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“Survival is about getting started”: Legal leaders discuss the skills law firms need to thrive in an AI-driven future at LegalTechTalk 2026
As artificial intelligence reshapes legal practice, industry leaders at LegalTechTalk 2026 examined why commercial awareness, adaptability, client-centricity, and sound judgement may prove just as important as technological proficiency for the future of law firms.
At the Mediation Event organised by the Indian High Commission in London, the panelists reinforced that the future of mediation lies not in replacing human mediators with artificial intelligence, but in creating a collaborative model where technology strengthens human-led dispute resolution while preserving its core values of trust, human perception, and understanding.
Manipal Law School hosted Constructing Legal Foundations 2026, bringing together judges, arbitrators, industry experts, and academicians to discuss construction disputes, arbitration, contract delivery, and infrastructure reforms in India.
by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada**
From Lok Adalats to the Mediation Act, CJI Surya Kant mapped India’s mediation journey at the Indian High Commission in London, while Lord Hamblen, Ms. Brimelow KC and Mr. Dixon placed the UK’s mandatory mediation reforms alongside it.
CAM successfully represented the BCCI in the present remand- proceedings, where comprehensive arguments were advanced demonstrating that the BCCI does not meet any of the mandatory conditions prescribed under Section 2(h) of the RTI Act, for being classified as a ‘public authority’.
India’s mediation tradition predates its legislation by millennia. England’s mediation culture was built by judicial pressure and adverse costs. At LIDW 2026, practitioners from both jurisdictions found more agreement than disagreement and a shared frustration with what arbitration has become.
The NCLAT held that the NCLT had failed to comply with the mandatory procedural safeguards applicable to contempt proceedings and, therefore, the impugned order could not be sustained. While setting aside the contempt order, the NCLAT also granted certain fact-specific directions in the matter.
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.
From privilege and disclosure risks to AI-assisted arbitrators and the future of legal practice, the second half of this LIDW 2026 discussion explores the governance challenges that will shape the next chapter of international arbitration.
From fabricated citations to autonomous AI agents, the arbitration community is confronting a new reality. At LIDW 2026, experts debated whether AI is a revolutionary tool for dispute resolution or a risk that demands greater human oversight.
At International Arbitration Day at LIDW26, leading arbitration practitioners proposed three bold reforms for the future of dispute resolution: institutional sanctions against counsel misconduct, scientific analysis of persuasion and decision-making, and mandatory AI-assisted case assessments before arbitration.
Amir Z. Singh Pasrich shares his insights on international arbitration, the IBA, and India’s growing role.
“The disputes between the neighbours relating to the easementary rights are clearly mentioned as being suitable for mediation.”
Registration Now Open for the Fourth IBA India Litigation and ADR Symposium
Day 3 of the seventh edition of AIAC’s Asia ADR week navigated crucial topics of discussion in the field of alternative dispute resolution, such as ADR in construction disputes, role of experts and consultants in construction proceedings, automation driven transformation in the construction industry, and SMART Tunnel dispute.
Day 2 of the seventh edition of AIAC’s Asia ADR week navigated crucial topics of discussion in the field of alternative dispute resolution, such as commercial mediation, arbitration reforms, disputes in E-sports, double hatting, and disclosures.
The launch of seventh edition of Asia ADR Week 2025 not only marked the beginning of five impactful days of dialogue, collaboration, and learning, but also symbolised a renewed call to action inviting all stakeholders to seize the moment and shape the future of dispute resolution globally.