36th LAWASIA Conference 2023 On ‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once: Lawyering In The Digital Age’ [24th -27th Nov]

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LAWASIA and the The Bar Association of India are inviting their members and other legal professionals to join the 36th LAWASIA Conference 2023 from Friday 24 to Monday 27 November 2023 at the Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru.

THEME: ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: Lawyering in the Digital Age’

The Annual Conference is LAWASIA’s flagship event and the highlight of its professional events program. The Conference is a platform for the convergence of bar leaders, jurists, professional organisations and individual lawyers from across the Asia Pacific, and is designed to facilitate the discussion of regional developments in law, including Family Law, Human Rights & Rule of Law, Business Law, Environmental Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property and more!

As a generalist legal event, the Annual Conference also serves as an important forum for sharing ideas, building professional networks, reinforcing shared professional values, advocating for the rule of law in varied jurisdictions, and advancing the status of the legal profession in the Asia Pacific.

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The tentative schedule is as follows: 

Friday 24 November 2023

11:30 – 20:00
Conference Registrations – Level 1 | Foyer
16:30 – 18:00

OPENING CEREMONY – Session 1
Level 1 | Room A&B

Introduction & Lighting of Lamp: SS Naganand, Vice President, Bar Association of India, Co-chair, 36th LAWASIA Conference | INDIA

Master of Ceremonies: Dr Gordon Hughes AM, Secretary-General, LAWASIA | AUSTRALIA

Welcome Remarks:

  • Ms Melissa K Pang BBS, MH, JP, President of LAWASIA | HONG KONG SAR
  • Mr Prashant Kumar, President of The Bar Association of India | INDIA

Keynote Address: Journey into the Future: Climate Change, Public Health and Equity

  • Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation; Former Chief Scientist, WHO | INDIA

Welcome Address

  • Shri Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister, State of Karnataka | INDIA

Conferral of Honorary LAWASIA Life Membership: Ms Melissa K Pang BBS, MH, JP, President of LAWASIA | HONG KONG SAR

  • Justice Brian J. Preston FRSN SC, Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of NSW Chair, Environmental Law Committee of LAWASIA | AUSTRALIA
  • Prof. Yasushi Higashizawa, Professor, Faculty of Law, Department of Law, Meijigakuin University | JAPAN

Closing Remarks

  • Dr Gordon Hughes AM, Secretary-General, LAWASIA | AUSTRALIA

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18:30 – 22:00Welcome Reception & DinnerSession 2
Level 1 – Room A&B

Saturday 25 November 2023

08:00 – 18:00Conference Registration – Level 1 | Foyer
08:45 – 10:00


PLENARY SESSION – Session 3

Bharatanatyam Performance: Ms Rukimini Vijayakumar

Introduction: Mr SS Naganand, Co-Chair, 36th LAWASIA Annual Conference; Executive Committee Member, LAWASIA | INDIA

Welcome Address: Justice Prasanna B. Varale, Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka, High Court of Karnataka | INDIA

Keynote Address: Identity, the Individual and the State: New Paths to Liberty

  • Dr Justice DY Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India, Supreme Court of India | INDIA

Closing Remarks

  • Mr Amarjit Singh Chandhiok, President-Elect, The Bar Association of India | INDIA

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10:00 – 10:30Morning Networking Coffee Break
STREAM 1
JUDICIAL SESSION
Level 1 | Room A
STREAM 2
FAMILY LAW
Level 1 | Room B
STREAM 3
HUMAN RIGHTS & RULE OF LAW
Level 1 | Room C
10:30- 11:45Session 4
Revisiting the ‘Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct, 2002’ in the Digital Age
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Session 5
Marriage: A Universal Human Right?
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Session 6
Internet As a Human Right: Internet Shutdowns, Net Neutrality, and Online Harassment
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11:45 – 12:00Tea / Coffee Break – Level 1 | Foyer
12:00 – 13:15
STREAM 4
BUSINESS LAW
Level 1 | Room A
Session 8
The Queer Family: Emerging Legal Issues
Session 9
Contempt of Court, Anachronism or Necessary Bulwark?
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Session 7
Opening Legal Markets to Foreign Lawyers and Law Firms
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13:15 – 14:15Lunch Level 1 | Foyer & Terrace
14:15- 15:30

EMPLOYMENT LAW

Session 10
Labour Rights in the Gig Economy
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Session 11
The Rights of the Child
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Session 12
Reeling in Social Media: Content Regulation
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15:30- 16:15

REAL ESTATE & TRANSACTIONS

Session 13
Cryptocurrency in Real Estate Transactions
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Session 14
Strengthening an Independent Judiciary and the Bar
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Session 15
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Murky Thresholds and Reverse Burden of Proof
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16:15 – 16:45Afternoon Networking Coffee Break – Level 1 | Foyer
16:45- 18:00

BANKING & FINANCE

Session 16
Wait before you Donate! Regulating Online Fundraising Platforms
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Session 17
Disability Rights and the Family
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Session 18
Constitutionalism and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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19:00 – 22:00A Musical Evening
Level 1 – Room A&B

Sunday 26 November 2023

STREAM 5
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Level 1 | Room A
STREAM 6
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Level 1 | Room B
STREAM 7
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Level 1 | Room C
09:00- 10:15Session 19
Legal Responsibility Arising from use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
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Session 20
Paving the Road to Environmental Justice
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Session 21
Mediation- Arbitration – How Do the Hybrids Fare?
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10:15 – 11:15

Session 22
Data protection, Data Breach and Data Theft
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Session 23
Meeting and Beating the Triple Planetary Crises: Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and Pollution
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STREAM 8
ASIA-EUROPE
Level 1 | Room C

Session 24
AI/Chat GPT: Friend or Foe to the Legal Profession?
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11:15- 11:45Morning Networking Coffee Break – Level 1 | Foyer
STREAM 4
BUSINESS LAW
Level 1 | Room A
Session 26
Energy Transition and Energy Security
STREAM 9
CRIMINAL LAW
Level 1 | Room C
11:45- 13:00ANTI-TRUST & COMPETITION LAW
Session 25
Big Tech and Anti-trust: State of the Play
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Session 27
Crimes, Torts and Breach of Contracts in the World of Artificial Intelligence
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13:00- 14:00Lunch – Level 1 | Foyer & Terrace
13:30 – 13:45 Level 1 / Room A | Session 27A – Law and Humour in Indian Courts: Mr Ejaz Maqbool, Advocate, Supreme Court of India | INDIA

14:00 – 15:15

STREAM 5
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Level 1 | Room A
STREAM 4
BUSINESS LAW
Level 1 | Room B
STREAM 3
HUMAN RIGHTS & RULE OF LAW
Level 1 | Room C
Session 28
Intellectual Property Rights, the Metaverse and Digital Content Distribution
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Session 29
Impact Investing
Session 30
Diverse Judiciaries Produce Better Justice
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15:15 – 16:15

Session 31
The Legal Canvas of Art Law
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Session 32
Legal Imagination and Initiatives for Environmental Protection
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STREAM 4
BUSINESS LAW
Level 1 | Room C

Session 33
Accelerating Trade in Asia-Pacific: Emerging Challenges
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16:15- 16:45Afternoon Networking Coffee Break – Level 1 | Foyer

16:45- 18:00

Session 34
Right to Privacy, Searches and Intrusive Data Collection
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STREAM 10
WOMEN LAWYERS
Level 1 | Room B
STREAM 7
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Level 1 | Room C
Session 35
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women Lawyers’ Experiences in a Male-Dominated profession
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Session 36
Tackling the Court Docket: Solutions from the Digital Age
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19:30 – 22:30Gala DinnerAnantya, Bangalore Palace grounds, Gate 9

Monday 27 November 2023

STREAM 1
JUDICIAL SESSION
Level 1 | Room A&B
International LAWASIA MOOT Competition
M.S. Ramaiah College of Law
Final Round
09:30- 11:00Session 37
Judiciary Plenary Session
The Most Enjoyable and Challenging Aspect of Judging

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11:00 – 12:00

SECOND PLENARY SESSION – Session 38
Level 1 | Room A&B
  • Bharatanatyam Performance: Ms Preethi and Neethi Kumar
  • Introduction: Mr Shyam Divan, President-Elect, LAWASIA | INDIA

Keynote Address: Ten Reasons Why Mahatma Gandhi Still Matters

  • Mr Ramachandra Guha, Distinguished University Professor, Historian, Biographer, Krea University | INDIA

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12:00 – 12:30Networking Coffee Break – Level 1 | Foyer
12:30 – 13:30

CLOSING CEREMONY – Session 39
Level 1 | Room A&B
  • Closing Remarks: Dr Gordon Hughes AM, Secretary-General, LAWASIA | AUSTRALIA
  • Poetic Interlude: R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India | INDIA
  • Remarks: Mr Raphael Tay, Partner, Law Partnership | MALAYSIA
  • LAWASIA Moot Award Announcements: Mr Raphael Tay, Partner, Law Partnership | MALAYSIA
  • Farewell Speech: Ms Melissa K Pang BBS, MH, JP, President of LAWASIA | HONG KONG SAR
  • LAWASIA Ceremonial Presidential Changeover
  • Announcement of LAWASIA 2024 Annual Conference
13:30 – 14:30Lunch – Level 1 | Foyer & Terrace
13:30 – 16:30Visit to the High Court of Karnataka (separate ticketed event)

For any queries, please contact lawasia2023@lawasia.asn.au and info@barindia.in


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