Simon Mabey shares his experiences of the 2012 IBA Conference in
Dublin.
When the International Bar Association (IBA) comes to town
it's a spectacular event. Over 5,000 lawyers from around the
world descend on the city, fill its hotels and keep an army of taxi
drivers happy.
This year the conference was held at the new Dublin Conference
Centre, where the capital city was abuzz with legal talk. The tone
was set with the quality of speakers at the opening ceremony. The
keynote speaker was Professor Joseph Stiglitz, former chief
economist and senior vice president of the World Bank, who gave an
address on the world's economic difficulties with an emphasis
on Europe. This was followed by an engaging speech by the Taoiseach
(Prime Minister of Ireland), who formally opened the
conference.
