Please note that the below is a preliminary conference programme and is subject to change. Information correct as at 16 November 2022.
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Friday 18 November 2022
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Conference Registrations (Level 2 – State Room Foyer) |
| 17:30 – 19:00 |
OPENING CEREMONY (Level 2 – State Room) Master of Ceremonies: Dr Gordon Hughes AM, Secretary-General, LAWASIA | AUSTRALIA
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LAWASIA tributes
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Keynote Address
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Plenary Addresses Moderator:
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| 19:00 – 21:00 | Welcome Reception (Level 4) Stand-up drinks & canapés |
Saturday 19 November 2022
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08:30 – 10:30 |
STREAM 1
BUSINESS LAW
Level 4 | Room 4-5
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STREAM 2
FAMILY LAW
Level 4 | Room 2-3
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STREAM 3
HUMAN RIGHTS & RULE OF LAW
Level 4 | Room 1
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| 08:30 – 09:00 |
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| Keynote Presentation The Importance of Identity in Protecting a Child’s Rights The Hon John Pascoe AC CVO, Former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia | AUSTRALIA |
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| Taxation & Customs Navigating Transfer Pricing & Customs Valuation Audits: Post-Pandemic Trends |
International Relocation During and After a Pandemic View Session details |
Keynote Presentation Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation in the Asia Pacific Region The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia | AUSTRALIA
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Building a Constitution Constitutional Challenges Confronting Troubled Jurisdictions |
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| Banking & Finance How Sanctions Affect the Banking and Financial sectors |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Networking Coffee Break (Level 3 – Grand Ballroom Foyer) |
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11:00 – 13:00 |
11:00 – 12:00 | 11:00 – 12:00 | 11:00 – 12:00 |
| Employment Law Protections Against Workplace Discrimination and Sexual Harassment |
Developments in ADR in Family Law View Session details |
South Pacific South Pacific – Rule of Law Post Covid-19 |
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| 12:00 – 13:00 | 12:00 – 13:00 | 12:00 – 13:00 | |
| Corporate Securities & Investments RCEP And Economic Recovery In The Post Pandemic World |
Changes in the Family Law System Has the Pandemic Assisted the Court System in Better Dealing with Family Law Cases |
Ukraine Practising Law in Ukraine |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch (Level 3 – Grand Ballroom) |
14:00 – 16:00 |
14:00 – 15:00 |
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14:00 – 16:00 |
| Asia-Europe Intentions and Effects of Sanctions View Session details |
Family Violence Have we Learnt from the Past? Is there Some Way to Go in Eliminating Violence in the Home? View Session details |
Appointment of Judges |
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| Anti-Trust & Competition Law Trends & Developments in Merger Control Regimes from around the Asia-Pacific Region View Session details |
Mental Health Identifying and Approach to Dealing with Personality Disorders View Session details |
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| 16:00 – 16:30 | Afternoon Networking Coffee Break (Level 3 – Grand Ballroom Foyer) |
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16:30 – 18:00 |
16:30 – 17:15 | 16:30 – 18:00 | 16:30 – 18:00 |
| Real Estate & Transactions The Growing Real Estate Ownership Fraud in Asia Pacific: Methodology, Causes, and Ways to Curb |
Developments in the Division of Matrimonial Assets, Particularly Digital Assets |
Public Sector Integrity Maintaining Faith in Public Officials |
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| Energy & Resources Is the Law Ready for Energy Transition? |
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18:00 – 18:10 Closing Remarks |
Sunday 20 November 2022
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09:00 – 10:30 |
STREAM 4
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Level 4 | Room 4-5
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STREAM 5
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Level 4 | Room 2-3
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STREAM 6
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Level 4 | Room 1
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| 09:00 – 10:30 | 09:00 – 09:40 | ||
| Raising Lawyers’ Environmental Consciousness View Session details |
Keynote Presentation ADR in the 21st Century The Hon Tom Bathurst AC KC, Chair of NSW Law Reform Commission, Former Chief Justice of NSW (2011-2022) | AUSTRALIA |
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| Counterfeiting: Combatting Online IP Infringement View Session details |
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| New Paradigms A Problem-Solving Approach – The Integration ADR into Courts, Commissions and Tribunals |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Networking Coffee Break (Level 3 | Grand Ballroom Foyer) |
11:00 – 12:30 |
11:00 – 12:30 | 11:00 – 12:30 | 11:00 – 12:00 |
| Issues raised by Artificial Intelligence in Creating New IP Can a Machine be an Inventor? |
Access to Environmental Justice |
ODR – Lessons Learned During COVID-19 and Remote Access |
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International trends – International Commercial Courts and ADR |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch (Level 3 – Grand Ballroom) |
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13:30 – 15:30 |
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| Human Rights & Privacy Privacy, Data Protection and the Right to Know – Unhappy Bedfellows |
Environmental Rights |
International Trends Class Actions, Litigation Funding and ADR |
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| Transnational Data Protection The Future of Cross-Border Data Transfer |
International Commercial Arbitration |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Networking Coffee Break (Level 3 – Grand Ballroom Foyer) |
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16:00 – 18:00 |
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| Human Exploitation Modern Slavery, People Trafficking and Refugees |
Distributive Environmental Justice |
Multi-culturalism and ADR |
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The Introduction of The United Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (Singapore Convention on Mediation) |
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Dispute Prevention and Dispute Resolution – The Emerging Mechanisms |
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| Women Lawyers The Importance and Role of Women Judges in the Asia Pacific |
CLOSING REMARKS |
Monday 21 November 2022
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Judiciary Plenary Session (Level 2 – State Room) The International Placement of Judges |
09:30 – 12:00 International LAWASIA MOOT Competition (Level 1 | Room 3-4)
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| 11:00 – 12:00 | Plenary Sessions (Level 2 – State Room) Current Issues Involving the Rule of Law Moderator: Shyam Divan, President-Elect, LAWASIA | INDIA Speakers:
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| 12:00- 12:30 | Networking Coffee Break (Level 2 – State Room Foyer) | |
| 12:30-13:30 |
CLOSING CEREMONY (Level 2 – State Room)
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| 13:30 | End of the Conference | |