International Bar Association

Wednesday 5 November (1900 - 2200)

Committees on Anti-Corruption, Business Crime and Criminal Law joint dinner

Anti-Corruption Committee (Lead)
Business Crime Committee (Lead)
Criminal Law Committee (Lead)
Criminal Law Section (Lead)

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Wednesday 5 November (1930 - 2230)

Asset Recovery Committee dinner

Asset Recovery Committee (Lead)

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Wednesday 5 November (1930 - 2230)

Committees on Communications Law, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law, Space Law and Technology Law joint dinner

Communications Law Committee (Lead)
Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee (Lead)
Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Section (Lead)
Space Law Committee (Lead)
Technology Law Committee (Lead)

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Wednesday 5 November (1930 - 2230)

Committees on Diversity and Equality Law and Employment and Industrial Relations Law joint dinner

Diversity and Equality Law Committee (Lead)
Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee (Lead)

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Wednesday 5 November (1930 - 2230)

International Construction Projects Committee dinner

International Construction Projects Committee (Lead)

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Wednesday 5 November (2000 - 2300)

Closely Held Companies Committee dinner

Closely Held Companies Committee (Lead)

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Wednesday 5 November (2000 - 2300)

Insurance Committee dinner

Insurance Committee (Lead)

Wednesday 5 November (2000 - 2300)

Maritime and Transport Law Committee dinner

Maritime and Transport Law Committee (Lead)

Thursday 6 November (0800 - 0915)

SPPI Awards breakfast

Session details

Join us at the awards breakfast where the IBA Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Legal Practitioner to Human Rights, the IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, and the IBA Pro Bono Award will be presented.

Human Rights Law Committee
Pro Bono Committee
Section on Public and Professional Interest (Lead)
Young Lawyers' Committee

Thursday 6 November (0800 - 0930)

IBA Bar Breakfast hosted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and the Law Council of Australia.

Session details

Money Laundering Regulations and the obligations of lawyers – the role of Bar Associations

Globally, bar associations play a major role in implementing, enforcing and supporting anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regimes. This has implications for the independence of the legal profession and the conduct of legal practice. This session, hosted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and the Law Council of Australia, will provide perspectives on how bar associations have responded to AML/CTF regulation of the legal profession, engaged with governments on the implementation of recommendations of the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF), developed guidance and training for lawyers, and navigated the interaction between statutory and professional obligations.

Thursday 6 November (0930 - 1045)

AI - the rapidly shifting AI regulatory landscape

Session details

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming markets, and regulators are trying to address potential market consolidation and harm before it happens. In this dynamic environment, businesses from all sides of the AI universe – AI model owners, AI app developers, AI business users, data owners, cloud infrastructure owners – need to understand the heightened scrutiny over investments in this sector and act in compliance with increasingly intrusive regulation and antitrust law.

This panel will discuss the issues that arise in AI creation and business use and regulators’ responses to AI including in the context of the new ex ante regimes in the European Union and United Kingdom, the approach of the United States and other jurisdictions around the world and discuss how divergences between jurisdictions might affect cross-border businesses.

Antitrust Section (Lead)
Technology Law Committee

Thursday 6 November (0930 - 1045)

Addressing toxic behaviour in the workplace

Session details

In this session we will tackle the issue of toxic behaviour in the workplace, and how this can be addressed in law firms.

Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee (Lead)

Thursday 6 November (0930 - 1045)

Compliance in the supply chain: how far should a company go?

Session details

As regulatory requirements and ethical expectations continue to rise, the discussion will focus on how far companies should go to ensure compliance and best practice, including corruption, anti-money laundering (AML), labour, environmental, and human rights standards. We will discuss best practices in balancing cost-efficiency and regulatory obligations while maintaining responsible and sustainable supply chains in an increasingly regulated world.

Anti-Corruption Committee (Lead)

Thursday 6 November (0930 - 1045)

Creditor Cooperation Agreements (CCAs) and their mitigating effect on creditor-on-creditor violence in liability management transactions

Session details

This panel will explore the growing relevance of Creditor Cooperation Agreements (CCAs) as a tool to manage inter-creditor dynamics and prevent disruptive holdout or priming strategies in liability management transactions (LMTs).

Panelists will examine recent case studies and legal innovations where CCAs have been used to align creditor interests and reduce the risk of creditor-on-creditor violence in both consensual and coercive deal structures. The discussion will also address practical drafting considerations, enforceability challenges, and the evolving role of CCAs in enhancing predictability and fairness in distressed debt scenarios.

Insolvency Section (Lead)