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At the 2026 GCAI Conference on India-UK Partnership, the esteemed panellists discussed achieving the Viksit Bharat 2047 goal by making changes in legal institutions, providing access to justice with technology, using mediation in investor-state disputes, navigating AI in Law, and much more.
Reflecting on nearly five decades in the legal profession, from manual typewriters to AI, Sir Geoffrey warned that the competition to develop national AI capabilities is simultaneously a competition to preserve the influence of established legal systems, and that courts which resist this reality risk making themselves irrelevant.
From Brexit to the erosion of US institutional independence, a former Downing Street Chief of Staff, a former Lord Chancellor and a former US Ambassador agreed that the rule of law must now be actively defended — not assumed — at a time when legal institutions face unprecedented political challenge.
The General Counsels’ Association of India is hosting a high-level conference titled ‘India—UK Partnership — Cooperation, Investment and the Future’ on 5 June 2026 at Governor’s House, London, hosted by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and supported by the Law Society of England and Wales.
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.
Rt. Hon. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Toby Landau KC, and Karyl Nairn KC have been announced as keynote speakers for International Arbitration Day at LIDW 2026.
Justice Vikram Nath, a fourth-generation legal luminary and sitting Judge of the Supreme Court of India, joined the legal profession in 1987.
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The London International Disputes Week has launched its 6th edition on the theme “Innovation in dispute resolution: navigating global risks” to be held from 2nd to 6th June, 2025.
This week, the international legal industry will flock to London’s Queen Elizabeth II Centre for a record-attended London International Disputes Week (LIDW).
Featuring a line-up of internationally renowned names from the legal, business and political sectors, delegates from around the world will assemble for LIDW’s most ambitious programme yet.
London International Disputes Week (LIDW) has today announced that Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID),
This year, the Rt Hon. the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, will deliver her keynote speech at the Core Conference, as part of the five-day programme.