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Dubai Arbitration Week 2026: Experts on psychological biases, witness credibility and AI influence on arbitral decision-making

At Dubai Arbitration Week 2026, a panel of experts examined the human and psychological influences that can shape arbitral decision-making, including cognitive biases, the reliability of memory, the assessment of witness credibility, cultural perceptions and the growing use of AI in dispute resolution.

convictions based on appreciating the testimony of single witness

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna HC: When Prosecutrix Is Not a ‘Sterling Witness’: Benefit of Doubt to Accused in Gang Rape Case”

“Testimony of a Single Witness falls into the category of being neither wholly reliable nor wholly unreliable, the Court must exercise caution, look for corroboration and should not convict on that testimony alone.”