IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026
B1 1, Level 0
Session information
Committee(s)
Professional Ethics Committee
(Lead)
Description
This session will explore the ethical challenges of aggressive lawyering in court and negotiations through an interactive moot court/transaction, assessing how far advocacy should go and where ethical lines are drawn.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Gabor Damjanovic | Forgó Damjanovic & Partners, Budapest, Hungary; Council Member, SPPI Council |
Speakers
| Babatunde Ajibade SAN | SPA Ajibade & Co, Lagos, Nigeria; SPPI Chair |
| Alipak Banerjee | Alipak Banerjee Law Chambers, New Delhi, Delhi, India; Secretary, Professional Ethics Committee |
| Justice David Barniville | President of the High Court of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; Member, Judges' Forum Advisory Board |
| Geraldine Clarke | Gleeson McGrath Baldwin Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland; Member, Constitution and Governance Committee |
| Jeffrey Elkinson | Jeffrey Elkinson, Hamilton, Bermuda; Education Officer, Professional Ethics Committee |
| Patricia Kobayashi | CAM-CCBC, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Justice Jon Ulrik Stokholm | Retired Judge of the Danish Supreme Court., København K, Denmark |