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The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) organised the fifth edition of Nyaya Nirmaan 2026: India @ 2047 on 24 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, on the theme “Building the Legal Architecture for a Connected Global Economy”.
The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) organised the fifth edition of Nyaya Nirmaan 2026: India @ 2047 on 24 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Held under the theme “Building the Legal Architecture for a Connected Global Economy”
The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) organised the fifth edition of Nyaya Nirmaan 2026: India @ 2047 on 24 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Held under the theme “Building the Legal Architecture for a Connected Global Economy”
This is a legal problem-solving competition where participants identify existing, real-world problems in the legal ecosystem and develop practical, implementable solutions legal startups, tech-enabled tools, service models, or process innovations. The event is execution-focused, not an abstract innovation challenge.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The discussion focused on the challenges businesses are facing as technology regulations across the region continue to diverge rather than converge.
The session brought together leading dispute resolution practitioners from India and Singapore to examine the practical choices businesses face in cross-border disputes, including mediation, arbitration, enforcement, interim reliefs, institutional arbitration, AI, legal education and India’s potential to emerge as a global dispute resolution centre.
The panel examined the evolving role of artificial intelligence in arbitration, discussing its practical applications, ethical boundaries and the principles that should guide its responsible use.
Law firm leaders, innovation executives and legal technology experts at LegalTechTalk 2026 discussed leadership, culture, talent development, data strategy and the future of the billable hour, concluding that the biggest barriers to AI transformation are no longer technological and that lasting success will depend on firms’ ability to embrace experimentation, develop future-ready lawyers and rethink traditional models of legal practice.
How do in-house legal teams assess outside counsel beyond legal expertise alone? At LegalTechTalk 2026, Mori Kabiri, Olga Dmytriyeva and Aminata Ba explored the role of communication, trust, transparency, AI usage, pricing and business understanding in shaping successful relationships between clients and law firms.
Litigation Is sexy now, haven’t you heard?: LegalTechTalk 2026 Panel discusses technology, access to justice and wellbeing in litigation
The panel brought together perspectives from social impact litigation, litigation support services and legal leadership to discuss contemporary developments in litigation. The speakers reflected on technology’s growing role in litigation practice, questions of accessibility and inequality in the use of AI tools, and the importance of wellbeing, leadership and organisational culture within legal teams.
How legal teams can make smart tech choices: Experts discuss AI adoption, governance, and future of Legal Tech at LegalTechTalk 2026
In a panel discussion titled “How to Make Smart Tech Strategy Choices in 2026 and Beyond” at LegalTechTalk 2026, the panellists explained that successful legal technology strategies are built not on the latest tools but on a careful understanding of people, processes, governance, and long-term organizational goals.
The Innovator’s Dilemma comes for law firms: Nikki Shaver on five signals that the legal industry is at an inflection point at LegalTechTalk 2026
From 400 to 1,000 generative AI products in twelve months, USD 4.28 billion in legal tech investment in 2025, and corporate legal AI adoption doubling from 24% to 52%, LegalTechnologyHub’s CEO argues that while law firms continue to report strong revenues, the structural forces reshaping the market are already in motion.
AI in the Courtroom: Answering why human judgment remains the cornerstone of legal innovation at LegalTechTalk 2026
In the session titled “AI in Courtroom”, Ms. Mona Datt and Ms. Caoimhe Powell discussed the journey of AI in Law from skepticism to curiosity, keeping humans in the loop, transparency and disclosures, analyzing risk levels, and much more. The panel underscored that AI can accelerate legal work, but justice itself continues to depend upon human responsibility, critical reasoning, and professional accountability.
‘Everybody will use AI, how do you remain relevant?’: LegalTechTalk 2026 panel explores legal design, legal engineering and the future of legal services
Legal engineers building products, lawyers experimenting with AI-powered tools, and firms rethinking billable hours and service delivery all featured in the LegalTechTalk 2026 discussion, which agreed that technology alone will not define the future of legal services, with competitive advantage instead coming from legal design, client-centric innovation and the ability to create value beyond traditional legal work.