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IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024

15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024

PALACIO DE CANAL 3, LEVEL E1

Session information

Cross-border legal practice: what is the state of play and where are we heading next?

Tuesday 17 September (1115 - 1230)

PALACIO DE CANAL 3, LEVEL E1

Committee(s)

BIC International Trade in Legal Services Committee (Lead)
African Regional Forum
Arab Regional Forum
Bar Issues Commission

Description

The session will take stock of the developments made in cross-border legal practice up to now, reviewing the jurisdictions having opened their legal services market to the practice of foreign lawyers and law firms and assessing what the experience has been. The session will also discuss the rising challenges to globalisation (eg, sanctions, decoupling and de-dollarisation) and the impact, if any, on trade in legal services.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Mickael Laurans	The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England; Chair, BIC International Trade in Legal Services Committee

Speakers

Babatunde Ajibade SAN	SPA Ajibade & Co, Lagos, Nigeria; SPPI Vice Chair / Treasurer
Sara Koleilat-Aranjo	Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Co-Chair, Arab Regional Forum
Lucas Spadano	Madrona Fialho Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil
Charlotte Stubbs	Law Council of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; IBA Council Member, Law Council of Australia

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