Agenda
Interested in speaking? Contact Sheonaid Carlin at Sheonaid.Carlin@LBResearch.com.
23 April 2026
Welcome coffee and registration
Co-chairs' opening remarks
Keynote address
Procedural efficiency and case management: from timetables to tactics
Efficient case management can make or break an arbitration. Join distinguished panellists as they share practical tools and examples that counsel, arbitrators, and in-house teams can apply immediately to keep complex cases on track.
- Strategies for designing and negotiating effective procedural timetables
- Streamlining document production and managing expert evidence
- Techniques to maintain momentum and prevent unnecessary escalation
- Constructive approaches to resolving procedural conflicts
- Targeted applications that add real value
Coffee break
Big projects, bigger disputes: construction and infrastructure arbitration
Major infrastructure and construction projects continue to spark complex disputes. This session will bring you up to date on current trends in construction arbitration, with panellists sharing lessons learned from recent cases, industry-specific risks, and practical strategies for managing high-value claims.
The panel are expected to discuss:
- Delay and disruption claims, variation orders, termination, defects
- The role of experts: quantum assessment and evidentiary challenges
- Practical strategies for managing high-value claims, including contract management and dispute avoidance
Networking lunch
The arbitral institution roundtable
This interactive session will bring together leading figures from some of the world’s most important arbitral institutions to discuss the respective institutional rules, their practices, new developments and future projects.
Coffee break
GAR Live Symposium
Our espresso version of Tylney Hall. Delegates will submit questions in advance on topical themes and will then be invited to present their question on the day, whereupon the expert moderators and members of the audience are invited to respond.
Advocacy excellence, ethics and procedural misconduct
What makes advocacy truly effective in international arbitration? From ethical boundaries to cultural considerations, our panel of leading arbitrators share war stories, hint and tips to improve your advocacy skills.
The panel are expected to discuss:
- Proven techniques to elevate impact
- Managing obstructive behaviour
- Do’s and don’ts
Co-chairs’ closing remarks
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