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Hamish Lal was the Presiding Arbitrator of a Tribunal that also included Sir Patterson Cheltenham (former Chief Justice of Barbados) and Ms Vicki Telford B. Arch, MBC, FCIArb, RA, BIA. The Tribunal sat at the University of the West Indies on 26 February 2026 at the Final Hearing of the Berrys International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition […]
On 11 February 2026, Hamish Lal delivered a Lecture to Members of The Academy of Experts. The Lecture “Expert Bias” looked at Experts’ Duties before analysing Information Bias; Adversarial Bias; Interest Bias; Affiliation Bias; and Conscious Bias through empirical research studies and the key case law.
On 4 December 2025, Hamish Lal Partners, in collaboration with Tahan – Cem Attorney Partnership, held a session at London Arbitration Week 2025 on “International Construction Arbitration – Pursuit of Effective Expert Evidence” at the offices of Alvarez & Marsal. Special thanks belong to our Trainee Solicitors, Ece Tahan and Deren TaĹźan, for skillfully moderating […]
On 20 November 2025, Hamish Lal moderated the opening session titled “The Law – What’s New and How it Affects You” at the Adjudication Society’s 24th Annual Conference at the Park Plaza London Riverbank with David Arnott, Catherine Needham BL, and Camille Slow KC contributing as speakers. The panels and workshops throughout the day facilitated […]
Hamish Lal Partners is proud to be a sponsor of the CIArb Ireland Annual Dinner 2025. The Dinner was held on 14 November 2025, in the Old Banking Hall, part of The College Green Hotel, Dublin and featured Guest Speaker The Hon Mr Justice Gerard Hogan.
On 18 September 2025, Hamish Lal spoke at an event in Delhi jointly hosted by DSK Legal and the Society of Construction Law, India, as part of India ADR Week 2025, organised by the Mumbai Centre For International Arbitration. The session focused on “Witness Preparation and Cross Examination in Construction Arbitration”. Hamish shared insightful perspectives […]
On 15 September 2025, Hamish Lal spoke at the Delhi Arbitration Weekend 2025 organised by the Delhi International Arbitration Centre. The event was hosted by the Society of Construction Law, India and EY, and featured a panel discussion on “Proving Liability and Quantum in Construction Arbitration”. The session was chaired by High Court of Delhi […]
On 4 June 2025, Fatma GĂĽney, spoke at London International Disputes Week alongside Rohit Singhal, Camilla ter Haar, Dr Laura Lintott, and James Doe on “Climate Change and Construction: The Evolving Landscape of Disputes and Regulation”. Hosted by MASIN, the session explored how climate change is reshaping construction disputes, legal and regulatory risk, and professional […]
We are proud to have sponsored the Annual Conference of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) – Ireland Branch, which took place on 9 May 2025 at the National Gallery Ireland in Dublin. This year’s theme, “Does the Forum fit the Fuss?”, has explored how best to match dispute resolution processes with the nature of disputes. […]
