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 - 20:00
Location: The QEII Centre, The QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE
LIDW NextGen Academy
Jun 2
13:00 - 20:00
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
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
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, 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
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
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
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
Can We Trust the Machine? Wall-E, Terminator or The Matrix’s Agents: three possible outcomes of AI use in international disputes
Jun 3
14:00 - 15:30
Location: International Dispute Resolution Centre, 1 Paternoster Ln, London, EC4M 7BQ
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
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
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
LIDW26 Gala Dinner
Jun 3
19:00 - 23:30
Location: Raffles London at the OWO, 57 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2BX
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
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
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
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
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
Emergency Relief in Arbitration: Emergency Arbitrators, Interim Measures and the 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
LIDW NextGen Social
Jun 4
19:00 - 23:00
Location: 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
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, Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London, 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
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
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