Australian Barristers, senior members of the UK, Australian and Irish governments and the judiciary converged in London and Dublin on Monday 3rd to Friday 7th July to share collective knowledge and prepare for future challenges to global legal systems including issues of national security, Brexit and international treaties for the the ABA’s biennial conference.
This years theme: Excellence, innovation and accessibility: The role of the bar in 2017 and beyond.
The conference explored issues including freedom of speech and privacy laws, international law and the protection of cultural treasures, new efforts in diversity and an inclusive profession, the implications of Brexit, through to the challenges facing equal and fair access to justice for all.
Keynote speakers included:
Australia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency, the Honorable Alexander Downer AC, Commonwealth Attorney General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, The Right Hon Jeremy Wright QC MP, Attorney-General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland, The Hon Justice Patrick Keane, High Court of Australia, Australia’s Ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency Ambassador Richard Andrews, The Hon Justice Stephen Gageler AC, of the High Court of Australia, The Hon Mrs Chief Justice Susan Denham, the Chief Justice of Ireland.