IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
Room 243, Level 2
Session information
Going green? lawyer regulation and climate change
Monday 30 October (1430 - 1545)
Room 243, Level 2
Committee(s)
Bar Issues Commission Regulation Committee
(Lead)
Bar Issues Commission
Description
The issue of climate change is affecting all parts of Society and the delivery of legal services within this ever-changing world is a huge regulatory and ethical issue.
The panel will discuss 3 distinct areas in relation to the lawyer competence, lawyer discipline and ethical rules surrounding the delivery of legal services against a backdrop of “greenwashing”. The conflict between the client’s interest and a lawyer’s ethical obligations will be discussed.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| John Guerin | Law Society of Northern Ireland, Belfast, Northern Ireland; Chair, Bar Issues Commission Regulation Committee |
Speakers
| Letícia Perrone Campos Mello | Conselho Federal da OAB, London, England |
| Nick Emmerson | |
| Dominique Hogan-Doran SC | Australian Bar, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Vice Chair, Bar Issues Commission Regulation Committee |
| Ellyn Rosen | American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Member, BIC Regulation Committee |
| Darren Toombs | Law Society of Northern Ireland, Belfast, Northern Ireland; President / Chairperson, Law Society of Northern Ireland |