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Debate: This house believes that international arbitration is no longer meaningfully distinct from court litigation

5 June 2025 | 16:00 - 17:30
London International Disputes Week

Speakers

  • Jamie Harrison – LCIA
  • Judith Mulholland – Baker McKenzie
  • Henry Byam-Cook KC – Twenty Essex
  • Kartik Singh – Baker McKenzie
  • Sarah Tresman – Twenty Essex
  • Spaces: 130
  • Venue: Baker McKenzie, 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AG

What this session will cover

The landscape of international arbitration has changed in recent years, have its USPs from litigation now been eroded? Join us for a lively debate exploring both sides of this coin!

The landscape of international arbitration has changed in recent years, have its USPs from litigation now been eroded? Join us for a lively debate exploring both sides of this coin!

Do current complexities (for instance, as to – increasingly disparate – matters of evidence and procedure) mean it is no longer a quicker, cheaper alternative? Or will innate arbitral flexibility allow for greater adoption of new technologies and legal tech tools, pushing beyond the approach in the English courts?

Member hosts

Baker McKenzie, Twenty Essex