4 New Square Chambers is delighted to be a part of London International Disputes Week 2026.
LIDW will take place from 1 – 5 June 2026 and brings together the international dispute resolution community to debate and explore key issues.
Monday 1st June 2026
16:30 – 18:00 | Arbitrating Defence Sector Disputes: Confidentiality, Sovereignty, and Strategy
George Spalton KC will be speaking on the panel, Arbitrating Defence Sector Disputes: Confidentiality, Sovereignty, and Strategy, as part of the International Arbitration Day, hosted by 3VB. The panel will explore the unique challenges and opportunities in arbitrating disputes arising from defence contracts.
Host: 3 Verulam Buildings
Venue: The Inner Temple
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
9:00 – 10:30 | Fraud in Sport: When Sporting Misconduct Becomes Civil Litigation
Allegations of corruption, financial manipulation and governance failures are increasingly arising across international sport. This panel discussion, hosted by 4 New Square Chambers and Macfarlanes, will deal with where and when civil fraud claims can arise in an international sporting context, and how best to litigate them.
Hosts: 4 New Square Chambers & Macfarlanes
Venue: Middle Eight Hotel
Thursday 4th June 2026
11:30 – 13:00 | Diverse Perspectives: lessons in resolving disputes
Whatever your specialism, client base, jurisdiction or experience, we can all learn from the perspectives of others. This event will draw together practitioners with a wide range of specialisms to share insights and new ideas about the art of dispute resolution. Drawing from their experience in different fields, the panel will identify lessons that are applicable to everyone – wherever the dispute and whatever its nature.
Hosts: 4 New Square Chambers, Pinsent Masons & IPOS Mediation
Venue: Pinsent Masons LLP
14:00 – 15:30 | Global Tides: Navigating Commercial Litigation in a World of Conflict
Sanctions, jurisdiction battles and cross-border enforcement are reshaping commercial litigation. This interactive discussion will cover key issues including sanctions, jurisdiction and forum strategy, disclosure challenges involving foreign documents, and the enforcement of judgments across borders.
Each of six practitioner-led tables will focus on a key area of practice, with attendees rotating between short, focused discussions.
The session will conclude with informal networking over afternoon tea.
Hosts: 4 New Square Chambers & Gresham Legal
Venue: Middle Eight Hotel
To find out more and register, please click here.
16:30 – 18:00 | AI, Professional Negligence and the Black Box Problem: When the bubble bursts
As AI becomes embedded in legal, financial and operational decision making, a new risk landscape is emerging. What happens when something goes wrong, the bubble bursts, and we have to consider what’s inside the black box? A timely, high impact discussion for anyone advising clients in an AI enabled world.
Hosts: 4 New Square Chambers & Burges Salmon
Venue: Burges Salmon LLP
Friday 5th June 2026
Drawing on lessons from the world of boxing and combat sports, this session explores what commercial dispute resolution can learn from an industry where negotiation, leverage, and timing are everything. Topics include managing disputes when events cannot be delayed, balancing regulatory and commercial interests, navigating high-profile conflicts among powerful stakeholders, and applying the pragmatic problem-solving culture of combat sports to complex commercial disputes beyond the ring.
Host: JAMS, LawInSport & Secretariat
