Now in its seventh year, London International Disputes Week (LIDW) 2026 will be taking place on 1-5 June 2026, bringing together legal experts from around the globe to discuss key trends and talking points in dispute resolution. The theme of LIDW 2026 is "Tradition, Trust and Transformation in Dispute Resolution".
As a founding member of LIDW, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is delighted to be actively participating in prominent events throughout LIDW26. Our Commercial Litigation team are involved in a number of different events, including the Member Hosted Events below and those listed on our website.
To find out more about events involving our International Arbitration, Public International Law and Construction Disputes practices, please click here.
Beyond the fine print: The wider legacy of insurance disputes in the English courts
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
09:00 - 10:30 (Networking breakfast and registration from
08:30)
The English courts have never been busier with insurance cases, but what impact do these decisions have beyond the insurance arena on English jurisprudence more generally? From recent decisions involving stranded aircraft in Russia, to the global pandemic, to seizures of warehouses in Afghanistan and much more besides, insurance disputes have always covered a broad array of subject matters. This session will look at how insurance disputes in the English courts, both recent and historic, have shaped both English law and the management of cases in the English courts.
Hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and 7KBW.
You can register for this event here.
Taking stock: Where are we now with collective actions?
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
11:30 - 13:00 (Registration from 11:00)
In light of recent developments, including the landmark Kent v Apple judgment, the settlement of Merricks v Mastercard and the judgment in Gutmann v South Western Trains, lawyers and experts will discuss what now and where next in the UK collective actions space. The discussion will be structured as follows with one lawyer and one economist providing their perspectives on each of five key stages in the collective action process: 1) funding a claim; 2) certification; 3) disclosure; 4) liability; and 5) quantum/pass-on.
Hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, BRG, Freshfields, Hausfeld, Milberg and Mishcon de Reya.
You can register for this event here.
Hemispheres and gateways: A panel discussion on lessons from some of the key English cases on cross-border asset recovery involving large scale international fraud
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
11:30 - 13:00 (Registration from 11:00)
An experienced panel of lawyers from the UK share their insights on how to successfully bring fraud and asset recovery claims involving high profile cross-border fraud before the English Courts including: 1) exploring key recent cases; 2) the gateways to establish jurisdiction; 3) strategies for success; and 4) tips on how to deal with a fast changing landscape.
Hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP.
You can register for this event here.
Insurance disputes in the cyber era
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
14:00 - 15:30 (Registration from 13:30)
This session will share insights into the latest hot topics relating to disputes within the insurance industry, including current trends in cyber insurance claims and coverage disputes in light of the rapid growth and increasing complexity of cyber related losses.
Hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and EY.
You can register for this event here.
Investing in the UK in uncertain times – political change and the right to property
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
14:00 - 15:30 (Registration from 13:30)
Political tensions and the prospect of political change in the UK raise risks and opportunities for multinational actors including those with actual or potential investments in the UK. On the left and the right politicians and, increasingly, political parties are willing to contemplate significant interference with private assets for asserted public interest reasons; while calls for the UK to reconsider its relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) continue. This session will consider the extent to which corporate property and commercial interests are protected in English public and human rights law in an environment of political turbulence, and the extent to which those protections are rooted in English common law, beyond the ECHR.
Hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and 11KBW.
You can register for this event here.
The next phase in Russian sanctions disputes: Injunctions, concurrent court proceedings, the risk and implications of Russian insolvency proceedings, and global enforcement battles
Thursday, 4 June
11:30 - 13:00 (Registration from 11:00)
Concurrent cross-border proceedings, competing anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunctions, local insolvency proceedings, and the permanent enforcement threat have become a common risk factor for major UK, US and EU companies litigating in Russia. The Russian courts have increasingly accepted "exclusive jurisdiction" over claims which have clear choice of jurisdiction clauses in favour of alternative venues. They have also initiated "local insolvency" proceedings against foreign entities, which allows claimants to bring foreign defendants into Russian proceedings, obtain judgments and insolvency orders, and seek recognition and enforcement of such measures against assets located outside Russia. This discussion will cover: 1) the emerging risks from the Russian litigation landscape and how they are spreading around the globe; and 2) strategies to deal with those risks.
Hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and KK&P Trial Lawyers.
You can register for this event here.
Directors at risk: Knowledge, oversight and liability
Friday, 5 June 2026
11:30 - 13:00 (registration from 11:00)
This session will explore the scope of the duties of company directors to keep themselves properly informed of business affairs, and the circumstances in which their knowledge (or lack of) and conduct may be scrutinised by claimants, insolvency practitioners and/or regulators.
Hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Hausfeld.
You can register for this event here.