1. Corporate Group Membership
The IBA has created a new class of membership for international in-house legal teams, allowing all
members of a company’s in-house legal team to benefit from IBA membership.
Corporate Group Membership is specifically designed for the in-house legal department of leading,
international corporations: with one single annual payment, ALL lawyers in your in-house legal team
become FULL members of the IBA wherever they are worldwide, with full access to ALL IBA resources.
The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947, is the world’s leading organisation of international legal practitioners,
bar associations and law societies. The IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal
profession throughout the world. With a membership of over 55,000 individual lawyers and 206 bar associations and law societies
spanning all continents, it has considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal community.
Find out more at www.ibanet.org

2. 25% off delegate fees for Corporate Group Members
How your company benefits:
• Risk awareness – business intelligence on issues allowing you to pre-empt their impact and to exploit the opportunities they present
• Knowledge – build the knowledge base of your team through access to international thought leaders in areas that impact your
company’s operations
• Global reach – the membership of the IBA covers all major business locations and keeps you up to date with the latest developments
wherever you are in the world
• Local knowledge – participation in Regional Fora – find out what’s happening in regions where your company has interests
• Cost saving – 25% OFF the normal member attendance fee at all the IBA conferences worldwide, including the IBA Annual
Conference, the world’s largest global gathering of international business lawyers and an unrivalled business intelligence opportunity
How your team benefits:
• Develop expertise – FREE membership to any of the 70+ IBA Committees and Fora, gaining access to sector and practice area
specific information, online information, publications, events and networking
• International exposure – automatic membership of the IBA Corporate Counsel Forum
• Unique networking opportunity – unrivalled networking opportunities at all IBA conferences, including the IBA Annual
Conference, the largest global gathering of business lawyers in the world; and online networking within committees
• Get active – contribute to the debate on changes in international
regulation and legal practice and putting across your perspective
and experience
• Free resources – the latest information on legal developments
free as part of membership including: In-House Perspective, the
Corporate Counsel Forum’s online publication; IBA Global Insight –
the IBA’s flagship bi-monthly magazine; Business Law International,
the journal of the Legal Practice Division and access to all of the
IBA’s committee specific newsletters, journals and media
Online services:
Free access for your team to specialist legal content produced by the leading practitioners in every legal field. Written by lawyers for
lawyers and widely used in international practice. Insight in to the developments and legal changes that are affecting commercial legal
practitioners worldwide:
• IBA Practice Guides including the IBA GATS Handbook and IBA Arbitration Guidelines – many are widely used in international legal practice
• Conference Papers – the latest updates from authorities worldwide
• Filmed interviews with some of leading personalities in the legal and business world today – for example, Nobel Prize-winning
economist Joseph Stiglitz; OECD Secretary General Ángel Gurría; John Ruggie, author of the UN Guiding Principles on Business
and Human Rights; Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Jim O’Neill, retiring Chairman of Goldman Sachs
Asset Management
• Committee Newsletters – many IBA Committees produce regular updates on their specialist areas, full of detailed, practical articles
by expert practitioners from a wide range of jurisdictions, and also provide an opportunity for your team to be involved
Training and administration:
• Training – CPD/CLE certification – IBA conferences are accredited with the SRA of England & Wales and the state bars of New York
and California. Certificates of attendance are issued to those registered with other bars to obtain accreditation
• Time saving – centralised billing and communications – appoint one central contact to coordinate membership
Find out more at www.ibanet.org
The Journal of the Dispute Resolution Section of
the International Bar Association
Dispute
Resolution
International
Vol 8 No 1 pp 1–102 May 2014
Agreements to Arbitrate and the Place of Arbitration:
Divergences in Approach
Tom Webster
How to Find and Appoint Experts in International Commercial
Arbitrations
Philipp Haberbeck
Londongrad Calling: Jurisdiction Battles in the English Courts
Roger Stewart QC, Graham Chapman QC and Can Yeginsu
The Gathering and Taking of Evidence Under the IBA Guidelines
on Party Representation in International Arbitration: Civil and
Common Law Perspectives
Gisele Stephens-Chu and Julie Spinelli
Unauthorised Amiable Compositeur?
Mark Hilgard and Ana Elisa Bruder
The Regulation of Tax Matters in Bilateral Investment Treaties:
a Dispute Resolution Perspective
Maíra de Melo Vieira
CASE NOTE
Judicial Review of Investor Arbitration Awards:
Proposals to Navigate the Twilight Zone Between
Jurisdiction and Admissibility
Luis Miguel Velarde Saffer and Jonathan W Lim
Book Reviews
DISPUTE RESOLUTION INTERNATIONAL VOL 8 NO 1 MAY 2014

3. About the International Bar Association
• Established in 1947, the IBA is the world’s leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies
• The IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes practice in key international practice areas
• The IBA supports the development of the lawyers and the legal profession throughout the world
• IBA Membership now stands at 55,000 individual lawyers
• 206 bar associations and law societies spanning all continents are members
• IBA Human Rights Institute – a charitable arm focusing on international rule of law initiatives
‘Membership of the International Bar Association provides
unrivalled professional development and network-building
opportunities for international legal practitioners.’
Membership fees
The Corporate Group Membership fee is based on the size of your in-house legal team:
Total number of lawyers Price per year Discounted price per year for first
two years of Group Membership
Up to 20 £1,250 £750
21 to 50 £1,750 £1,000
51 to 100 £2,500 £1,500
Over 100 £5,000 £2,000
To join now, please contact:
Joanna Budzowska-Gawlak IBA Membership Manager
Email: joanna.budzowska-gawlak@int-bar.org Telephone: +44 (0)20 7842 0090
Find out more at www.ibanet.org

4. The Committees and Fora you can join
IBA Legal Practice Division Committees
Anti-Corruption Committee
Antitrust Committee
Arbitration Committee
Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee
Aviation Law Committee
Banking Law Committee
Business Crime Committee
Capital Markets Forum
Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee
Communications Law Committee
Consumer Litigation Committee
Corporate and M&A Law Committee
Corporate Counsel Forum
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Criminal Law Committee
Discrimination and Equality Law Committee
Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee
Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee
Family Law Committee
Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
IBA Global Employment Institute
Immigration and Nationality Law Committee
Indigenous Peoples Committee
Individual Tax and Private Client Committee
Insolvency Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Section
Insurance Committee
Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
International Construction Projects Committee
International Franchising Committee
International Sales Committee
Investment Funds Committee
Leisure Industries Committee
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Committee
Litigation Committee
Maritime and Transport Law Committee
Media Law Committee
Mediation Committee
Mining Law Committee
Negligence and Damages Committee
Oil and Gas Law Committee
Power Law Committee
Product Law and Advertising Committee
Public Law Committee
Real Estate Committee
Securities Law Committee
Space Law Committee
Taxes Committee
Technology Law Committee
Trade and Customs Law Committee
Water Law Committee
IBA Regional Fora
African Regional Forum
Arab Regional Forum
Asia Pacific Regional Forum
European Regional Forum
Latin American Regional Forum
North American Regional Forum
IBA Public and Professional Interest
Division Committees
Academic and Professional Development Committee
Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee
Bar Issues Commission
Forum for Barristers and Advocates
Judges’ Forum
Law Firm Management Committee
Law Students Committee
Multidisciplinary Practices Committee
Pro Bono Committee
Professional Ethics Committee
Rule of Law Action Group
Senior Lawyers’ Committee
War Crimes Committee
Women Lawyers’ Interest Group
Young Lawyers’ Committee
To join now, please contact:
Joanna Budzowska-Gawlak IBA Membership Manager
Email: joanna.budzowska-gawlak@int-bar.org Telephone: +44 (0)20 7842 0090