LCA Executives attend LAWASIA Annual Conference – Seoul, South Korea
30 September 2026
Caption: LCA President Tania Wolff with fellow panellists (L-R) Dr Ulrich Wessels, David Campbell, Eric Eunyong Yang, and Mark Evans.
Law Council President Tania Wolff, President-elect Elizabeth Shearer, Chief Executive Officer James Popple and Head, International Charlotte Stubbs, attended the LAWASIA (The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific) Annual Conference in Seoul, South Korea, on 14–16 September 2026.
President Wolff participated in a panel discussion on ‘The impact of the digital age – particularly AI and other emerging technologies – on the legal profession’.
During the session, President Wolff discussed the importance of designing systems and processes that respond to the increased direct participation of people with the justice system, as well as refining the skills that are unique to legally qualified persons, such as writing good laws, determining criminal responsibility and weighing sentencing factors. She also highlighted the central role of law societies and bar associations in shaping guidelines and rethinking legal education so that the next generation of lawyers is trained in the judgment that AI cannot replace.
In the margins of the conference, the delegation met with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, the Malaysian Bar, the Law Society of Singapore, and the International Bar Association, and signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration with the Bar Association of Sri Lanka.
Last Updated on 30/09/2026