International Bar Association: Annual Conference Seoul 2019

About the Event

The 2019 IBA Annual Conference in Seoul will feature more than 200 conference sessions. These vary widely in style and, with the core substantive committee sessions at the heart of the conference programme covering most sectors and practice areas, the conference will provide the opportunity to focus on your own areas of interest. Additionally, there are sessions on a wide range of topics, such as the challenges of law firm management and international relationships, ethics, the future of the legal profession, and the rule of law and human rights. You can hear from some of the leading thinkers in law today through a series of Showcase sessions highlighting the role the legal profession plays in society.

Date / Time

September 22 - 27, 2019

Location

COEX Convention & Exhibition Center
513, Yeongdong-daero Gangnam-gu
Seoul 06164 South Korea

Speaker

Topic

Kimberly Taylor, Esq.
JAMS Senior Vice President, Chief Legal & Operating Officer

Gary Birnberg, Esq., FCIArb
JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator

Judges and arbitrators as adjudicators and settlement facilitators, and the Singapore Convention on Enforcement of Mediated Settlements
September 23, 2019 | 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

This session discusses whether and to what extent judges and arbitrators should facilitate settlement, and the impact of the Singapore Convention on Enforcement of Mediated Settlements on international disputes.

Singapore Convention: A Game Changer?
September 24, 2019 | 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

The Singapore Convention (the 'Convention') was conceived to provide for international commercial mediations what the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Awards did for international arbitrations. The Convention, which only applies to settlements resulting from mediation of international commercial disputes, enables enforcing parties to pursue the enforcement of mediated settlement agreements directly in a court in a Convention country where enforcement is sought.

International Mediation Standards: Boon or Bane?
September 25, 2019 | 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

The design of mediation standards, an often contentious topic in individual jurisdictions, has come to the fore on the global stage in the wake of the Singapore Convention. Are international standards for cross-border or international meditations desirable? Are they feasible?

Ombudsman, Ombudsman, Wherefore Art Thou Ombudsman?
September 25, 2019 | 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Unfamiliar, yet ubiquitous. Powerful, yet not always mandated. What is this creature, how does it function, and how are traditional ombudsman structures making a difference when applied to commercial settings? This panel discussion will survey commercial utilisation of the ombudsman structure in several jurisdictions, discuss the extent of its success to date in various settings, and consider ways to better utilise this methodology to offer access to justice and assure process efficiency.