Conference Programme
Please note that the below is a preliminary conference programme and subject to change. Information correct as at 15 November 2021.
LAWASIA’s Committees throughout the 4 days (15-18 November 2021) will offer a comprehensive and practical work programme for attendees and will explore a broad range of legal issues of relevance in the Asia Pacific region.
Session times are in Sydney time (AEDT)
Time Zones for reference:
- 12:00 pm (Sydney, Melbourne)
- 10:00 am (Seoul, Tokyo)
- 09:00 am (Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Manila, Taipei)
- 08:00 am (Bangkok, Jakarta, Hanoi, Vientiane, Phnom Penh)
- 06:30 am (Delhi, Colombo)
- 02:00 am (Paris, Berlin)
- 01:00 am (London)
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Thursday 11 November 2021
| 16:00 – 18:00 Sydney time | LAWASIA Annual Council Meeting (Zoom platform) LAWASIA Council Members only. This event is by direct invitation only. |
Monday 15 November 2021
The Conference will be held on the Airmeet virtual platform.
| 16:30 – 18:30 Sydney time |
OPENING CEREMONY Welcome Remarks:
Keynote Speech:
Bar Leaders Forum |
| 18:30 – 19:30 Sydney time | Networking |
Tuesday 16 November 2021
| 11:00 – 11:30 Sydney time | Keynote Speech Rule of Law in the South Pacific – Lessons from Samoa View details Session sponsored by:
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| 11:30 – 13:00 Sydney time | Constitutional & Rule of Law Constitutionalism, Rule of Law, and the Tatmadaw: The Past, Present, and Future of Myanmar View Session details |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 Sydney time | Intellectual Property Law Global Trends in IP View Session details |
Environmental Law Ocean Governance and Climate Change and its Consequences View session details |
| 15:00 – 16:00 Sydney time | One Belt, One Road Sustainable Belt and Road Initiative and Climate Change View Session details Session sponsored by:
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Women Lawyers’ Forum Powerful but Powerless? The Challenges of Women Lawyer Leaders View session details |
| 16:00 – 17:00 Sydney time | Networking |
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| 17:00 – 18:00 Sydney time | Judicial Session Gambling, The Law and the 21st Century View Session details |
Banking & Finance Regulating Cryptocurrency: Too Much or Too Little View Session details |
| 18:30 – 19:30 Sydney time | Human Rights International Criminal Justice and the Asia Pacific View Session details |
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Enforcement and Execution of Arbitral Awards View Session details |
Wednesday 17 November 2021
| STREAM 1 | STREAM 2 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 Sydney time | Employment Law From Survival to Growth: Employment Issues in Different Jurisdictions as we Emerge from the Pandemic View Session details |
Real Estate & Transactions The Direct and Indirect Legal Effect of Prolonged Pandemic C-19 on Real Estate and Related Transactions in Asia Pacific, and where do we go from here View Session details |
| 13:00 – 14:00 Sydney Time | Taxation & Customs Navigating Tax Audits & Disputes During the Pandemic View Session details |
Energy & Resources The Energy Transition and the Impact on the Legal Regulatory Landscape View Session details Session sponsored by:
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| 14:00 – 15:00 Sydney time | Networking |
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| 15:30 – 16:30 Sydney time | UNCITRAL UNCITRAL Update on Investor State Dispute Settlements (ISDS) View Session details |
Family Law & Family Rights Family Law Practice: What has Changed and What will Change? View Session details |
| 17:00 – 18:00 Sydney time | Communications, Technology & Data Protection Privacy, COVID & the Workplace View Session details |
Sri Lanka Issues Challenges to the Rule of Law in Sri Lanka View session details |
| 18:30 – 19:30 Sydney time | Asia-Europe Legal Remedies toward Government Response to Covid-19 View Session details |
Human Rights Climate Change and Human Rights – The Role of the Law in Mitigating the Impact of a Changing Climate on Human Rights View Session details |
Thursday 18 November 2021
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| 12:00 – 13:00 Sydney time | Emerging Lawyers Road To Young Leaders Shaping The Future After Pandemic – Considering ESG And SDGs View Session details |
Anti-Trust & Competition Law A Survey of Recent Trends and Developments in Competition Law View Session details |
| 13:30 – 15:00 Sydney time | Human Rights – Afghanistan Transition in Afghanistan – Human Rights, the Rule of Law and the Role of the International Legal Profession View Session details |
| 15:30 – 16:00 Sydney time | CLOSING CEREMONY |