Dominique will speak at three sessions of the International Bar Association Annual Conference in Mexico City in September 2024.
Adjacent businesses, regulatory barriers and virtual nomads: a piñata full of legal developments
Monday 16 September 2024 (11.15am - 12.30pm)
Presented by the Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee(Lead), Law Firm Management Committee and Regulation of Lawyers Committee
Regulating the legal profession is a boon as well as a barrier in many jurisdictions. Nomadic lawyers and legal adjacent business are changing the legal profession’s dynamics, challenging these traditional barriers. With the definition of ‘legal services’ or the ‘practice of law’ becoming more blurred, where are the lines? This panel will highlight pressing developments and proposed solutions through a multi-jurisdictional lens.
The cost of everything but the value of nothing: what goes wrong when governments starve the justice system of funding
Tuesday 17 September 2024 (11.15am - 12.30pm)
Presented by the Forum for Barristers and Advocates (Lead) and Judges' Forum
This session will explore, through a number of case studies, the consequences of failing to invest in a country’s justice system and the response of the legal profession in safeguarding access to justice and the rule of law.
Technology: AI and bar associations
Thursday 19 September 2024 (11.15am - 12.30pm)
Presented by the Bar Issues Commission
The IBA Bar Issues Commission (BIC) is participating in the Presidential Initiative to address artificial intelligence and, in particular, the BIC is focusing on guidance for bar associations in advising their members. This panel will discuss core issues relating to artificial intelligence (AI) and invite a roundtable discussion.