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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

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