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Conference Programme

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

  • Acknowledgement of Country by Michael West, Member and Cultural Representative of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC)
  • Welcome Speeches by Ms Melissa K Pang, President of LAWASIA | HONG KONG SAR and Mr Tass Liveris, President of Law Council of Australia | AUSTRALIA

LAWASIA tributes

  • Malathi Das Tribute by Mr Teong Liang Yap, Vice-President of LAWASIA | SINGAPORE
  • Toshiro Ueyanagi Tribute by Mr Isomi Suzuki, Past President of LAWASIA | JAPAN

Keynote Address

  • The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP, Assistant Minister for Defence, Veterans’ Affairs and the Republic
    Federal Member for Kingsford Smith
    AUSTRALIA
 

Plenary Addresses

Moderator:
Ms Joanne van der Plaat, President of The Law Society of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA

  • Ms Angelene Falk, Australian Information Commissioner & Privacy Commissioner | AUSTRALIA
  • Scientia Professor George Williams AO, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Planning and Assurance, University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA

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19:00 – 21:00  Welcome Reception (Level 4)
Stand-up drinks & canapés

Saturday 19 November 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

08:30 – 10:30 

STREAM 1
BUSINESS LAW
Level 4 | Room 4-5
STREAM 2
FAMILY LAW
Level 4 | Room 2-3
STREAM 3
HUMAN RIGHTS & RULE OF LAW
Level 4 | Room 1
08:30 – 09:00

 

 

 

 

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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09:00 – 09:45 09:00 – 10:30 09:00 – 09:30
Taxation & Customs
Navigating Transfer Pricing & Customs Valuation Audits: Post-Pandemic Trends

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International Relocation During and After a Pandemic

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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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  09:30 – 10:30
09:45 – 10:30

Building a Constitution

Constitutional Challenges Confronting Troubled Jurisdictions

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Banking & Finance
How Sanctions Affect the Banking and Financial sectors

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 10:30 – 11:00  Morning Networking Coffee Break  (Level 3 – Grand Ballroom Foyer)

 

 

 

 

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

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Developments in ADR in Family Law
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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

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Changes in the Family Law System
Has the Pandemic Assisted the Court System in Better Dealing with Family Law Cases 

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Ukraine
Practising Law in Ukraine

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 13:00 – 14:00  Lunch  (Level 3 – Grand Ballroom)

14:00 – 16:00



14:00 – 15:00
14:00 – 15:00
14:00 – 16:00
Asia-Europe
Intentions and Effects of Sanctions

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Family Violence
Have we Learnt from the Past? Is there Some Way to Go in Eliminating Violence in the Home?

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Appointment of Judges
Maintaining the Integrity of Judicial Appointments

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15:00 – 16:00
Anti-Trust & Competition Law
Trends & Developments in Merger Control Regimes from around the Asia-Pacific Region

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Mental Health
Identifying and Approach to Dealing with Personality Disorders

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 16:00 – 16:30  Afternoon Networking Coffee Break  (Level 3 – Grand Ballroom Foyer)

 

 

 

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

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Developments in the Division of Matrimonial Assets, Particularly Digital Assets

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Public Sector Integrity
Maintaining Faith in Public Officials

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17:15 – 18:00 
Energy & Resources
Is the Law Ready for Energy Transition?

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  18:00 – 18:10
Closing Remarks

Sunday 20 November 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

09:00 – 10:30

STREAM 4
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Level 4 | Room 4-5
STREAM 5
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Level 4 | Room 2-3
STREAM 6
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Level 4 | Room 1
09:00 – 10:30 09:00 – 09:40
Raising Lawyers’ Environmental Consciousness
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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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09:30 – 10:30
Counterfeiting:
Combatting Online IP Infringement

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09:40 – 10:30
New Paradigms
A Problem-Solving Approach – The Integration ADR into Courts, Commissions and Tribunals

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 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?

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Access to Environmental Justice

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ODR – Lessons Learned During COVID-19 and Remote Access

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12:00- 12:30

International trends – International Commercial Courts and ADR

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 12:30 – 13:30  Lunch  (Level 3 – Grand Ballroom)

 

 

13:30 – 15:30

13:30 – 14:30 13:30 – 15:30 13:30 – 14:30
Human Rights & Privacy
Privacy, Data Protection and the Right to Know – Unhappy Bedfellows

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Environmental Rights

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International Trends Class Actions, Litigation Funding and ADR

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14:30 – 15:30 14:30 – 15:30
Transnational Data Protection
The Future of Cross-Border Data Transfer

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International Commercial Arbitration

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 15:30 – 16:00  Afternoon Networking Coffee Break  (Level 3 – Grand Ballroom Foyer)

 

 

 

 

 

16:00 – 18:00

16:00 – 17:00 16:00 – 18:00 16:00 – 16:30
Human Exploitation
Modern Slavery, People Trafficking and Refugees

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Distributive Environmental Justice

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Multi-culturalism and ADR

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16:30 – 17:10

The Introduction of The United Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (Singapore Convention on Mediation)

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17:10 – 17:50

Dispute Prevention and Dispute Resolution – The Emerging Mechanisms

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17:00 – 18:00 17:50 – 18:00
Women Lawyers
The Importance and Role of Women Judges in the Asia Pacific

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CLOSING REMARKS

Monday 21 November 2022

09:30 – 11:00  Judiciary Plenary Session (Level 2 – State Room)
The International Placement of Judges

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09:30 – 12:00

International LAWASIA MOOT Competition (Level 1 | Room 3-4)
Final Round

 

 

 

 

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:

  • Upul Jayasuriya, Attorney-at-Law, Bar Association of Sri Lanka | SRI LANKA
  • Anand Raj, Secretary, Malaysian Bar | MALAYSIA
  • William Wylie Clarke, President, Fiji Law Society | FIJI

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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)

  • Closing Remarks by LAWASIA Secretary General
  • Moot Awards Announcements
  • Farewell Speech by LAWASIA President
  • Announcement of LAWASIA 2023 Annual Conference
13:30 End of the Conference
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