The International Bar Association (IBA) has announced that Dubai has been selected as the venue for its 2011 annual conference, to be held from October 30 to November 4 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
“The IBA’s decision to hold its annual conference in Dubai is testimony to the rising prominence of the city as a global business centre. Dubai’s economic landscape has recently been reshaped by the development of one of the world’s most unique legal infrastructures in the Dubai International Financial Centre,” said Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre and vice-chairman of the UAE Central Bank
“We are pleased to host the annual conference of International Bar Association in Dubai as this decision reflects the confidence of the global community of lawyers in the advanced level of legal services in the UAE,” said Dr Hadef Bin Jouan Al Daheri, Minister of Justice.