Saudi lawyer to present paper at IBA conference

Saudi lawyer to present paper at IBA conference Arab News

JEDDAH: Well-known Saudi lawyer Khalid Alnowaiser will participate in the Oct. 4-9 global law conference in Madrid entitled “Terrorism and Global Economic Issues,” organized by the International Bar Association (IBA). Spain’s King Carlos I will address the opening session of the conference, which will bring together international personalities, eminent judges and approximately 6,000 senior legal practitioners from 127 countries. Alnowaiser will present a paper dealing with many issues connected with the practice of law in the Kingdom. He will discuss how traditions in lawyer-client relationships and the development of the Saudi legal market have created new challenges and the need to reconsider business development strategies for Saudi law firms and foreign firms alike while emphasizing the progress made by Saudi Arabia under Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. The conference sessions will focus on the legal issues relevant to the ongoing efforts led by the international community to combat and exterminate terrorism. Judge Richard Goldstone will moderate a session on the Europe Regional Forum and the Institute of Human Rights entitled “International Terrorism, the European Courts and How to Realize the Protection of the Fundamental Radical Rights.” The conference will consider other topics, including a new approach to the world monetary system and the recent international financial crisis.