Find out more at www.ibanet.org

Corporate Group MembershipThe IBA has created a new class of membership for international in-house legal teams, allowing all

members of a company’s in-house legal team to benefit from IBA membership.

Corporate Group Membership is specifically designed for the in-house legal department of leading,

international corporations: with one single annual payment, ALL lawyers in your in-house legal team

become FULL members of the IBA wherever they are worldwide, with full access to ALL IBA resources.

The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947, is the world’s leading organisation of international legal practitioners,

bar associations and law societies. The IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal

profession throughout the world. With a membership of over 55,000 individual lawyers and 206 bar associations and law societies

spanning all continents, it has considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal community.

How your company benefits:

• Risk awareness – business intelligence on issues allowing you to pre-empt their impact and to exploit the opportunities they present

• Knowledge – build the knowledge base of your team through access to international thought leaders in areas that impact your

company’s operations

• Global reach – the membership of the IBA covers all major business locations and keeps you up to date with the latest developments

wherever you are in the world

• Local knowledge – participation in Regional Fora – find out what’s happening in regions where your company has interests

• Cost saving – 25% OFF the normal member attendance fee at all the IBA conferences worldwide, including the IBA Annual

Conference, the world’s largest global gathering of international business lawyers and an unrivalled business intelligence opportunity

How your team benefits:

• Develop expertise – FREE membership to any of the 70+ IBA Committees and Fora, gaining access to sector and practice area

specific information, online information, publications, events and networking

• International exposure – automatic membership of the IBA Corporate Counsel Forum

• Unique networking opportunity – unrivalled networking opportunities at all IBA conferences, including the IBA Annual

Conference, the largest global gathering of business lawyers in the world; and online networking within committees

• Get active – contribute to the debate on changes in international

regulation and legal practice and putting across your perspective

and experience

• Free resources – the latest information on legal developments

free as part of membership including: In-House Perspective, the

Corporate Counsel Forum’s online publication; IBA Global Insight –

the IBA’s flagship bi-monthly magazine; Business Law International,

the journal of the Legal Practice Division and access to all of the

IBA’s committee specific newsletters, journals and media

Online services:

Free access for your team to specialist legal content produced by the leading practitioners in every legal field. Written by lawyers for

lawyers and widely used in international practice. Insight in to the developments and legal changes that are affecting commercial legal

practitioners worldwide:

• IBA Practice Guides including the IBA GATS Handbook and IBA Arbitration Guidelines – many are widely used in international legal practice

• Conference Papers – the latest updates from authorities worldwide

• Filmed interviews with some of leading personalities in the legal and business world today – for example, Nobel Prize-winning

economist Joseph Stiglitz; OECD Secretary General Ángel Gurría; John Ruggie, author of the UN Guiding Principles on Business

and Human Rights; Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Jim O’Neill, retiring Chairman of Goldman Sachs

Asset Management

• Committee Newsletters – many IBA Committees produce regular updates on their specialist areas, full of detailed, practical articles

by expert practitioners from a wide range of jurisdictions, and also provide an opportunity for your team to be involved

Training and administration:

• Training – CPD/CLE certification – IBA conferences are accredited with the SRA of England & Wales and the state bars of New York

and California. Certificates of attendance are issued to those registered with other bars to obtain accreditation

• Time saving – centralised billing and communications – appoint one central contact to coordinate membership

Find out more at www.ibanet.org

25% off delegate fees for Corporate Group Members

The Journal of the Dispute Resolution Section of the International Bar Association

Dispute Resolution International

Vol 8 No 1 pp 1–102 May 2014

Agreements to Arbitrate and the Place of Arbitration: Divergences in ApproachTom Webster

How to Find and Appoint Experts in International Commercial ArbitrationsPhilipp Haberbeck

Londongrad Calling: Jurisdiction Battles in the English CourtsRoger Stewart QC, Graham Chapman QC and Can Yeginsu

The Gathering and Taking of Evidence Under the IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration: Civil and Common Law PerspectivesGisele Stephens-Chu and Julie Spinelli

Unauthorised Amiable Compositeur?Mark Hilgard and Ana Elisa Bruder

The Regulation of Tax Matters in Bilateral Investment Treaties: a Dispute Resolution PerspectiveMaíra de Melo Vieira

CASE NOTE

Judicial Review of Investor Arbitration Awards: Proposals to Navigate the Twilight Zone Between Jurisdiction and AdmissibilityLuis Miguel Velarde Saffer and Jonathan W Lim

Book Reviews

DIS

PU

TE R

ESO

LU

TIO

N IN

TER

NA

TIO

NA

L V

OL 8 N

O 1 M

AY

2014

• Established in 1947, the IBA is the world’s leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies

• The IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes practice in key international practice areas

• The IBA supports the development of the lawyers and the legal profession throughout the world

• IBA Membership now stands at 55,000 individual lawyers

• 206 bar associations and law societies spanning all continents are members

• IBA Human Rights Institute – a charitable arm focusing on international rule of law initiatives

Find out more at www.ibanet.org

About the International Bar Association

Membership fees

The Corporate Group Membership fee is based on the size of your in-house legal team:

Total number of lawyers Price per year Discounted price per year for first

two years of Group Membership

Up to 20 £1,250 £750

21 to 50 £1,750 £1,000

51 to 100 £2,500 £1,500

Over 100 £5,000 £2,000

‘Membership of the International Bar Association provides

unrivalled professional development and network-building

opportunities for international legal practitioners.’

To join now, please contact:

Joanna Budzowska-Gawlak IBA Membership Manager

Email: joanna.budzowska-gawlak@int-bar.org Telephone: +44 (0)20 7842 0090

IBA Legal Practice Division Committees

Anti-Corruption Committee

Antitrust Committee

Arbitration Committee

Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee

Aviation Law Committee

Banking Law Committee

Business Crime Committee

Capital Markets Forum

Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee

Communications Law Committee

Consumer Litigation Committee

Corporate and M&A Law Committee

Corporate Counsel Forum

Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Criminal Law Committee

Discrimination and Equality Law Committee

Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee

Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee

Family Law Committee

Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee

IBA Global Employment Institute

Immigration and Nationality Law Committee

Indigenous Peoples Committee

Individual Tax and Private Client Committee

Insolvency Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Section

Insurance Committee

Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee

International Construction Projects Committee

International Franchising Committee

International Sales Committee

Investment Funds Committee

Leisure Industries Committee

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Committee

Litigation Committee

Maritime and Transport Law Committee

Media Law Committee

Mediation Committee

Mining Law Committee

Negligence and Damages Committee

Oil and Gas Law Committee

Power Law Committee

Product Law and Advertising Committee

Public Law Committee

Real Estate Committee

Securities Law Committee

Space Law Committee

Taxes Committee

Technology Law Committee

Trade and Customs Law Committee

Water Law Committee

IBA Regional Fora

African Regional Forum

Arab Regional Forum

Asia Pacific Regional Forum

European Regional Forum

Latin American Regional Forum

North American Regional Forum

IBA Public and Professional Interest Division Committees

Academic and Professional Development Committee

Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee

Bar Issues Commission

Forum for Barristers and Advocates

Judges’ Forum

Law Firm Management Committee

Law Students Committee

Multidisciplinary Practices Committee

Pro Bono Committee

Professional Ethics Committee

Rule of Law Action Group

Senior Lawyers’ Committee

War Crimes Committee

Women Lawyers’ Interest Group

Young Lawyers’ Committee

The Committees and Fora you can join

To join now, please contact:

Joanna Budzowska-Gawlak IBA Membership Manager

Email: joanna.budzowska-gawlak@int-bar.org Telephone: +44 (0)20 7842 0090