... liability,damageorexpensesufferedorincurredbyanyperson,norwilltheyreturnanymoneypaidtothem in connectionwith the conferenceunlesstheyaresatisednotonlythat the money in questionremainsundertheircontrolbutalsothat the personwhopaidithasbeenunfairlyprejudiced(astowhich,decisionshallbe in theirsoleandunfettereddiscretionand,whenannounced,final ... However,mostpeopleareagreedthat the futurewilllookverydifferenttowhathasgonebefore.Forinstance,therearemajorregulatorychangescomingdown the tracknotonly in the regulation of the investment funds industry itself but nancialservicesgenerally,including the regulation of banks.Thesechangeswillhavetheirownimpact on ourindustry.Whilemost of usareoptimisticabout the futureitisnotatallclearwhere the industrygoalpostswillnallybeplaced.Thereisstillmuchdebate,lobbyingandworktobedoneifweareto in uenceaneworderwhichwillbepracticalandworkable.Thisiswhy the Globalisation of InvestmentFundsConferencewithitslongandillustrioustrackrecordismorerelevantthanever.Lastyear’sconferencewasanunqualiedsuccessandIbelieve the mainconcernfor2011iswhether the venuewillbeabletoaccommodate the expectedincrease in numbers.Iwouldtherefore,encourageall of youtobookearly.Weexpect the debatearound the major ... voice of the legal profession The InternationalBar Association(IBA), established in 1947,is the world’sleading organisation of international legal practitioners,barassociationsandlawsocieties. The IBA in uences the development of internationallawreformandshapes the future of the legalprofessionthroughout the world.Ithasamembershipmorethan40,000individuallawyersandalmost200barassociationsandlawsocietiesspanningallcontinents.Ithasconsiderableexpertise in providingassistanceto the globallegalcommunityaswellasbeingasource of distinguishedlegalcommentatorsforinternationalnewsoutlets.Groupedintotwodivisions– the Legal...