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19th Annual Bar Leaders' Conference

20 May - 21 May 2026

Session information

Roundtables: Session one

Wednesday 20 May (1400 - 1530)

Description

•   Bars and gender equality
•   Anti-corruption initiatives: what can, are, and should bars be doing?
•   Update: measuring the impact of the IBA’s bar guidance on business and human rights
•   What keeps bar leaders awake at night?

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

George Artley	International Bar Association, London, England; IBA LPRU, IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission
Mark Evans	The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England
Jonathan Herman	Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Officer, Bar Issues Commission
Fiona McLeod AO KC	Victorian Bar Association, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Officer, Bar Issues Commission
Kosuke Oie	LPA Law, Tokyo, Japan
Berit Reiss-Andersen	The Norwegian Bar Association, Oslo, Norway; Vice Chair, Bar Issues Commission
Tshepo Shabangu	Law Society of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa; BIC Vice Chair, Bar Issues Commission
Tania Wolff	Law Council of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; President/ Chairperson, The Law Council of Australia

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