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At the Commercial Mediation Conclave India 2026, panellists discussed the need to position mediation as an early and flexible dispute-resolution mechanism, with emphasis on awareness, trust, mediator quality, institutional credibility and a balanced approach among stakeholders.
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The Indian Mediation Federation (IMF) was formally launched at the PACT-Poovayya Commercial Mediation Conclave India 2026, held on 18 September 2026 at
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At the Commercial Mediation Conclave India 2026, practitioners and corporate legal professionals discussed how mediation can be strengthened in India through institutional mechanisms, internal dispute-resolution processes, professional mediators, greater awareness and a shift away from adversarial approaches.
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Addressing the MCI: The Conclave by PACT & Poovayya, Sanjeev Ahuja, President, Indian Mediation Federation (IMF) said that “IMF is not here to compete with the courts or the government, but to complete the picture, close the loops, fill the gaps and connect the loose threads. Our vision is simple, but ambitious: To make Mediation the First Port of Call”
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The Commercial Mediation Conclave India 2026 will bring together judges, senior advocates, mediators, law firm practitioners and in-house legal professionals to examine the mainstreaming of mediation in commercial disputes, with discussions spanning institutional mediation, enforcement, sector-specific disputes, Med-Arb and the role of lawyers and businesses.
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At the valedictory ceremony of the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, speakers emphasised that technology must strengthen, rather than replace, human judgment, procedural fairness and institutional accountability, while calling for greater trust in digital arbitration and mediation.
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In a panel discussion held at the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, the panellists explored the need for emergency award, landmark cases, judicial activism v. legislative action, and future of emergency arbitration in India.
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At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, arbitration practitioners examined the challenges affecting the enforcement of arbitral awards, including the quality of awards, judicial intervention, domain expertise, institutional arbitration, patent illegality and the need for greater consistency and certainty in arbitration-related proceedings.
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Speaking at the Summit, Justice Bhargav D. Karia examined the need of emergency arbitration, analysed India’s position on the same, and emphasised the need for a comprehensive statutory framework for enforcement of emergency awards in India regardless of seat.
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At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, a panel of senior mediators and practitioners examined the implementation of the Mediation Act, 2023, focusing on institutional mediation, mediator accreditation, community and online mediation, and the changing role of lawyers in dispute resolution.
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At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, Justice Sonia Gokani discussed the evolution of mediation after the Mediation Act, 2023, highlighting institutionalisation, mediator training, accreditation, specialised panels, community mediation and the role of human governance alongside technology.
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At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, arbitration professionals examined the steps required to position India as a competitive arbitration destination, including strengthening domestic confidence, promoting institutional arbitration, improving enforcement, developing specialised expertise and ensuring cost-efficient and time-bound dispute resolution.
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At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, Attorney General R. Venkataramani and Justice N. V. Anjaria highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence in arbitration while stressing the need for human judgment, verification, fairness, confidentiality and control over AI-assisted decision-making.
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At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, Justice M R Shah, Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice Soniaben Gokani and leading arbitration professionals discussed the need for a coordinated digital ADR framework, safeguards for human judgment, common cybersecurity standards, institutional control over technology and India’s potential to contribute to international rule-making.
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Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal highlighted the need to balance the use of artificial intelligence in arbitration with human judgment, while Justice M. R. Shah stressed that AI should not replace the human mind.
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At the summit’s inaugural ceremony, marked by the ceremonial lighting of the lamp and the unveiling of SAMYAK, IDDRC’s new ODR platform, Prof. Purvi Pokhariyal outlined NFSU’s plans to digitise dispute resolution from filing to award.
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A cross-border panel including V.K. Rajah SC, Darius Khambata, Thomas Williams KC, Datuk Prof. Sundra Rajoo and Nish Shetty, moderated by Anirudh Krishnan, traces the law governing arbitration agreements across England, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, France, Malaysia and India, from Enka v Chubb to England’s new Arbitration Act 2025, and closes with a wide-ranging discussion on institutional reform, backlog and what makes a good arbitral seat.
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The two-day summit will explore Artificial Intelligence, Online Dispute Resolution arbitration, mediation and cross-border dispute resolution, with a focus on building an innovative, secure and technology-enabled ADR ecosystem in India and beyond.
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Day 3, Session 1 of GHAC Arbitration Week 2026 brought together senior judges and jurists to examine what India’s arbitration framework should look like after three decades of legislative development, with the discussion focusing on judicial intervention, quality of arbitral awards, institutional arbitration, Section 11 appointments, Section 29A timelines, Section 34 challenges, consistency in Supreme Court jurisprudence and the need for greater professional and procedural discipline.
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Experts at GHAC Arbitration Week 2026 examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping international and domestic arbitration, including its use in legal research, document review, cross-examination and drafting.
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