Peter Bartlett appointed co-chair of IBA's Legal Policy Task force to tackle COVID-19

1 minute read  13.09.2021 Peter Bartlett

The International Bar Association (IBA) has formed an executive task force to assess policies relating to COVID-19 responses.

MinterEllison Partner, Peter Bartlett, has been appointed as co-Chair of the International Bar Association's (IBA) newly formed COVID-19 Legal Policy Task Force. The task force has been created to assess global legal responses to COVID-19 and issue recommendations to reform legal regimes with the intention of improving the global coordination of containment management in future pandemics.

The task force will be co-chaired by:

  • Peter Bartlett - Chair, IBA Legal Practice Division and Partner at MinterEllison
  • Almudena Arpón de Mendívil - IBA Vice President and Partner at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in Madrid
  • Harry Rubin - Partner and Chair, Technology and IP Transactions at Kramer Levin New York and former Chair of the IBA Technology Section

The task force will present its findings at the IBA Global Showcase on Wednesday, 27 October 2021. The report will examine what worked, improvements needed, and suggestions to enhance legal approaches to COVID-19 policies.

Mr Bartlett said: "While our task is certainly vast, we have marshalled numerous experts to enable a critical and constructive assessment of global legal responses to COVID-19. We hope to contribute substantively to global discourse and action".

Mr Bartlett was appointed Chair of the IBA's Legal Practice division in November 2020. He is the first person from the Asia-Pacific to hold the position, reflecting his significant contribution to the IBA Management Board and the profession.

Read the announcement from the IBA.

The International Bar Association (IBA) is made up of 80,000 lawyers from most of the world’s leading law firms, and 190 bar associations and law societies spanning more than 170 countries. The Association has considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal community and, through its global membership, influences the development of international law reform and has a key role in shaping the future of the legal profession throughout the world.

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