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Stephen has served as an officer on the committee for several years and will, in the period 2025 -2027, co-chair the committee with Kate McMahon, founding partner of Edmonds Marshall McMahon.
We believe Stephen is the first Channel Islands practitioner appointed as chair of a committee of the International Bar Association which has been in operation for more than seventy years.
This appointment does much to reflect the fact that Stephen has worked tirelessly with successive attorneys general to craft structures and methods of international asset recovery and repatriation which have been widely adopted elsewhere, which remain functional to this day, and which have done much to enhance the reputation of Jersey as an international finance centre.
The focus for Stephen’s tenure in office is the rule of law. This was the founding theme of the IBA when it was established in the aftermath of WW2 and with a particular aim to promote a rules-based order. The rule of law underpins democracy, human rights, and societal progress. Without it, chaos and corruption can all too easily take root, undermining the very principles that allow societies to thrive. The legal profession must actively defend these principles, educate the public, raise awareness, and hold failing systems accountable.
As Co-Chair, Stephen looks forward to progressing the agenda of the Asset Recovery committee. This includes the development of a thriving programme of events, the production of expert publications focussed on knowledge-sharing for best practice in the field, and growing its membership. In this way the committee will create a legal model for asset recovery specialists enabling them to play a full role in upholding the rule of law to the benefit of this and future generations.
The IBA is made up of 80,000 member lawyers and over 190 bar associations spanning over 170 countries.
Stephen is also the Jersey representative of the IBA.
Please connect with Stephen Baker on Linkedin if you would like to stay-up-to date with the Committee’s progress and plans.
