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IBA Annual Litigation Forum - The world has lost its compass: we need to talk about litigators!

15 Apr - 17 Apr 2026

Session information

Cross-border disputes in a fragmented world

Thursday 16 April (1015 - 1145)

Description

As global economic ties deepen while political fault lines widen, cross-border litigation is increasingly shaped but jurisdictional battles and the intrusion of national security consideration into commercial disputes. Litigators face courts competing for authority, states asserting extraterritorial reach and businesses caught between compliance with domestic mandates and exposure to foreign liability.

Speaker will address whether the current fragmentation signals a breakdown of established norms or simply the emergence of new strategic terrain for litigators.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Sandrine Giroud	LALIVE, Geneva, Switzerland; Co-Chair, Litigation Committee

Speakers

Lydia Danon	Cooke Young & Keidan, London, England
Lawrence Teh	Dentons, Singapore, Singapore; Member, Asia Pacific Regional Forum Advisory Board
Johanna Wirth	Hengeler Mueller, Berlin, Germany; Webinar Officer, Litigation Committee

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