IBA Management Board
- 5.1 Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and to any directions that may from time to time be given by the Council, the business, finances and affairs of the Association shall be managed by the Management Board.
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5.2 The Management Board shall:
- 5.2.1 comply with the provisions of the Constitution;
- 5.2.2 comply with such directions as may from time to time be given to it by the Council; and
- 5.2.3 report to the Council giving an account of its administration of the business, finances and affairs of the Association at each meeting of the Council or more often if the Council so requires.
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5.3 Subject to Article 5.2, the Management Board in managing the business, finances and affairs of the Association shall have all appropriate or incidental powers to enable it to do so (with full power to delegate), including the power:
- 5.3.1 to manage the finances of the Association, prepare and implement budgets and (if authorised by the Council) exercise all or any of the powers set out in Article 4.2.12;
- 5.3.2 to fix from time to time all dues payable by the Individual Members;
- 5.3.3 to determine the timing, venue, fees and programme of and all other issues relevant to the Annual Conference of the Association, and to change the timing or venue of the Conference if in its opinion circumstances require;
- 5.3.4 to appoint, prescribe the duties and determine the terms of service and remuneration of, supervise and dismiss an Executive Director and to confer upon him or her, vary and revoke all such powers, duties and responsibilities as may be thought fit; and
- 5.3.5 to make recommendations to the Council whenever thought fit pursuant to Article 6 and to provide terms of reference (if considered appropriate) for and supervise the activities of each Constituent and all other bodies or committees responsible for conducting any of the activities of the Association (other than the Council).
- 5.4 The Management Board may reduce the dues payable by Individual Members in specified countries or in territorial areas when circumstances, in its opinion, so warrant.
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5.5 The members of the Management Board shall be:
- 5.5.1 the Officers;
- 5.5.2 the Chair of the IBAHRI;
- 5.5.3 the Immediate Past Chair of the BIC, unless such person is a member of the Management Board by virtue of holding another Officer position, in which case the Vice-Chair of the BIC (other than the Senior-Vice Chair of the BIC) shall serve;
- 5.5.4 three persons elected by the Council of the LPD; and
- 5.5.5 as non-voting member, the Executive Director.
- 5.6 The Management Board shall meet as often as it considers necessary to conduct its business and (subject to the provisions of this Constitution and any by-laws) shall determine its own procedures.
- 5.7 Meetings of the Management Board shall be convened by or at the discretion of the President or the Executive Director or any two voting members, which meetings may be held in person and/or by telephonic or electronic means.
- 5.8 All meetings of the Management Board shall be chaired by the President, or if absent, the Vice-President or, if absent, another voting member of the Management Board chosen by the President or, if no such choice is made, by the members present.
- 5.9 Seven voting members present (whether physically or by telephonic or electronic means) at the commencement of each meeting shall constitute a quorum.
- 5.10 All decisions shall be taken by a majority of those present and voting; provided that any resolution relating to a Reserved Matter shall not be passed or effective unless more than three-fifths of those voting members present vote in favour of it.
- 5.11 The chair of the meeting shall not have a casting vote.
- 5.12 For the purposes of this Article 5, in the event that a position on the Management Board is held by co-chairs, then such co-chairs shall be regarded as only one member, and if they do not vote in the same manner both shall be deemed to have abstained. This Article 5.12 does not prevent one of such co-chairs, acting alone, from representing its Constituent in such position on the Management Board or from being chosen to chair a meeting of the Management Board pursuant to Article 5.8.
- 5.13 The Management Board may delegate all or any of its powers, duties and responsibilities to such committees or subcommittees or individuals (whether or not comprising or including members of the Management Board) upon such basis as it thinks fit but is not thereby absolved from its responsibilities under this Constitution.
Management board
Jaime Carey
IBA President
Firm Address
Carey Isidora Goyenechea 2800, 42nd FloorLas Condes
Santiago
Chile
755-0647
Claudio Visco
IBA President-elect
Firm Address
Lipani Legal & Tax Via della Posta, 8Milan
Italy
20123
Jörg Karsten Menzer
Vice President
Firm Address
Noerr Brienner Strasse 28Munich
Germany
80333
Deborah Enix-Ross
Secretary-General
Firm Address
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 66 Hudson BoulevardNew York
USA
10001
Steven Richman
BIC Chair
Firm Address
American Bar Association 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.Washington
USA
20036
Berit Reiss-Andersen
BIC Vice Chair
Firm Address
The Norwegian Bar Association Postboks 362 SentrumOslo
Norway
0102
Mark Stephens
IBAHRI Co-Chair
Firm Address
Howard Kennedy No 1 London BridgeLondon
England
SE1 9BG
Daniel Del Rio
LPD Chair
Firm Address
SMPS Legal Torre de Chapultepec Uno, Paseo de la Reforma 50918th floor, Col. Cuauhtemoc
Mexico City
Mexico
06502
Pascale Lagesse
LPD Vice Chair
Firm Address
Bredin Prat 53 Quai d'OrsayParis
France
75007
Amir Singh Pasrich
LPD Secretary-Treasurer / IBA Treasurer
Firm Address
International Law Affiliates 901 - 905 Naurang House21 Kasturba Gandhi Marg
Connaught Place
New Delhi
India
110001
Shane Freitag
LPD Assistant Treasurer / IBA Assistant Treasurer
Firm Address
Borden Ladner Gervais Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower22 Adelaide Street West
Suite 3400
Toronto
Canada
M5H 4E3
Babatunde Ajibade
SPPI Chair
Firm Address
SPA Ajibade & Co Suite 301 Spaaco House27A Macarthy Street, Onikan
Lagos
Nigeria
00000
Hanim Hamzah
SPPI Vice Chair / Treasurer
Firm Address
KPMG 12 Marina View, #15-01Asia Square Tower 2
Singapore
Singapore
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Ken Murphy
BIC Past Chair
Firm Address
Law Society of Ireland Blackhall PlaceDublin 7
Dublin
Ireland
D07 VY24
Florencia Heredia
LPD Representative
Firm Address
Allende & Brea Maipu 1300 - 11th FloorBuenos Aires
Argentina
C1006ACT
Lise Lotte Hjerrild
LPD Representative
Firm Address
Horten Philip Heymans Allé 7Hellerup
Copenhagen
Denmark
2900
Carola Van den Bruinhorst
LPD Representative
Firm Address
Loyens & Loeff Parnassusweg 300Amsterdam
Netherlands
1081 LC
Mark Ellis
IBA Executive Director
Firm Address
International Bar Association Chancery House53-64 Chancery Lane
London
England
WC2A 1QS
Myra Garrett
SPPI Past Chair
Firm Address
William Fry 2 Grand Canal SquareDublin
Ireland
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