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International arbitration lawyer John Gaffney has been recognised as a winner of an International Bar Association (IBA) writing competition. Mr Gaffney was named by the IBA's Arb40 subcommittee as the only Irish winner of its "common heritage of the international arbitration community" competition f

Arthur Cox partner Deirdre O'Mahony has been appointed as secretary of the International Bar Association's (IBA) anti-corruption committee. The anti-corruption committee provides an international forum for private and public-sector practitioners to meet and discuss anti-corruption laws, compliance p

Today, 24 February 2023, marks exactly one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. In October 2022, at the opening ceremony of the IBA Annual Conference in Miami, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed delegates by video in which he referred to members of the audience as "defenders of th

Irish lawyers Myra Garrett and Ken Murphy are among the 15 new chief officers of the International Bar Association (IBA). Ms Garrett, a corporate partner and former managing partner of William Fry LLP, has taken up office as chair of the IBA's Section on Public and Professional Interest (SSPI).

The International Bar Association (IBA) has launched a toolkit to "empower female legal professionals". Research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that gender disparity in world societies and labour markets has a $12 trillion impact on the global economy. Thi

A significant number of young lawyers are either leaving or considering leaving their current job in the next five years, according to a new report from the International Bar Association (IBA). Fifty-four per cent of 3,000 respondents reported that they were ‘somewhat likely’ or ‘h

The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has condemned the Belarusian authorities' forced diversion of a flight carrying dissident journalist Raman Pratasevich as a "reckless and abhorrent act of state terrorism". Mr Pratasevich was arrested after his Ryanair flight from G

The International Bar Association (IBA) and International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) have condemned "hostile comments" by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel regarding the work of lawyers. In a party conference speech last month, Mr Johnson s

The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned a recent announcement of the United States Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo that sanctions would be imposed on senior officials involved in International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations. On Wednesday, Mr Pompeo announced that

Alleged mistreatment of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange during his US extradition trial in London has been condemned by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI). The IBAHRI works with the global legal community to promote and protect human rights and the independence of t

The International Bar Association (IBA) has published a model statute aimed at helping citizens launch legal challenges against governments for failing to take action over climate change. The Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failure to Act on Climate Change was launched in London

The deliberate starvation of civilians during an armed civil conflict has been established as a war crime under an amendment to the Rome Statute underpinning the International Criminal Court (ICC). An amendment to article 8, paragraph 2 (e) of the Rome Statute was proposed by Switzerland and agreed

Bullying and sexual harassment is "rife in the legal profession", according to a new study which surveyed nearly 7,000 legal professionals from 135 countries. The International Bar Association (IBA) and international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills today launched the Us Too? – Bullying and Se