The International Bar Association (IBA) will host the Fifth IBA India Litigation and ADR Symposium on November 27 and 28, 2026, at the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi. The two-day symposium will bring together members of the judiciary, legal practitioners, in-house counsel and dispute resolution professionals to deliberate on key developments shaping India’s legal and dispute resolution landscape.
The symposium is presented by the India Working Group of the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum and supported by the IBA Arbitration Committee and the IBA Litigation Committee.
The programme will cover a wide range of contemporary legal issues, including constitutional morality, judicial independence and justice delivery in the age of artificial intelligence, the role of law in keeping pace with economic development, and the management of disputes from an in-house perspective.
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Discussions will also focus on the choice of arbitral institutions, the use of artificial intelligence in litigation, post-award challenges and enforcement of international arbitral awards in India, and the implications of algorithmic collusion and liability arising from the use of artificial intelligence.
Other subjects on the agenda include evidentiary challenges involving electronic documents in the age of AI, international commercial dispute resolution, and whether deferred prosecution agreements should enable the settlement of economic offences without imprisonment.
The symposium will provide a platform for participants to exchange perspectives on emerging legal challenges, developments in dispute resolution and the evolving role of technology in the legal profession.
Further details, programme information and registration are available on the IBA conference page.