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Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

LIDW 2026 | From Comparison to Co-Creation: CJI Surya Kant Proposes Joint Indo-UK Arbitrator Training, Fast-Track Procedures and Arb-Med Framework at 4th ICA Conference

The Chief Justice of India delivered a thought-provoking keynote address at the 4th International Conference of the ICA on Arbitrating Indo-UK Disputes, urging the global arbitration community to return to the foundational purpose of arbitration and ensure that dispute resolution remains accessible, efficient, and responsive to the needs of modern commerce.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

‘It Is a Great Tool, Not a Master’: Legal Leaders Debate AI’s Growing Influence on the Legal Profession

Artificial intelligence is making lawyers faster, research more accessible and legal services more efficient. But as AI systems become increasingly sophisticated, legal practitioners are confronting a more difficult question: how can the profession embrace technological transformation without surrendering the human judgment, ethics and accountability that lie at the heart of legal practice?

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Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

LIDW26 | From the Mahabharata to the Mediation Act, 2023: India and England Compare Notes on Why Mediation Is Winning

India’s mediation tradition predates its legislation by millennia. England’s mediation culture was built by judicial pressure and adverse costs. At LIDW 2026, practitioners from both jurisdictions found more agreement than disagreement and a shared frustration with what arbitration has become.

AI arbitrators replace human arbitrators

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

LIDW 2026| ‘The Arbitrator Is Dead, Long Live the AiBitrator’: RPC and Stephenson Harwood Debate Whether AI Should Replace Human Arbitrators

At a formal LIDW 2026 debate hosted by RPC and Stephenson Harwood, counsel argued both sides of a motion to replace human arbitrators with AI while the Tribunal called the whole question a false binary. The debate on AI arbitrators was more candid surprising than most.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

LIDW 2026 | ‘Stable as a Coin or a Black Swan Dive?’: How Crypto Arbitration Is Adapting to Valuation, Enforcement and the Web3 Economy

From Bitcoin loans worth pennies at issuance to claims that doubled in value before the award, leading practitioners at LIDW 2026 examined whether arbitration can deliver the speed, certainty and enforceability that the digital-asset sector demands and found that the answer depends entirely on how fast the mechanisms adapt.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

‘If This Industry Wobbles, It Is Not a Contract in Dispute — It Is a Systemic Event’: Inside the Emerging World of Data Centre Disputes at LIDW 2026

Experts examined how data centre projects are generating disputes involving AI infrastructure, energy supply, construction risk, data regulation and damages assessment, highlighting the growing gap between technological innovation and legal frameworks.

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Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

‘Adapt or Die’: Master of the Rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos Urges Legal Profession to Embrace AI and Reform Dispute Resolution at LIDW 2026

Reflecting on nearly five decades in the legal profession, from manual typewriters to AI, Sir Geoffrey warned that the competition to develop national AI capabilities is simultaneously a competition to preserve the influence of established legal systems, and that courts which resist this reality risk making themselves irrelevant.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

‘The Last 25 Years Will Be Nothing Compared to the Next 25’: Experts Debate Tradition and Transformation in Dispute Resolution at LIDW 2026

Sir Geoffrey Vos, Former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, VK Rajah SC and Dr. Emilia Onyema examined whether digital justice systems, AI and accountability can deliver meaningful access to justice or whether the technology divide will deepen the inequalities they are meant to solve.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

‘A Journey Rather Than a Plan’: At LIDW 2026, Clare Wardle Reflects on What It Really Takes to Be a General Counsel in a World of Geopolitical Risk and AI Disruption

In a wide-ranging interview at LIDW 2026, the former Coca-Cola Europacific Partners General Counsel reflects on cross-border disputes, AI’s impact on legal practice, access to justice, and why she would choose the same career again. In an interesting segment of LIDW 2026, Mr. Hilton Mervis, Litigation Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, held an engaging conversation with Ms. Clare Wardle, Former General Counsel and Company Secretary, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, on her insights as a general counsel.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

LIDW 2026 | Rule of Law Under Pressure: Fiona Hill, David Gauke and Dan Feldman on Populism, Democratic Backsliding and Geopolitical Risk

From Brexit to the erosion of US institutional independence, a former Downing Street Chief of Staff, a former Lord Chancellor and a former US Ambassador agreed that the rule of law must now be actively defended — not assumed — at a time when legal institutions face unprecedented political challenge.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

LIDW 2026 | The Great Costs Debate: Arbitration, Litigation and the Search for Proportionality

Can arbitration deliver better value than litigation? At LIDW 2026, leading practitioners debated proportionality, cost recovery, case management and procedural innovations, concluding that efficient dispute resolution depends less on the forum chosen and more on the decisions made by clients, counsel, tribunals and institutions.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

Common Heritage or a Free-for-All Regime? LIDW26 Panel Explores Legal Challenges in the Deep Sea, Polar Regions and Outer Space

From deep-sea mining and Arctic trade routes to lunar resource extraction and orbital congestion, experts at LIDW26 examined whether existing international legal frameworks can withstand growing geopolitical rivalry, commercial competition and technological change.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

Deepfakes, Disclosure and the Privilege Gap: Experts Discuss AI, Authenticity, and the Future of Evidence at LIDW 2026

A LIDW 2026 panel of arbitrators, judges and in-house counsel delved into the impact of AI on the legal industry, including manufactured evidence, the need for new rules on privilege and disclosure, and the reduced cost of generating legal documents for claims.

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Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

Disputes in an ‘Unruly World’: Sean West Warns of New Risks at the Intersection of Geopolitics, Law and AI at LIDW26

At LIDW26, Mr. Sean West examined how geopolitical fragmentation, legal uncertainty and rapid advances in artificial intelligence are creating an increasingly “unruly” world and reshaping the future of international dispute resolution.

Due Process Challenges and Public Policy Review in Indian Arbitration

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

Due Process Challenges and Public Policy Review: How Indian Courts Draw the Line in Arbitration — Lessons from LIDW 2026

The distinction drawn at LIDW26 between due process challenges and public policy review finds a close parallel in Indian arbitration jurisprudence, where courts examine procedural fairness and public policy concerns through separate legal lenses.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

Who Owns the Risk When AI Gets It Wrong? Confidentiality, Governance and Human Judgment at LIDW 2026

From privilege and disclosure risks to AI-assisted arbitrators and the future of legal practice, the second half of this LIDW 2026 discussion explores the governance challenges that will shape the next chapter of international arbitration.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

Why Lawyers Keep Getting AI Wrong and Why Human Judgment Still Matters: Insights from LIDW 2026

From fabricated citations to autonomous AI agents, the arbitration community is confronting a new reality. At LIDW 2026, experts debated whether AI is a revolutionary tool for dispute resolution or a risk that demands greater human oversight.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

Climate Obligations, Supply Chain Uncertainty, & Shifting Regulatory Frameworks: Experts Discuss Energy Arbitrations in a Changing World at LIDW 2026

At LIDW 2026, as part of International Arbitration Day discussions, an expert panel gathered to discuss energy disruptions, rising climate obligations, emerging arbitrations, shifting state priorities, and much more.

Reimagining Arbitration Three Bold Ideas

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

Hold Counsels Accountable, Study How Arbitrators Think, and Run Every Case Through AI First: Three Bold Ideas From LIDW26

At International Arbitration Day at LIDW26, leading arbitration practitioners proposed three bold reforms for the future of dispute resolution: institutional sanctions against counsel misconduct, scientific analysis of persuasion and decision-making, and mandatory AI-assisted case assessments before arbitration.

Events & Collaborations London International Disputes Week 2026

Is Arbitration Getting Worse or Are Courts Getting More Activist? LIDW26 Panel Takes On Due Process, Public Policy and AI Risks

At International Arbitration Day during LIDW26, leading practitioners, academics and judges examined due process challenges in arbitration, discussing public policy review, the Semenya litigation, corruption-based challenges, AI-assisted decision-making, expert evidence and judicial scrutiny of arbitral awards.