International Bar Association

The International Bar Association (IBA) is a leading organization for legal professionals, including bar associations and law societies around the globe. Founded in 1947, shortly after the establishment of the United Nations, the IBA was created with the belief that a collective of global bar associations could help promote justice and contribute to worldwide peace and stability. Over the past 70 years, the IBA has transformed from a group exclusively representing bar associations and law societies to a diverse network that now includes individual international lawyers and entire law firms. Today, the IBA boasts a membership of over 80,000 individual lawyers from many of the world’s top law firms, as well as approximately 190 bar associations and law societies from more than 170 countries.

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Freedom of expression: UK Court ruling protecting right to protest ‘a huge victory for democracy’

1 week ago | ibanet.org | Ruth Green

Controversial legislation introduced in 2023 by then-Home Secretary Suella Braverman, which made it easier for police to shut down protests has been ruled ‘unlawful’ by the UK Court of Appeal. The legislation, which had been rejected by the House of Lords several months earlier, amended the Public Order Act 1986. It redefined and lowered the threshold for police intervention in public protest from ‘serious disruption to the life of the community’ to ‘more than minor’.
Post Office scandal: UK government to improve regulation to avoid miscarriages of justice

1 week ago | ibanet.org | Alice Johnson

The Post Office Scandal is described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in legal history. Evidence submitted to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry highlighted the failings in the private prosecution of over 700 Post Office operators who were wrongfully convicted of theft and false accounting. In response, the Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on private prosecutions seeking to improve accountability and transparency in the system.
EU and UK embark on ‘closer’ relationship amid geopolitical uncertainty

1 week ago | ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson

In May, the EU and the UK together announced a package of agreements, representing a marked shift in their relationship amid wider geopolitical instability and uncertainty.
Endorsement for special tribunal a major milestone in Ukraine’s fight for accountability

1 week ago | ibanet.org | Ruth Green

Ukrainian soldier. Yauhen/AdobeStock.comIn May, the Council of Europe and Ukraine formally endorsed the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against the latter. This development marks a major milestone in Ukraine’s fight for accountability in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 and has the support of at least 37 other countries.
US presidency: ICC sanctions threaten the future of international justice

2 weeks ago | ibanet.org | William Roberts

US President Donald Trump’s economic sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) are hampering the tribunal’s operations in The Hague, threatening its role in global justice. In early June, the US government sanctioned four ICC judges, including two pre-trial judges involved in issuing arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and two who approved a 2020 Court investigation into alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan.
The ‘Q3’ in legal

3 weeks ago | ibanet.org | Polly Botsford

Statistics show that within current and future generations, many people are being given ‘extra time’ in their professional lives as life expectancy increases. In-House Perspective investigates how lawyers can and should rethink the new ‘Q3’ and their journeys into retirement. It is a truism universally acknowledged that we are living longer than previous generations.
Profile: Ayoka Akinosi, Principal Corporate Counsel at Microsoft

3 weeks ago | ibanet.org | Alice Johnson

Ayoka Akinosi, Principal Corporate Counsel at technology company Microsoft, speaks to In-House Perspective about her career in cross-border corporate compliance, the challenges she has faced and what makes in-house roles meaningful to her. Ayoka Akinosi grew up in Lagos, in West Nigeria. Her family was heavily involved in the church and valued education, service and accountability, which shaped her ambition.
Europe’s regulatory overhaul

3 weeks ago | ibanet.org | Lucy Trevelyan

The European Commission is seeking to tackle what it sees as regulatory burdens affecting businesses in the bloc. In-House Perspective assesses the proposed changes and the impact on legal teams. The need for further growth, the tariffs being imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump and rising energy costs are all adding to the pressure on EU Member States and their companies.
The fight against organised crime in listed companies

3 weeks ago | ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson

Organised crime groups are finding ways to use listed companies to support their activities, for example as a way of laundering dirty money or by launching cyber attacks against them. In-House Perspective assesses the risks legal teams need to be aware of and how they can ensure their business is equipped to respond.
Anti-corruption survey underlines ongoing challenges facing legal profession

3 weeks ago | ibanet.org | Ruth Green

Corruption remains a significant challenge for the legal sector, but a recent report indicates there’s growing awareness across the profession of both the risks it poses and the safeguarding tools available. In-House Perspective takes stock of the report’s findings. The report was based on a survey of the legal profession conducted by the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee and the IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU) in 2024 and published in March 2025 (the ‘2024 Report’).