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 |