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16th Annual Bar Leaders' Conference

24 May - 25 May 2023

Session information

Around the tables: a taste of hot topics – part I

Thursday 25 May (1100 - 1230)

Committee(s)

Bar Issues Commission (Lead)

Description

Topics will include:

• Diversity and Inclusion
• Lawyers as Gatekeepers
• Revitalising rule of law
• Wellness in the legal profession
• Update on recent global developments concerning international trade in legal services
• Good governance and role clarity

Speakers

George Artley	International Bar Association, London, England
Riccardo Cajola	Cajola & Associati, Milan, Italy; Vice Chair, International Commerce and Distribution Committee
Sara Carnegie	International Bar Association, London, England; Member, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council
Jonathan Herman	Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Officer, Bar Issues Commission
Ian Jeffery	The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England
Mickael Laurans	The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England; Chair, BIC International Trade in Legal Services Committee
Berit Reiss-Andersen	The Norwegian Bar Association, Oslo, Norway; BIC Vice Chair, Bar Issues Commission
Steven Richman	American Bar Association, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Chair, Bar Issues Commission Policy Committee

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