34th POLA Summit
Sustainability of the Legal Profession Globally

Presentation Materials (In English only) 

Session 1 – Keys to sustainability of the legal profession 

1. Talent attraction and retention 
   • Mr. Leiming SHENG 
     Vice-President, All China Lawyers Association
2. Proliferation of unregulated legal services 
   • Mr. Mohamad Ezri bin ABDUL WAHAB 
     President, Malaysian Bar
   • Mr. José Antonio Maurellet, SC 
     Vice-Chairman, Hong Kong Bar Association

Session 2 – Drivers of change in the legal profession 

1. Self-regulatory function of the profession 
   • Mr. Frazer BARTON 
     President, New Zealand Law Society
   • Dr. Uday Prakash WARUNJIKAR
     Vice-President, The Bar Association of India
2. Liberalisation of legal service market 
   • Ms. Lisa SAM 
     President, The Law Society of Singapore

Luncheon Keynote Speech – The Hong Kong Story: Evolution, Security and the Rule of Law

• Mr. I. Grenville CROSS, GBS, SC 
  Senior Counsel; Professor of Law; Senator of the International Association of Prosecutors; and Former Director of Public Prosecutions of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region