IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022
Room 207, Level 2
Session information
What’s all this I hear about sand boxes? Regulatory innovation and access to justice
Tuesday 1 November (1615 - 1730)
Room 207, Level 2
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Committee(s)
Bar Issues Commission Regulation Committee
(Lead)
Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee
BIC International Trade in Legal Services Committee
Description
The struggle to address the global access to justice and access to legal services crises continues, with the pandemic having taken its toll on those in need. Efforts to innovate and re-imagine the delivery of legal services have taken a new turn, one that includes permitting alternative business structures and professionals other than lawyers delivering legal services direct to consumers. In a growing number of jurisdictions, regulators and the organized bar have begun implementing limited, supervised testing of new methods of delivery via a policy tool called a regulatory sandbox. What is a sandbox and how does it work? Can it really increase access and do so in a way that preserves professional values and public protection? Experts directly involved with their implementation will tackle these and other questions.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Ellyn Rosen | American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chair, Bar Issues Commission Regulation Committee |
Speakers
| Don Avison | Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Bar Executive Officer, Law Society of British Columbia |
| Christina Blacklaws | The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England; Officer, Bar Issues Commission |
| Deno Himonas | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |