LIDW 2026 Agenda
International Arbitration Day
Jun 1
08:30 - 18:30
LIDW26 Opening Reception
Jun 1
19:00 - 22:30
Location: Southwark Cathedral, Southwark Cathedral, London Brg, London , SE1 9DA
LIDW26 Main Conference
Jun 2
08:30 - 19:55
Location: The QEII Centre, The QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE
LIDW NextGen Academy
Jun 2
13:00 - 19:55
Location: The QEII Centre, The QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE
LIDW Karaoke Night
Jun 2
20:00 - 22:00
Location: Lucky Voice Holborn, Lucky Voice Holborn, 84 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1DL
Rest and Reset: A Sound Meditation Experience at LIDW 2026
Jun 3
08:30 - 10:00
Location: Trowers & Hamlins, Trowers Hamlins 3 Bunhil Row, London, EC1Y8YZ
Banking disputes: A horizon scanning
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Reed Smith, 1 Blossom Yard, London, E1 6RS
The Global Sanctions Landscape: given US secondary sanctions, Chinese counter-measures and EU retaliatory measures, how have courts responded and can sanctions be effective in times of growing political divergence? What does the future hold?
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Simmons & Simmons, CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker St, London, EC2Y 9SS
Enforcement Wars: Cross-Border Enforcement of Arbitration Awards
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Outer Temple, The Outer Temple, 222 Strand, London, WC2R 1BA
Behind Closed Doors: What Your Arbitrators are Really Thinking
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Taylor Wessing, Taylor Wessing, 5 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3TW
From Data to Property: Recovering Digital Assets in Modern Law
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: 30 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PD
Jurisdiction and intra-group corporate liability: Key legal and commercial considerations (and breakfast)
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Stephenson Harwood LLP, Stephenson Harwood, 1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7SH
Transformational technologies: Disputes arising from renewable energy and data centre projects
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Vinson & Elkins, 20 Fenchurch Street 24th Floor London, EC3M 3BY
This House believes that three arbitrators are better than one
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Mayer Brown International LLP, Mayer Brown, 201 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3AF
Beyond the Fine Print: The Wider Legacy of Insurance Disputes in the English Courts
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG
Crossing the pond? Group actions in the US and UK compared: where we are, what we should expect, and how to prepare.
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Squire Patton Boggs, 60 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TQ
Summary injustice? Discussing the use of summary determination procedures in international arbitration.
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Norton Rose Fulbright, Norton Rose Fulbright, 3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AQ
The Arbitral Institutions Congress 2026 (AIC26)
Jun 3
09:00 - 18:00
Location: Middle Temple Hall, Middle Temple Lane, Temple, London , EC4Y 9AT
Broken Contracts, Broken Trust: Managing Termination Risk in International Construction Projects
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Turner & Townsend, Turner & Townsend, One New Change, London, EC4M 9AF
When potential meets dispute:valuing damages in early-stage ventures and projects
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: The Brattle Group London office, The Brattle Group London office - 9th Floor, 100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AN
Employee Competition across Borders: team moves; confidential information; and restraint of trade
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Lewis Silkin, Lewis Silkin, Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Rd, London, SE1 9AX
Two Legal Systems Divided by a Common Language: How UK and US Procedure Shape Strategy and Expert Evidence
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLP, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLP, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6LJ
English corporate structures and company disputes: the basics for overseas lawyers, and what the English Courts can do for your clients
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Pinsent Masons LLP, Pinsent Masons LLP, 30 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4ES
It’s Coming Home: Why and How Parties Secure English Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Disputes
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Stewarts, Stewarts, 5 New St Square, London, EC4A 3BF
Cross-Border Litigation in an Increasingly Uncertain World
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: LK Law LLP, LK Law LLP, 33 Black Friars Lane, London , EC4V 6EP
Freezing Injunctions in international commercial disputes: Plots, Pitfalls and Pirouettes
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Fieldfisher, Fieldfisher, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Ln, London, EC4R 3TT
Open Justice, Civil Justice: Media and Commercial Perspectives
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Charlotte Street Hotel, Charlotte Street Hotel, 15-17 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 1RJ
Truth, Lies and the Future of International Arbitration
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: IDRC, IDRC, 1 Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7BQ
Beyond IP: hot topics in AI disputes
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Frontier Economics, Frontier Economics, 65 Clifton St, London, EC2A 4JE
Data Centre Disputes - Common Causes, Risk Management and Effective Resolution
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street London, EC4N 6AF
Tradition and transformation: UAE Civil Code reform, court-assisted arbitration, and comparative approaches
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Kingsley Napley LLP, Kingsley Napley LLP, 20 Bonhill St, London, EC2A 4DN
20 Years of the CBIR: the Perks and Pitfalls of Cross-border Insolvency Recognition
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE
Data centres and other hybrid energy projects: Emerging trends, disputes risk and mitigation strategies
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Ashurst LLP, Ashurst LLP, London Fruit and Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW
Building better outcomes: practical strategies for adjudication in construction disputes
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Travers Smith LLP, Travers Smith LLP, 3 Stonecutter St, London, EC4A 4AW
Is the current UK securities litigation regime fit for purpose?
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Freshfields, Freshfields, 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2P 2SR
Tech disputes: maintaining trust amid transformation
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: RPC, RPC, Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, London , E1W 1AA
Mediation within Arbitration - like turkeys voting for Christmas?
Jun 3
09:00 - 09:00
Location: Blackstone Chambers, Blackstone Chambers, Blackstone House, 3 Garden Court, Temple, London, EC4Y 9BW
The World Court’s Climate Opinion: Who Pays, Who Regulates, and How to Contract for the New Reality
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Pinsent Masons, Pinsent Masons, 30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London, EC2A 4ES
WFO Enforcement After Lakatamia: Expanding Liability and Strengthening Reach
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: The Royal Automobile Club, The Royal Automobile Club, 89 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5HS
Hot Topics in Fraud and Asset Recovery
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Twenty Essex, Twenty Essex, 23 Essex St, Temple, London, WC2R 3AL
Final & Conclusive: Successfully Enforcing Judgments at Common Law
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: XXIV Old Buildings Chambers, XXIV Old Buildings Chambers, 24 Old Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London, WC2A 3UP
The international jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal post-Brexit
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Simmons & Simmons, Simmons and Simmons, 1 Ropemaker St, London, EC2Y 9SS
Corporate criminal liability: the challenges of expansion and extra-territoriality
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Greenberg Traurig, Greenberg Traurig, LLP The Shard, Level 8, 32 London Bridge St, London, SE1 9SG
Culture Clash: How Whistleblowing and Speak Up Systems Are Being Used as Tools to Frustrate Boards’ Efforts to Drive Strategic Change
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Jones Day Office, Jones Day Office, 21 Tudor Street, London, EC4Y 0DJ
De-risking disruption: mainstreaming crypto, optimising AI and safeguarding tech innovation
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: The Pregnant Man, The Pregnant Man, 40 Chancery Ln, London, WC2A 1JA
Young Arbitral Women Practitioners Networking Breakfast
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Alvarez & Marsal, Alvarez and Marsal, Park House, 16-18 Finsbury Circus London, EC2M 7EB
Steering the ship: Navigating the seas of semi-contentious trust applications without capsizing into hostile litigation
Jun 3
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Charles Russell Speechlys, Charles Russell Speechlys, 5 Fleet Pl, London, EC4M 7RD
LegalTech Showcase
Jun 3
11:00 - 14:00
Location: Ground Floor, 58 VE, The Line, 58 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DS
Civil and Common Law Approaches to Expert Evidence
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Compass Lexecon London office, 5 Aldermanbury Square, Barbican, London, EC2V 7HR
Lessons from Le Patourel, the CAT’s First Collective Action Trial
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Simmons & Simmons, CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker St, London, EC2Y 9SS
FIDIC at the Frontier: Amendments, Adaptation and the Limits of Standard Forms in the Energy Transition
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Keating Chambers, 15 Essex Street, London, WC2R 3AA
What next for the UK as a leading centre for dispute resolution? Arbitration, mediation, the courts and commercial reality.
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: 39 Essex Chambers, 81 Chancery lane, WC2A 1DD
All roads lead to … Why is London uniquely central to the resolution of insurance and reinsurance disputes? – some international perspectives
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC), 1 Paternoster Ln, London, EC4M 7BQ
Discussion forum for international disputes boutique law firms
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: International Arbitration Centre, 190 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG
Joint Venture Disputes in Energy and Natural Resources Workshop
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Norton Rose Fulbright, 3 More London Riverside, SE1 2AQ
Mining Disputes in Africa: Expect the Unexpected
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: DWF Law LLP, 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AG
International Enforcement of Judgments: recent developments, difficult issues and innovative strategies
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Ashurst London, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW
International Consumer Enforcement: The UK Competition and Markets Authority's Expanding Reach.
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Taylor Wessing LLP, Taylor Wessing LLP, 5 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3TW
Geopolitical risk and insurance coverage - navigating complex disputes in a rapidly changing global environment
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: DAC Beachcroft, DAC Beachcroft, 25 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AF
Data centres: disputes and the digital backbone
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: RPC, RPC, Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, London, E1W 1AA
Force Majeure and the Middle East - Practical solutions for turbulent times
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Lewis Silkin, Lewis Silkin, Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 9AX
Banking litigation: recent examples of tradition, trust and transformation
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AF
Hemispheres and gateways: A panel discussion on lessons from some of the key English cases on cross-border asset recovery involving large scale international fraud.
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Penningtons Manches Cooper, Penningtons Manches Cooper, 125 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AW
Sports Regulatory Disputes: Where are we and where are we going?
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Squire Patton Boggs, Squire Patton Boggs, 60 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TQ
M&A Disputes in 2026: It’s all about value
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Linklaters LLP, Linklaters LLP, 20 Ropemaker St, London, EC2Y 9AR
Seeing the Unseen: Evidence and inference in fraud cases at the civil-criminal interface
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Atlantic House, Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2FG
Tech transformations under the spotlight – practical insights and strategies across the project lifecycle to help you manage risk, navigate challenges, and ensure your next tech transformation succeeds.
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Addleshaw Goddard, Addleshaw Goddard, 41 Lothbury, London, EC2R 7HF
Room for improvement?
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Three Crowns, Three Crowns, The JJ Mack Building, 33 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HA
Navigating Disputes in the Transport Sector: From Disruption to Resilience
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Burges Salmon LLP, Burges Salmon LLP, 6 New Street Square, London , EC4A 3BF
The Data Centre Lifecycle: Risks, Deals and Disputes
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: FTI Consulting, FTI Consulting, 200 Aldersgate Street, EC1A 4HD
Chasing shadows: findings assets in a global maze - India, Middle East, BVI & The Cayman Islands
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Fladgate LLP, Fladgate LLP, 16 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DG
The Post-Closing Playbook: Arbitrating M&A Disputes
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: WilmerHale, WilmerHale, 49 Park Lane, London, W1K 1PS
Debate: This House believes that ISDS should be abolished and replaced with a permanent international investment court
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Baker McKenzie, Baker McKenzie, 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AG
Carbon offsets and corporate carbon neutrality claims: disputes and quantum issues
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Tower Place, Tower Place, 5 Lower Thames St, London, EC3R 5BT
Taking Stock: Where are we now with Collective Actions?
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Lecture Theatre & Breakout Space, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Lecture Theatre and Breakout Space, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Crown Office Row, London, EC4Y 7HL
Digital Asset Disputes: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP, 2 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU
Class Actions Unpacked: Risks, Trends and What’s Coming Next
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Ashurst London Offices, Ashurst London Offices, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW
In Conversation: Perspectives from the Bench and the Bar - India, Asia and the Future of International Arbitration
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC), International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC), 1 Paternoster Ln, London, EC4M 7BQ
From Innovation to Institution: How Crypto Disputes Are Evolving as the Market Matures
Jun 3
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Freeths, Freeths, 1 Vine Street, Mayfair, W1J 0AH
LCIA Symposium in London
Jun 3
12:30 - 16:30
From marathons to sprints: winning strategies in high-profile disputes in the English Courts
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: DWF Law LLP, 20 Fenchurch Street London, EC3M 3AG
Securing the Award: The Power of Interim Remedies in Global Litigation and Arbitration
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Edwin Coe LLP, Lincolns Inn, 2 Stone Buildings, London, WC2A 3TH
Investing in the UK in uncertain times – political change and the right to property
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Exchange House, Primrose St, London, EC2A 2EG
Crypto arbitration – Stable as a coin or a (Black) swan dive?
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: RPC, RPC, Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, London , E1W 1AA
Third Party Funding in IP Litigation: Strategy, Risk and Practice
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Lewis Silkin LLP, Lewis Silkin LLP, Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 9AX
AI on Trial: Lessons from the Largest Group Claims in UK History
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Fora - Chancery House, Fora - Chancery House, 53 - 64 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1QS
Global Boardroom Battles: Strategy, Power and Cross‑Border Leverage
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Trowers and Hamlins, Trowers and Hamlins, 3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ
Litigating in life sciences: Causation, counterfactuals and damages
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Bristows LLP, Bristows LLP, 100 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DH
ADR tipping point: Balancing tradition and professionalism alongside transformation and progress
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 12 Great George St, London, SW1P 3AD
The Civil Fraud toolbox: practical reflections
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: 20 Cursitor Street, London, EC4A 1LT
FRAND in Focus: Can Arbitration Deliver Global Solutions?
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, Kirkland and Ellis International, 40 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 2AA
Mining to Maritime: Commercial Arbitration Across the UK–Brazil Supply Chain
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: DLA Piper UK LLP, DLA Piper UK LLP, 160 Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4HT
PPP Challenges and Opportunities in the UK and on a Global Stage
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Simmons & Simmons LLP, Simmons and Simmons LLP, CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker St, London, EC2Y 9SS
Show me the money: The international reach of the English Family Court
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Farrer & Co, Farrer and Co, Queen's House, 55 Lincoln Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BH
Beyond the obvious: Rethinking targets in cross-border award enforcement
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Loyens & Loeff, Loyens and Loeff, 15 Austin Friars, London, EC2N 2HE
General Counsel – or Global Counsel?
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Stewarts Law, Stewarts Law, 5 New St Square, London, EC4A 3BF
Evolving strategies in mega disputes in Africa: what will the next decade look like?
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: White & Case, White and Case, 5 Old Broad Street, EC2N 1DW
Suing the DAO: Jurisdiction, Collective Investment Schemes, and the Reality of Crypto Governance
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE
Expert Testimony in International Arbitration: How Decision-Makers Evaluate Science and Technical Evidence
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Sidley Austin, Sidley Austin, 70 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BE
Insurance Disputes in the Cyber Era
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: EY, EY, 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF
From SWIFT to Stablecoins: Litigating the New Payments Ecosystem
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Freshfields LLP London Office, Freshfields LLP London Office, 100 Bishopgate, EC2P 2SR
Africa at the Crossroads: Shaping the Future of International Commercial Dispute Resolution
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Hogan Lovells International LLP, Hogan Lovells International LLP, Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London , EC1A 2FG
Afternoon tea roundtable: From pipelines to power grids - money flows directing arbitration trends
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Aqua Shard, Aqua Shard, Level 31 The Shard, 31 St. Thomas Street, London, SE1 9RY
Who Guards the Guardians? Arbitrator Conflicts and Institutional Responsibility.
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul’s, Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul’s, Pepys Suite, 10 Godliman Street, London, EC4V 5AJ
Plus ça change - Recent developments in shareholder disputes: transformation, or a case of the more things change, the more they stay the same?
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Wedlake Bell, Wedlake Bell, 71 Queen Victoria St, London, EC4V 4AY
Do not pass Go: protecting assets and enforcing orders in international litigation and arbitration.
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Withers LLP, 20 Old Bailey, London , EC4M 7AN
The next frontier of multijurisdictional mega-claims: navigating the multi-billion-dollar claim process
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Ashurst London Offices, Ashurst London Offices, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW
The India-UAE BIT: New Protections & Strategic Opportunities for Indian Corporates
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Governor’s House, 5 Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0BR
Freezing Order developments in cross-border matters and the criminal comparison
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: 58VE
Commercial Courts in a Connected World: Judicial Dialogue and Private Law Innovation in Cross-Border Litigation
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Ashurst 1 Duval Square, Ashurst, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW
Court determined global licence determinations (interim and final) - cross border complexities
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Charles Russell Speechlys , 5 Fleet Pl, London, EC4M 7RD
When winning isn’t enough – asset recovery in the face of enforcement obstacles
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Stephenson Harwood London Office, 1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7EB
Hot topics in aviation disputes
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Norton Rose Fulbright, 3 More London Pl, London, SE1 2AQ
Delivering and Testing Expert Evidence
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Keating Chambers, 15 Essex Street, London, WC2R 3AA
Would I lie to you? | A Fraud Mini Contempt Trial where You Be the Judge
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Mishcon de Reya LLP, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, WC2B 6AH
Enduring Foundations, High-Stakes Futures: Navigating Nuclear Project Disputes in a New Era of Energy Demand
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: 39 Essex Chambers, 39 Essex Chambers, 81 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1DD
Energy Trading Disputes: Risk and Market Volatility
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AF
Can We Trust the Machine? Wall-E, Terminator or The Matrix’s Agents: three possible outcomes of AI use in international disputes
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: International Dispute Resolution Centre, 1 Paternoster Ln, London, EC4M 7BQ
The 800-pound guerilla: does arbitration need a rule of contempt?
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: The JJ Mack Building, The JJ Mack Building, 33 Charterhouse St, London, EC1M 6HA
The commercial disputes lawyer of the future
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: International Arbitration Centre, International Arbitration Centre, 190 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG
Putting AI to work: a case study in how platforms like Crimson are being used for efficient and effective case management in litigation and arbitration
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Duane Morris, Duane Morris, Citypoint, 16th Floor, One Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9AW
The role of indigenous communities and the social license in international investment treaty disputes
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Boies Schiller Flexner, Boies Schiller Flexner, 100 Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1ES
Deepfakes and falsified evidence - Updates from the front lines
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Pennington Manches Cooper offices, Pennington Manches Cooper offices, 125 Wood St, London, EC2V 7AW
Growth and Challenges in Sports Disputes in 2026
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Lewis Silkin, Lewis Silkin, Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 9AX
Bridging Steppes and Standards: Kazakhstan’s Evolving Dispute Landscape
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: BCLP, BCLP London, Governor's House, 5 Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0BR
Is the Group Actions framework fit for purpose? Does it provide Access to Justice?
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: International Dispute Resolution Centre Ltd (IDRC), International Dispute Resolution Centre Ltd (IDRC), 1 Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7BQ
The English Litigation Toolkit: Supporting Proceedings Across Borders – Remedies, Procedure and Strategy in Aid of Foreign Litigation and Arbitration
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Squire Patton Boggs, Squire Patton Boggs, 60 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TQ
The Letter of the Law: How Courts Talk Across Borders
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Trowers and Hamlins, Trowers & Hamlins, 3 Bunhill Row, London, Se3 8tw
How to handle a crisis: commissioning an independent investigation
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Travers Smith, Travers Smith, 3 Stonecutter Street, London, EC4A 4AW
Africa’s infrastructure boom and the evolution of complex construction arbitration
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Fladgate LLP, Fladgate LLP, 16 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DG
Building and Powering AI: Construction, Energy and Damages Issues in AI Data Centre Disputes
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Eversheds Sutherland LLP, Eversheds Sutherland LLP, 1 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7WS
Midstream Makeover – Innovating Procedure from Case Management to Evolving Expert Roles
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: WilmerHale, WilmerHale, 49 Park Lane, London, W1K 1PS
FSMA Securities Litigation - Broken or Coming of Age?
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Linklaters LLP, Linklaters LLP, 20 Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9AR
Ten years on from the Insurance Act 2015: continuity or transformation
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: HFW, HFW, 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
Investor-State Arbitration and the Global South
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: BIICL, BIICL, 17 Russell Sq, London, WC1B 5JP
Cultural Intelligence in Arbitration: Practical Skills for Young Practitioners
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Stewarts, Stewarts, 5 New St Square, London, EC4A 3BF
Should sanctions regimes recognise changed behaviour?
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Thomas Doggett's Bar, Thomas Doggett's Bar, Doggett’s Coat and Badge, 1 Blackfriars Bridge, London, SE1 9UD
Damages at the Boundary of Law and Economics: Redefining the Quantum Expert
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Tower Place, Tower Place, 5 Lower Thames St, London, EC3R 5BT
AI in Litigation: Navigating Opportunities, Risks, and Transformations
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Rosenblatt Law, Rosenblatt Law, 3 New St Square, London, EC4A 3BF
Mitigating risks and managing disputes in the rapidly evolving defence sector
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Freshfields LLP, Freshfields LLP, 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2P 2SR
The arbitrator is dead, long live the AIbitrator: This house believes that human lead dispute resolution is slow, expensive and generally ineffective
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: RPC, RPC, Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, London , E1W 1AA
Valuing nature: how courts and economists approach large-scale environmental harm
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: FTI Consulting, FTI Consulting, 200 Aldersgate, London, EC1A 4HD
The Subsidy Control Act - Three Years On
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Hogan Lovells International LLP, Hogan Lovells International LLP, Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London , EC1A 2FG
AI in International Arbitration: Essential Partner or Existential Threat?
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Vinson & Elkins RLLP, Vinson and Elkins RLLP, 24th Floor, 20 Fenchurch St, London, EC3M 3BY
Continuation Deals: A New Frontier for Disputes in Sponsor-Backed M&A?
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6LJ
Competition Litigation – Recent Developments and Looking Ahead
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP, 2 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU
Art Law - Is a Specialised Dispute Resolution Forum Needed?
Jun 3
16:30 - 18:00
Location: The National Gallery, The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London , WC2N 5DN
LIDW26 Gala Dinner
Jun 3
19:00 - 23:30
Location: Raffles London at the OWO, Raffles London at the OWO, 57 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2BX
London 5k run
Jun 4
08:00 - 10:30
Location: Maitland Chambers, Maitland Chambers, 7 Stone Buildings, Lincoln’s Inn, London, WC2A 3SZ
How sanctions regimes are disrupting the UK and Offshore Litigation landscape
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Kingsley Napley, 20 Bonhill St, London, EC2A 4DN
International Law After the Rules Based Order: Legitimacy and Power in a Changing Global System
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG
LMAA Terms 2026 – what you need to know
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Twenty Essex, 23 Essex Street, WC2R 3AA
Young Professionals Networking Breakfast
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Norton Rose Fulbright, Norton Rose Fulbright, 3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AQ
Trust structures in the crosshairs: When to worry and what to do
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Wilberforce Chambers, 77 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AE
Liability in the Age of Addiction: Opioids, Algorithms, and Insurance Coverage
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Simmons & Simmons, CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker St, London, EC2Y 9SS
Sanctions Under Scrutiny: Enforcement, Judicial Review and High-Stakes Disputes
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Pallas Partners LLP, Pallas Partners, 110 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AY
From Recall to Resolution: the lifecycle of mass product litigation.
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Crown Office Row, London, EC4Y 7HL
Workplace Investigations
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AF
Shrewd move or descent into madness? The highs and lows of preserving, protecting and deploying confidential information in commercial litigation
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Littleton Chambers, Littleton Chambers, 3 King's Bench Walk, London, EC4Y 7HR
When Do Liability Caps and Exclusion Clauses Really Bite (and When Does UCTA Bite Back)?
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Shoosmiths LLP, Shoosmiths LLP, 1 Bow Churchyard, London, EC4M 9DQ
International arbitration at the frontline of world turmoil and the global energy and infrastructure reset
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan UK LLP, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan UK LLP 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6LJ
Disputes strategies and strategising
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Clyde & Co LLP, Clyde & Co LLP, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
The New Face of Fraud: Deepfake Threats to Corporate Governance
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: 5 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3TW
Levelling the Playing Field: Opportunities and Obstacles Generated by Competition Law for Stakeholders in Sporting Disputes
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Travers Smith LLP, Travers Smith LLP, 3 Stonecutter St, London, EC4A 4AW
What happens when we die? The Convergence of Commercial Litigation and Global Inheritance Battles
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: The Rosewood Hotel, The Rosewood Hotel, 252 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EN
Hard Talk London - Hosted by WilmerHale
Jun 4
09:00 - 13:00
Location: WilmerHale, WilmerHale, 49 Park Lane, London, W1K 1PS
How much?! Strategies for keeping costs proportionate whilst retaining quality in complex disputes
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Gowling WLG, Gowling WLG, 4 More London Pl, London , SE1 2AU
Breaking the Deadlock: What can disputes practitioners learn from hostage negotiators?
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Lewis Silkin LLP, Lewis Silkin LLP, Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 9AX
Data Privacy mass actions – a stock-take and current trends (AI may make an appearance).
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Pinsent Masons, Pinsent Masons, 30 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4ES
Breakfast networking event
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: The National Liberal Club, The National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HE
Multi-jurisdictional enforcement of arbitration awards and issues of State immunity
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Withers, Withers, 20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AN
Lessons from Argo Blockchain: A litigator’s guide to restructuring plans
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Fladgate LLP, Fladgate LLP, 16 Great Queen St, London, WC2B 5DG
Minds vs. Machines: AI’s Promise and Limits in Mediation
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Gatehouse Chambers, Gatehouse Chambers, 1 Lady Hale Gate, Gray's Inn, London, WC1X 8BS
Getting value from investigations: understanding essential steps and how is technology creating tangible efficiencies?
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Osborne Clarke, Osborne Clarke, One London Wall, London, EC2Y 5EB
Can arbitration transform international intellectual property disputes for Life Sciences companies?
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Three Crowns LLP, Three Crowns LLP, The JJ Mack Building, 33 Charterhouse St, London, EC1M 6HA
The Settlement Game: how lawyers misinterpret the mathematics of disputes
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: S&W Group, Fora - Sixty London Wall, Fora - Sixty London Wall, 60 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TQ
Demystifying litigation tactics and legal finance: strategic considerations in mass claims from both sides of the fence
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Freshfields LLP, Freshfields LLP, 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2P 2SR
The fast and the furious: Recent developments and strategies on injunctive relief in cross-border litigation and enforcement
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Browne Jacobson LLP, Browne Jacobson LLP, 15th Floor, 6 Bevis Marks, London, EC3A 7BA
Using Competition Law and Economics To Enhance Your International Dispute Resolution Toolkit
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Tower Place West, Tower Place West, 5 Lower Thames St, London, EC3R 5BT
Two Sides of the Same Fraud: Claimant and Defendant Strategies in Civil Litigation
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Maitland Chambers, Maitland Chambers, 7 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London, WC2A 3SZ
Professional Negligence in 2026: When do Management and Auditors’ Actions ‘Cross The Line’?
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Lecture Theatre & Breakout Space, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Lecture Theatre and Breakout Space, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Crown Office Row, London, EC4Y 7HL
Evolving Arbitration: Rethinking Processes for a More Effective Future
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Stewarts Law LLP, Stewarts Law LLP, 5 New St Square, London, EC4A 3BF
Law Meets Reputation: A view from the experts on aligning legal, investigation and communications strategies during reputational crises.
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: BCLP, BCLP, Governors House, 5 Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0BR
The Cinderella Files: A cross-examination workshop
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: International Arbitration Centre, International Arbitration Centre, 190 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG
Non-Competes in a Global Workforce
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: MYO St. Pauls, MYO St. Pauls, One New Change, London, EC4M 9AF
Catch me if you can : confidential information theft in the context of global team moves
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher UK LLP , Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher UK LLP, Telephone House, 2-4 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0HB
Bridging East and West: Resolving China-Related Disputes in a Global Era
Jun 4
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Charles Russell Speechlys, Charles Russell Speechlys, 5 Fleet Pl, London, EC4M 7RD
Investor State Arbitration – transforming to restore trust while preserving useful traditions
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Fieldfisher, Fieldfisher, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, London, EC4R 3TT
The Continuing Growth of Group Litigation – Perspectives Across Jurisdictions and Disciplines
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Fladgate LLP, 16 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DG
When Laws Collide: Managing Multi Jurisdictional Fraud, Compliance, and Cooperation
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Baker McKenzie, Baker McKenzie, 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AG
Sports Investors: Disputes on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Macfarlanes LLP, 20 Cursitor Street, London, EC4A 1LT
Outside the Clause: Fraud Claims Beyond the Arbitration Agreement
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Mishcon de Reya, Mishcon de Reya, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH
Beyond the hype: AI in Litigation - What works, what doesn't, and where are we headed towards?
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: BCLP Office, BCLP Office, Governors House, 5 Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0BR
Arbitration and inter-generational disputes - the reality, how it works in practice
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Edwin Coe LLP, Edwin Coe LLP, Lincolns Inn, 2 Stone Buildings, London, WC2A 3TH
Lend, Lose, Litigate: Credit, Collateral and the Cutting Edge of Insolvency Disputes
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLP, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLP, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6LJ
Digital Assets & Insolvency: Traditional tools for transformative technologies - restoring trust in a trustless world
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Penningtons Manches Cooper, Penningtons Manches Cooper, 125 Wood St, London, EC2V 7AW
The EU’s New Sanctions Remedies
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: The Rosewood Hotel, The Rosewood Hotel, 252 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EN
Arbitration in Military Supply Contracts
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3JB
Distress in Private Equity and Private Credit: Navigating the Next Wave of Disputes
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Quinn Emanuel, Quinn Emanuel, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6LS
When the volume claims bubble bursts: Navigating high pressure commercial litigation
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Burges Salmon LLP, Burges Salmon LLP, 6 New Street Square, London , EC4A 3BF
Hot Topics in Cross-Border Fraud Claims
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Dechert, Dechert, 25 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 5UB
From Investigation to Redress: Managing the Long Lifecycle of Competition Class Actions
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: FTI Consulting, FTI Consulting, 200 Aldersgate, London, EC1A 4HD
Trust and Transformation in International Dispute Resolution: The Africa-UK Dialogue
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Lewis Silkin LLP, Lewis Silkin LLP, Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 9AX
Product Liability: An evolving landscape in changing times
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Freshfields LLP, Freshfields LLP, 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2P 2SR
Beyond the Hype: AI’s Day in Court
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: 3 New St Square, London , EC4A 3BF
The AI Litigation Blueprint: Lessons for the UK from the EU's Evolving AI Class Action Landscape
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Simmons & Simmons, Simmons and Simmons, CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker St, London, EC2Y 9SS
The next phase in Russian sanctions disputes: Injunctions, concurrent court proceedings, the risk and implications of Russian insolvency proceedings, and global enforcement battles
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: HSF Kramer offices, 12 Primrose St, Broadgate, London, EC2A 2EG
International Tax Disputes: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Dispute Resolution
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Pinsent Masons LLP, Pinsent Masons LLP, 30 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4ES
Minds vs. Machines: AI’s Promise and Limits in Arbitration
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Gatehouse Chambers, Gatehouse Chambers, 1 Lady Hale Gate, Gray’s Inn, London, WC1X 8BS
A new playbook for employee competition disputes: Cross border litigation, arbitration and talent raids
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Blackstone Chambers, Blackstone Chambers, Blackstone House, Temple, London, EC4Y 9BW
Insights: Resolving Asian disputes in London
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Twenty Essex, Twenty Essex, 23 Essex Street, WC2R 3AA
Diverse perspectives: lessons in resolving disputes
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Pinsent Masons LLP, Pinsent Masons LLP, 30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London, EC2A 4ES
Global Investigations 2.0: Investigations in the era of AI and Future Intelligence
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Lecture Theatre & Breakout Space, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Lecture Theatre and Breakout Space, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Crown Office Row, London, EC4Y 7HL
When Systems Go Dark - Keeping Your Business Running and Counting the Cost
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Reed Smith, Reed Smith, 1 Blossom Yard, London, E1 6RS
Long-term liabilities in the energy sector
Jun 4
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Clyde & Co LLP, Clyde and Co LLP, St Botolph Building, Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
Construction Disputes in the Defence Sector
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG
Sanctions at the Breaking Point: Freeze, Seize, and a Fragmenting Global Landscape
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Mishcon de Reya LLP, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, WC2B 6AH
Corruption without frontiers: Navigating Civil Claims, Criminal Liability, Trust and Accountability and The impact of ECCTA in International Arbitration
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: 39 Essex Chambers, 81 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1DD
SLAPPs, Mazur and a public censure: what does the future hold for SRA regulation?
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Simmons & Simmons LLP, Theatre, Simmons & Simmons, CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker St, London, EC2Y 9SS
Who’s Mine Is It Anyway? Investor Protections, Sovereign Priorities and Sustainability in Africa.
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Stewarts Law LLP, Stewarts Law LLP, 5 New St Square, London, EC4A 3BF
Round the World in 90 Minutes – A Global View of Energy Disputes
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Freeths LLP, Freeths LLP, 1 Vine St, London, W1J 0AH
Blue Sky thinking - navigating the difficulties of recovering billions of pounds worth of crypto assets
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Maitland Chambers, Maitland Chambers, 7 Stone Buildings, London, WC2A 3SZ
Managing the Recalcitrant Counterparty in International Disputes: Peremptory Orders, Contempt, and Cross Border Protective Measures
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: McDermott Will & Schulte UK LLP, McDermott Will and Schulte UK LLP, 22 Bishopsgate, London , EC2N 4BQ
Legally Bound: Navigating Risks and Rules for AI Companions
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Travers Smith LLP, Travers Smith, 3 Stonecutter Street, London, EC4A 4AW
Trusts in the Commercial World
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Trowers and Hamlins, Trowers and Hamlins, 3 Bunhill Row, London, SE3 8TW
Routes to Justice: Strategies at the Crossroads of Criminal, Civil, and Arbitral Disputes
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: The Rosewood Hotel, The Rosewood Hotel, 252 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EN
Arbitration/Litigation Fatigue? Is Mediation or neutral evaluation faster, cheaper and better?
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Quadrant Chambers, Quadrant Chambers, 10 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1AU
Geopolitical Trends and the Impact on Disputes and Investigations
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Squire Patton Boggs LLP, Squire Patton Boggs, 60 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TQ
Mind the Deal: The Psychology of Post-M&A and Joint Venture Disputes
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: A&O Shearman, A and O Shearman, 1 Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD
AI and ADR: bridging ethics and practice
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: 7BR Chambers, 7 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4BS
Global Financial Fraud Panel Discussion
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Interpath, Interpath, 10 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RB
WHEN FUNDING TURNS TO FIGHTING: SHAREHOLDER DISPUTES IN PRIVATE EQUITY-BACKED COMPANIES
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: MYO St Paul’s, MYO St Paul’s, One New Change, London, EC4M 9AF
Where Powerhouses Collide: Managing Disputes Across the US, UK, and India
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: International Dispute Resolution Centre, International Dispute Resolution Centre, 1 Paternoster Ln, London, EC4M 7BQ
AI disputes and developments across five jurisdictions
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: RPC, RPC, Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, London, E1W 1AA
The Art of the Ordeal: Negotiating Settlements with the Government in the Era of ‘National Economic Security’
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Lecture Theatre & Breakout Space, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Lecture Theatre and Breakout Space, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Crown Office Row, London, EC4Y 7HL
Time to make it more difficult to obtain the London freezing injunction?
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AF
Class Actions on the Rise: D&O Exposure in Focus
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Reed Smith, Reed Smith, 1 Blossom Yard, London, E1 6RS
Financial services litigation in 2026 and beyond - what are the trends in the US courts and is the UK litigation market likely to follow suit or forge a different path?
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Mayer Brown International LLP, Mayer Brown International LLP, 201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3AF
SLAPPs, Scrolls & Silencing: Media Law Under the Spotlight
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Charles Russell Speechlys, Charles Russell Speechlys, 5 Fleet Pl, London, EC4M 7RD
Algorithmic Relations: the impact of AI on public scrutiny and risk in litigation and crisis
Jun 4
14:00 - 15:30
Location: Event auditorium, Event auditorium, Linklaters, 20 Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9AR
Settle It on the Court: The LIDW Padel Social
Jun 4
16:00 - 18:00
Location: Powerleague Shoreditch, Powerleague Shoreditch, Braithwaite Street Off Bethnal Green Road , E1 6GJ
From Mine to Market: Regulatory and Dispute Trends in the Global Critical Minerals Market
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Freeths LLP, 1 Vine Street, London, W1J 0AH
International Perspectives on Emergency Arbitration: Emergency Arbitrators, Remedies and the English Arbitration Act 2025
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Howard Kennedy LLP, No. 1 London Bridge, London , SE1 9BG
Technology meets misconduct: investigations in the modern risk landscape
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Fox Williams, 10 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AF
International fraud disputes: opportunities and challenges for arbitration
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: A&O Shearman, 1 Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD
Energy Arbitration in an Age of Global Instability
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: K&L Gates LLP, One New Change, London, EC4M 9AF
Time to Get Tough? Sanctions, Speed, and the Modern Arbitrator
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AF
Chain Reactions: ESG Risks in the Supply Chain of English-domiciled companies
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Travers Smith LLP, 3 Stonecutter St, London, EC4A 4AW
PE and Transaction Disputes: Is Value Being Left on the Table?
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, Kirkland and Ellis International LLP, 40 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2AA
Aviation Disputes in 2026: The Direction of Travel
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Fieldfisher, Fieldfisher, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Ln, London, EC4R 3TT
Energy investments in Ukraine: power, risks and resolving disputes
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Central Criminal Court (Judge’s Dinning Room), Central Criminal Court, Lord Mayors Entrance in Warwick Square, City of London, London, EC4M 7BP
Into the Ether: Chasing Crypto Across Borders
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Lewis Silkin LLP, Lewis Silkin LLP, Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 9AX
The London-UAE International Disputes Corridor - Opportunities for lawyers and clients
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Chancery House, Chancery House, 53-64 Chancery Ln, London, WC2A 1QS
Fintech Damages: New Models, Limited Authority.
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: King and Spalding London, King and Spalding London, 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
Trusting the data: why London leads the future of global dispute resolution
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: The Law Society of England and Wales, Council Chamber, The Law Society of England and Wales, 113 Chancery Ln, London, WC2A 1PL
Access to Public Domain Documents Pilot: Too much information or not enough - A discussion with Lady Justice Cockerill and leading practitioners
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Rolls Building, Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL
AI in Action: Generating Trust Through Experience To Maximise Generative AI in E-Discovery Across the Disputes & Investigations Lifecycle
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: FTI Consulting, FTI Consulting, 200 Aldersgate, London, EC1A 4HD
Arbitration in a turbulent global landscape: one year on
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Three Crowns LLP, Three Crowns LLP, 33 Charterhouse St, London, EC1M 6HA
Challenging Investment Arbitration Awards in Domestic Courts: Cross-Jurisdiction Comparisons From the Frontlines
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Arnold & Porter, Arnold and Porter, Tower 42, Old Broad Street, EC2N 1HQ
Too Easy, Too Difficult or Just Right? Challenges under S. 68 of the English Arbitration Act
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: WilmerHale, WilmerHale, 49 Park Lane, London, W1K 1PS
AI, Professional Negligence and the Black Box Problem: When the bubble bursts
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Burges Salmon LLP, Burges Salmon LLP, 6 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3BF
The long road to execution - state immunity and the challenge of funding the enforcement of ICSID awards in England and Wales
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Duane Morris, Duane Morris, Citypoint, 16th Floor, One Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9AW
International construction disputes in an uncertain world: risk mitigation and dispute strategies
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Gateley Legal, Gateley Legal, 1 Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7DX
Fraud in Arbitration: Evidence, Timing and Enforcement
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: J.S. Held, J.S. Held, 18 St Swithin's Ln, 2nd Floor, London, EC4N 8AD
Innovation in Resolution: AI, Technology, and the Changing Face of ADR
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: CEDR, CEDR, 100 St. Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8BU
Fact or Fabrication? AI, Deepfakes and the Future of Dispute Resolution
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Farrer & Co, Farrer and Co, Queen's House, 55 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LH
Into Darkness and Beyond: Contracts Under Fire
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Stewarts Law LLP, Stewarts Law LLP, 5 New St Square, London, EC4A 3BF
Geopolitics, Capital, Trust and Resilience: UK, India and the New World Order
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: St. James' Court, A Taj Hotel, London
Shareholder actions – recent developments in the law
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Reed Smith, Reed Smith, 1 Blossom Yard, London, E1 6RS
Is the Prize Worth the Risk? Multi-package Procurement of Major Construction Projects
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: White & Case LLP, White and Case LLP, 5 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1DW
“The New Landscape of Technology Disputes in International Arbitration” AI, Intellectual Property (FRAND), Cyber/Data and ESG Claims
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: Pinsent Masons LLP, 30 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4ES
When Mediation Evaluates: Stretching the Model or Renaming the Process?
Jun 4
16:30 - 18:00
Location: 4PB, St Martin's Court, 10 Paternoster Row, London , EC4M 7HP
LIDW NextGen Social
Jun 4
19:00 - 23:00
Location: Boulebar Southbank, Boulebar Southbank, 101 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PP
LIDW Jack the Ripper Tour
Jun 4
19:00 - 21:00
Location: Whitechapel Station, Whitechapel Station, Durward St, London , E1 1BY
Evening Reception following the panel discussion “Energy Investments in Ukraine: Power, Risks and Resolving Disputes”
Jun 4
19:00 - 20:30
Location: Central Criminal Court (Grand Hall), Central Criminal Court, Main Entrance on Old Bailey, City of London, London, EC4M 7EH
The LIDW Pub Trivia Challenge: A light-hearted, fun-filled networking event to dust off formalities and let your competitive side out!
Jun 4
19:00 - 20:30
Location: The Mudlark London Bridge, The Mudlark London Bridge, Montague Cl, London , SE1 9DA
The Global War for Talent: Balancing Opportunity and Risk in International Employee Competition Disputes
Jun 4
19:00 - 20:30
Location: Mishcon de Reya LLP, Mishcon de Reya LLP, Africa House, 70 Kingsway, WC2B 6AH
States and State-owned Entities: Arbitrating with the Indian State
Jun 4
19:00 - 20:30
Location: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG
Rise & Run
Jun 5
07:00 - 09:30
Location: Fieldfisher LLP, Fieldfisher LLP, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, , EC4R 3TT
Why Endings Are Hard
Jun 5
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Pinsent Masons, 30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London, EC2A 4ES
Live Wire - War Stories from Energy-Related Investment and Commercial Arbitrations
Jun 5
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Arnold & Porter, Arnold Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Tower 42, 25 Old Broad St, London EC2N 1HQ, United Kingdom, EC2N 1HQ
Digital Assets: New Frontiers of Professional Liability
Jun 5
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Travers Smith LLP, Travers Smith LLP, 3 Stonecutter St, London, EC4A 4AW
Cross-Border Perspectives on Insolvency and Fraud: Tools, Tactics and Strategic Enforcement Across Jurisdictions
Jun 5
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Wilberforce Chambers, Wilberforce Chambers, 77 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AE
The New Greenwashing – Potential International Disputes Arising from Misleading Sustainability ‘Claims’
Jun 5
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Cornerstone Barristers, Cornerstone Barristers, 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square, London, WC1R 5JH
After the Exit: Russian Bankruptcy Proceedings as a New Front in Cross-Border Enforcement Against Western Corporate Groups
Jun 5
09:00 - 10:30
Location: LK Law LLP, LK Law LLP, 33 Black Friars Lane, London, EC4V 6EP
Fraud is Infinite: Forgery and False Evidence in Commercial Disputes
Jun 5
09:00 - 10:30
Location: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, 78 Cannon St, London, EC4N 6AF
What disputes will digital asset providers face post-regulation in the UK and further afield?
Jun 5
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Devonshire Terrace, Devonshire Terrace, Devonshire Square, Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 4WY
Beneath the Surface: Mining Disputes, Geopolitics and the Future of Critical Minerals
Jun 5
09:00 - 10:30
Location: Freshfields LLP, Freshfields LLP, 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2P 2SR
Directors at Risk: Knowledge, Oversight and Liability
Jun 5
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG
Who Speaks for Arbitration: Arbitration in the Media and Public Discourse
Jun 5
11:30 - 13:00
Location: International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC), International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC) 1 Paternoster Lane, London, EC4M 7BQ
Artificial Intelligence in International Dispute Resolution: Build, Buy or Be Left Be
Jun 5
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Chancery House, Chancery House, 53-64 Chancery Ln, London, WC2A 1QS
The Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards: Immunity post UKSC’s ISL/Border Judgment
Jun 5
11:30 - 13:00
Location: The City Law School, City St George’s, University of London, The City Law School, City St George’s, University of London, 165 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7HD
Everything I Know About Commercial Dispute Resolution I Learned from Boxing and Combat Sports
Jun 5
11:30 - 13:00
Location: International Dispute Resolution Centre, International Dispute Resolution Centre, 1 Paternoster Ln, London, EC4M 7BQ
Litigation Funding Under Pressure - Funding on Trial: Capital, Control and Ethics in 2026
Jun 5
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Miller Insurance, Miller Insurance, 70 Mark Lane, London, EC3R 7NQ
Mind the Gap: Transforming Abstract Awards into Concrete Assets
Jun 5
11:30 - 13:00
Location: WilmerHale, WilmerHale, 49 Park Ln, London, W1K 1PS
International internal investigations: navigating global risk, regulatory expectations and cross border considerations
Jun 5
11:30 - 13:00
Location: Blackstone Chambers, Blackstone Chambers, Blackstone House, Temple, London, EC4Y 9BW
The Next Frontier? Follow-On Claims and the Future of Loss of Chance Litigation in International Sports
Jun 5
11:30 - 12:30
Location: Online Webinar
Turning the tables on hackers: Strategic tools for victims of hacking and fraud
Jun 5
14:00 - 15:30
Location: 7-8 Essex Street, London, WC2R 3LD
Pro Bono – Preventing and Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Harms
Jun 5
14:00 - 15:30
Location: The International Dispute Resolution Centre, The International Dispute Resolution Centre, Juxon House, 1 Paternoster Ln, EC4M 7BQ
Sunset to sunrise: Legal and commercial issues in the energy transition
Jun 5
14:00 - 15:30
Location: HFW, HFW, 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
Best Seats in the House? London and Singapore
Jun 5
16:30 - 18:00
Location: WilmerHale, WilmerHale, 49 Park Lane, London, W1K 1PS