee |
| Usha Kulasegaran | Lawyer LLM Masters International Law, The Hague Ac, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; Co-Chair, Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee |
| Leonardo Melos | Bergstein Abogados, Montevideo, Uruguay; Member, Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee Advisory Board |
| Mary Walker OAM | 9 Wentworth Chambers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Member, Mediation Committee Advisory Board |