Stephen Cullen, a principal in the firm’s Family Law & Private Clients practice group, lead a working session titled “The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction” at the 2019 International Bar Association Annual Conference. The session was presented by the IBA’s Family Law Committee.

Program Description:

Countries throughout Asia are now key treaty partners under the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention. This session presents several mini-trial examples from actual cases, followed by short question and answer periods. The mini-trial examples includes cross-examination of a  left-behind parent, direct examination of an expert, cross-examination of a taking parent, and  competing closing arguments.

Session Chair:

• Stephen Cullen - Miles & Stockbridge, Washington, DC, USA; Officer, Family Law Committee

Speakers:

• Zenobia du Toit - Miller Du Toit Cloete, Cape Town, South Africa
• Soyi Kim - Law Office of Soyi Kim, Seoul, South Korea; Website Officer, Family Law Committee
• Hon. Geoffrey Ian Monahan - Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Chair, Judges’ Forum