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At Asia ADR Week 2026, practitioners discussed how effective oral advocacy in international arbitration depends on presenting a coherent case theory, confronting adverse evidence, responding directly to tribunal questions and prioritising decisive arguments.
At Session 2 of the CADRA International Arbitration Summer School 2026, Professor Loukas Mistelis traced two decades of Queen Mary International Arbitration Surveys, examining the continuing preference for arbitration, cost and efficiency concerns, institutional arbitration, preferred seats, due process paranoia, confidentiality, artificial intelligence and the growing importance of Asia in global dispute resolution.
The CADRA International Arbitration Summer School 2026 organized a session on “Drafting Arbitration Agreements and Choice of Law”, delivered by Matthew Drossos, wherein he explored designing enforceable and efficient dispute resolution mechanisms, common drafting pitfalls, and the implications of the choice of law on the conduct and outcome of arbitral proceedings.
Indian Mediation Week (IMW) is India’s largest student-run Access to Justice campaign.
In this conversation, Manmeet Singh, Partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, discusses how dispute resolution clauses are negotiated, controlling costs in high value
The Sixth edition marks a significant milestone in our ongoing journey, one that builds on the legacy of past successes while reaching toward new horizons. This year, we aspire to elevate the competition to new heights by offering participants a more immersive, engaging platform to test their skills and refine their mediation expertise. The event will be held in virtual mode.
Envisioned as an “umbilical cord” connecting professionals, businesses and other stakeholders across the country, IMF seeks to foster a collaborative mediation ecosystem, with the larger vision of positioning India as a global hub for mediation.
At the Commercial Mediation Conclave India 2026, experts examined the evolving role of lawyers and law firms in promoting mediation, advising clients on when to pursue settlement, developing internal awareness and training, and ensuring that mediation is conducted through a structured and professional process.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Several dignitaries delivered erudite addresses at the opening ceremony of the GHAC Arbitration Week 2026, a 3-day programme dedicated to strengthening Gujarat’s institutional arbitration ecosystem, organized by the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre (Domestic & International) and the Gujarat High Court.
At the inaugural ceremony of GHAC Arbitration Week 2026, Justices V.M. Pancholi and N.V. Anjaria focused on strengthening India’s arbitration ecosystem by building institutional confidence and returning the process to its core values of independence, efficiency, accessibility, party autonomy and settlement.
The opening session of the CADRA International Arbitration Summer School 2026 brought together Gary Born and Kristina Bittner for an introduction to international arbitration, covering cross-border practice, legal cultures, the New York Convention, UNCITRAL Model Law, institutional arbitration, arbitration agreements and career opportunities for young practitioners.
The signing ceremony was presided over by Dato’ Mary Lim, President of the AIAC Court of Arbitration, along with Aparna Panicker and Nikshita Niranjan from IAMC, Hyderabad.
In a partner event conducted by the General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) and Drew & Napier LLC at the Singapore Convention Week 2026, the esteemed panellists explored India-Singapore relationship, regulatory bottlenecks, multi-tier dispute clauses, and the cautious adoption of AI in legal practice.
Contributors are invited to submit chapters for an upcoming e-book on The Mediation Act, 2023. The e-book will carry an ISBN, with no publication fee, and submissions are invited until 15 September 2026.
Delivering the keynote at SIAC’s Annual India Conference 2026 – Delhi, CJI Surya Kant identifies four “stress tests” facing modern arbitration, from AI-generated evidence to arbitration’s growing resemblance to litigation, and argues that discipline, not new rules, is the answer.