“Beyond the Horizon”

OPENING CEREMONY

Opening Address – Chunghwan Choi, President of LAWASIA
Welcome Address – President of Mongolian Bar Association

Keynote Address 

The voices of individuals can easily be ‘lost’ or drowned out. It is the choir, the collective voices of many, which ensure a hearing. Chambers, associations and Bar organisations of the legal profession bring lawyers to work together to promote, advance and defend similar principles, values and interests. The organisations should have in place mechanisms and well-established instruments at its disposal to represent the interests of the legal profession and to be able to exercise direct influence on the legislative and executive bodies of governments. What are the essential tools bars and associations of the legal professions should implement and use to be able to represent the interests of the legal profession should be discussed in this session.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly the key to significant innovations across almost all segments of society. However, AI algorithms can be stolen, imitated, or capitalised. Without the protection of AI algorithms, innovators may be unable to commercialise their inventions, which could undermine investment in this dynamic field of research and development. AI algorithms may be possible to be protected as ‘trade secrets.’ Legal protection options comprising patent, copyright, and others to protect algorithms will be discussed from an intellectual property perspective.

In 2020, Asia’s GDP is expected to overtake the GDP of the rest of the world combined. Asia is an increasingly attractive area to focus on the cross-border M&A. Asian corporates are optimistic and eager to grow through acquisitions both within the region and globally. Legal and cultural challenges to be overcome will be discussed in this practically orientated program.

The session will include comparative analyses of what the laws of different jurisdictions prescribe in such circumstances. Speakers will explore a range of concepts such as force majeure, frustration of contract, redundancy, relocation of workforces, termination for sickness, mandatory health testing of workers, temporary suspension of work, and the like.

The session will explore how best mainstream financing can reach out to less developed regions and at the same time ensuring that such financing respects environmental preservation in those regions.

This topic will explore legal challenges and developments in respect of sustainable and affordable energy challenges in a climate change world as well as energy connectivity, particularly cross-border connectivity and regional cooperation.

Often referred to as the ‘Workshop of the World”, emerging economies in Asia and the Pacific region have grown in eminence during the 21st Century. What are some of the implications of these emerging economies from a human rights perspective? Do people enjoy a better standard of living today, or do we suffer from the ever-expanding gap between rich and poor, increasingly authoritative governments and global exploitation? This session will examine the common challenges related to human rights in emerging economies that lawyers are addressing across the region today.

What sort of traditional obstacles to FDI do some jurisdictions pose?

• Are there newly built obstacles?
• What are the principles behind these obstacles?
• What are the believed benefits of these obstacles?
• Would removal of the obstacles promote business?

This session will focus on “Connecting Belt and Road Hubs for Legal, Mediation, Arbitration and Other Infrastructure Development Services” with Panel Speakers from China, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong and Singapore. 

Speakers will address Singapore Convention and Mediation Along the Belt and Road as well as address latest issues facing Chinese Belt and Road Investments.

1100 – 1300

Arbitration counsel often accuse the other side for not complying with “international standard practice” for example in discovery or evidence taking. Sometimes, the failure to meet with certain expectation or norm can even have cost consequences. Are procedural guidelines or rules intended to be universal or inflexible; is there a truly international arbitration practice or standard; or is diversity the true feature of international arbitration?

The content is how to incorporate presence in Mongolia, what are legal forms are available for investors, what are tax and non-tax incentives offered to investors under laws, general taxation environments, which sectors are regulated or require a license, limitation to hire expatriates, what are dispute resettlement mechanism is in place etc.


 

We would like to discuss with the speakers/auditors and make an opportunity for them to know how other jurisdictions’ young lawyers are doing.

It is the 4th Industrial Revolution era where radical changes are taking place in all areas of the all over the World including Asia. Along with preparing for a legal system that fits the times, and legal demand is rapidly growing with new industries and opportunities. With new technology, new roles of lawyers are needed. The role of young lawyers is more important in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The COVID-19 pandemic crept up on us and took the world by storm. It was both a health and economic crisis. Many jurisdictions had to grapple with taking measures to deal with the disease, and at the same time to keep their economies on life support systems. Most jurisdictions had implemented some measure of ‘lockdown’, and in varying degrees of strictness and severity. Businesses were not permitted to open or were much constrained. Lawyers and the legal profession were not immune to the health threat and ensuing economic fallout. We had to learn to find ways to remain in legal practice and new means to do so. This session will explore and discuss the affect the pandemic has had on lawyers, law firms and the legal profession generally, as well as what we need to do and how to do it in order to adapt, innovate and prevail.

 Family Law & Family Rights: International Marriage Issue – How to survive in the stepparent’s nation as the foreign parent’s child

One issue arising from international marriage concerns the child of the foreign parent who were born from his or her previous marriage. The child’s status become unstable when they become major even though they stayed in their stepparent’s country for numerous years. In this session, panels can compare each country’s policy and law concerning the children described above and discuss with the audience regarding how children’s stable life is guaranteed.

MOOT Awards Presentation

Summary Remarks

• LAWASIA President
• Mongolian Bar Association President

Announcement of 34th LAWASIA Conference 2021