Next Gen Legal Summit: legal profession in transition – reimagining practice, technology and dispute resolution
27 Nov 2026
Session information
The future of dispute resolution – the progressive pathway
Friday 27 November (1145 - 1315)
Description
This session will be conducted in a presentation format. The total presentation time for each speaker will be 7 minutes. Following the presentations, the moderator will lead a Q&A segment with each panellist, allocating approximately 5 minutes per speaker.
The theme of the presentation will centre on the future of dispute resolution, with sub-themes including:
1. Sanctions, geopolitics and arbitration: the new normal
2. Party autonomy v institutional control: how far can we bend the rules?
3. Specialised arbitration rules: tailored protocols or procedural flexibility
4. Emergency arbitrations: the use, misuse and the due process paranoia
5. Cross-examination: overplayed and underused
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Arush Khanna | Numen Law Offices, New Delhi, Delhi, India; Membership Officer, Young Lawyers' Committee |
| Oindrila Mukherjee | Dentons, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Speakers
| Caroline Falconer | SCC Arbitration Institute, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Eliane Fischer | rothorn legal, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Agis Georgiades | Christos Georgiades & Associates LLC, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Montek Mayal | Osborne Partners, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Neeti Sachdeva | Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |