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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.
Prof. Jan Paulsson discusses the distinction between jurisdiction and admissibility in international arbitration, examining preliminary objections, contractual conditions precedent, arbitral authority, court review, and the treatment of treaty and contractual claims.
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.
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.
Lord Michael Briggs is the UK Supreme Court Judge and the Right Hon Lord of Westbourne.
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