IBA Annual Litigation Forum - Chasing a moving world: litigation in an age of acceleration

17 Mar - 19 Mar 2027

Session information

The speed of business vs. the speed of justice: how courts, arbitral tribunals and litigants can respond when commercial realities evolve faster than procedural timelines

Description

Business models, markets, technology and regulation can transform in months while complex litigation may take years. What happens when the dispute being decided concerns a commercial reality that has already moved on? This session will explore how courts, counsel and parties can make complex litigation faster and more responsive without sacrificing due process, including expedited procedures, interim relief, active case management and procedural innovation. India provides a particularly interesting perspective as its courts combine major commercial caseloads with continuing efforts to modernise and accelerate dispute resolution.