BCI to hold International Lawyers’ Conference on September 23-24

The Bar Council of India (BCI) is hosting the International Lawyers’ Conference, 2023 on the theme: “Emerging Challenges in Justice Delivery System'' on September 23-24..The event has been organised in collaboration with the Bar Council of England and Wales, the Law Society of England and Wales, and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association. It will be held at the Vigyan Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road, Rajpath Area, Central Secretariat, New Delhi. .The event will be inaugurated on September 23 by Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will be attending the inauguration ceremony as the Chief Guest.Union Minister in charge for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Alex Chalk KC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, UK, will be attending as Guests of Honor.Attorney General of India, R Venkataramani and Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta will also be present at the event.The Conference will come to a close on September 24 with a Valedictory Session, in the presence of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah..Other dignitaries who will be present at the event include Bhupender Yadav, Union Labour and Employment and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister; Supreme Court judges, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, and PS Narasimha; Samuel Townend, Chair-elect, Bar Council of England and Wales, UK; and Peter D Maynard, President Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association..Speaking on the Conference, BCI Chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra said,“The two-day event will feature esteemed Hon’ble Judges, eminent legal scholars, distinguished experts, international delegates and accomplished practitioners, providing a forum for engaging discourse and the sharing of valuable knowledge and experiences. Additionally, the conference will facilitate networking opportunities, allowing participants to establish meaningful connections with peers from across the globe.".There will also be a Joint Interaction Session with Indian and International Law Firms and a Joint meeting with all the Members of State Bar Councils and other Delegates on September 24, after the closure of the International Lawyer's Conference..The two-day conference will have the following ten technical sessions aimed at knowledge sharing..Technical Session 1: Global Law for Global Issues: International Legal Solutions.Chaired by Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, MM Sundresh, and Bela M Trivedi, judges of the Supreme Court of India.Speakers at the session: Justice TS Sivagnanam, Chief Justice of Calcutta HC; Justice Ashutosh Kumar, judge of Patna High Court; Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha member, P Wilson; Lubna Shuja, President Law Society of England and Wales UK and Advocate Nishith Desai of Nishith Desai Associates..Technical Session 2: Access to Justice and Legal Aid in Developing NationsChaired by Justices BR Gavai, Aniruddha Bose, and Rajesh Bindal, judges of the Supreme Court of India. Speakers at the session: Justice Sapna Pradhan Malla, judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal; Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court and Peter D Maynard, President of Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association..Technical Session 3: Justice Delivery System: The Impact of Social MediaChaired by Justices JK Maheshwari and Sanjay Karol, judges of the Supreme Court of India.Speakers at the session: Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court; and Senior Advocates Rana Mukherjee and S Guru Krishna Kumar..Technical Session 4: Alternative Dispute Resolution in International Transactions Chaired by Supreme Court judge, Justice Hima Kohli.Speakers at the session: Senior Advocates Pramod Nair, Darius J Khambata, Rakesh Khanna and CU Singh; and Samuel Townend, Chair-elect Bar Council of England and Wales..Technical Session 5: Artificial Intelligence: Transforming the Legal LandscapeChaired by Justices PS Narasimha, Aravind Kumar, judges of the Supreme Court of India, and Delhi High Court judge, Justice Rajiv Shakder, Judge.Speakers at the session: Additional Solicitors General of India and Senior Advocates, SV Raju, and Aishwarya Bhati; Amit Dubey, National Security Expert and Crime Investigator on Cyber Forensics and Ethical Hacking..Technical Session 6: Intellectual Property Rights in a Borderless WorldChaired by Supreme Court judge, Justice KV Vishwanathan, and Delhi High Court judge, Justice Manmohan.Speakers at the session: Justice Suman Shyam, judge of Gauhati High Court; Senior Advocate and Additional Solicitor General of India and Senior Advocate Vikramjit Banerjee, and Senior Advocate Saikrishna Rajagopal..Technical Session 7: The Changing Landscape of Criminal Law Chaired by Justices Surya Kant and Prashant Kumar Mishra, judges of the Supreme Court of India.Speakers at the session: Former Advocate General of Punjab and Senior Advocate RS Cheema; Senior Advocate and Chairman of the Bar Council of Bihar, Ramakant Sharma; and Senior Advocates Amit Desai, Siddharth Luthra, and Dayan Krishnan..Technical Session 8: Equal Opportunity in Building a Sustainable Legal Profession - Way ForwardChaired by Justices Hrishikesh Roy, CT Ravikumar and Dipankar Dutta, judges of the Supreme Court of India.Speakers at the session: Madras High Court judge, Justice Dr Anita Sumanth; Delhi High Court judge, Justice Rekha Palli; Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya; Senior Advocate Manindra Acharya; and Senior Advocate and former Advocate General of Maharashtra, Ashutosh A Kumbhakoni..Technical Session 9: Evolving Role of Legal Professionals/InstitutionsChaired by Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah of the Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice N Kotiswar Singh of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale of the Karnataka High Court.Speakers at the session: Former Supreme Court judge, Justice MR Shah (keynote speaker); Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha member, Vivek Tankha; Senior Advocate and Advocate General of Bihar, Prashant Kumar Shahi; and Senior Advocates Lalit Bhasin, and Mohit Saraf..Technical Session 10: Future of Legal Education: The Next Generation LawyerChaired by Justices AS Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, judges of the Supreme Court of India.Speakers at the session: Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta of the Gauhati High Court; Prof (Dr.) R Venkata Rao, VC, IIULER Goa; Prof (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice-Chancellor of NLSIU, Bangalore; Prof (Dr.) C Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of the OP Jindal Global University, and Kari Abdoul Bagui, President of the Pan African Lawyers Union..[Read Event Brochure]