Budapest hosts UIA

Privacy and data protection, and the challenges and opportunities of compliance for the legal profession will be discussed by more than 1,000 legal professionals from around the world at this year’s Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) annual congress. The congress, in Budapest from 28 October to 1 November, features more than 300 speakers. One of the main discussions will be on whether there can be an international regulatory approach for mass surveillance and profiling. Art law, robotics, food law, immigration law, contract law, banking and financial services are some of the other topics of discussion.