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ICA 2026 | India—UK Economic Growth Must Be Matched by Strong Dispute Resolution Systems: Deputy High Commissioner Kartik Pande at 4th ICA Conference

At the ICA Conference in London, Deputy High Commissioner Kartik Pande underscored the importance of arbitration and ADR in supporting the growing India—UK economic partnership and fostering commercial confidence in cross-border trade and investment.

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ICA 2026 | ‘Mediation Has Limited Growth Potential on the Commercial Side’: Experts Debate Future of Hybrid ADR in Indo-UK Commercial Dispute

A technical session at the ICA Conference on “Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes” highlighted that while hybrid ADR frameworks are gaining traction, corporate users remain cautious about mediation’s role in high-value disputes, and arbitration, despite concerns of cost and complexity, continues to be the preferred mechanism for certainty and enforceability in Indo-UK commerce.

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ICA 2026 | Reforming the Domestic and Attracting the Foreign: Experts Discuss Investor Confidence, Enforcement Challenges, and AI Regulation at the 4th ICA Conference

The fireside chat at the 4th ICA Conference on “Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes” examined the challenges of enforcement, arbitration efficiency, judicial intervention, institutional reforms, AI regulation, third-party funding, and investor confidence.

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ICA 2026| ’Commerce Flourishes Where There Is Certainty’: Arun Chawla Highlights ADR’s Role in Strengthening the India—UK Economic Partnership at 4th ICA Conference

In 1774, Lord Mansfield observed that ‘in all mercantile transactions the great object should be certainty.’ Two hundred and fifty years later, Arun Chawla, Director General of ICA, used that same principle to frame the case for arbitration as the silent infrastructure of globalisation and for the India-UK economic partnership’s dependence on credible dispute resolution institutions.

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ICA 2026 | ‘The Best Dispute is the One That Never Arises’: Legal Professionals Discuss Pendency, Commercial Pragmatism, Mediation, & Forensic Investigations at 4th ICA Conference

At a panel discussion at the 4th ICA Conference on “Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes”, the speakers agreed that while disputes may be inevitable in business, successful commercial ecosystems were defined not by the absence of disputes, but rather by avoiding them and if they arise, resolving them efficiently, fairly, and with minimal disruption to long-term relationships and commerce.

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‘Those AI Solutions Must Have Their Foundations in Our Own Laws’: Sir Geoffrey Vos on AI, Digital Sovereignty and the Future of Arbitration at ICA’s 4th Indo-UK Conference

If the AI systems driving arbitral decisions are trained on materials from other jurisdictions, the awards they generate may be unenforceable or worse, systematically biased. Sir Geoffrey Vos used his keynote at the ICA’s 4th Indo-UK Commercial Disputes Conference to draw a line between AI in arbitration, where party consent makes adoption feasible, and AI in courts, where constitutional legitimacy makes it impossible.

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‘In India, Arbitration Is an Emotion, Not Just Business’: Dr. N. G. Khaitan Highlights India’s Rise as a Global Arbitration Hub at ICA’s 4th Indo-UK Conference

India’s growing trade ties, pro-arbitration judiciary, and legal reforms are opening new avenues for cross-border dispute resolution, with Dr. N. G. Khaitan at the ICA’s Indo-UK conference in London urging global businesses to see India not just as a commercial hub but as an emerging centre for arbitration.

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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.

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‘Courts and arbitral tribunals are not competing institutions, but mutually supportive ones‘: Lord Briggs at ICA’s 3rd International Conference

Lord Michael Briggs is the UK Supreme Court Judge and the Right Hon Lord of Westbourne.

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ICA conference on ‘Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes’: Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal shares India’s Vision for Global Leadership in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

The 3rd Edition of the International Conference organised by ICA took place on 05-06-2025 at Church House Westminster, London.

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‘India and UK share a rich history, bound by tradition of arbitration and mediation’: CJI BR Gavai inaugurates ICA Conference on ‘Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes’

The 3rd Edition of the International Conference on ‘Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes: Synergizing India—UK Arbitration Practices’, unfolded on 5-06-2025 in London.