TCAS: The Tribunal Mind: Group Decision – Making in International Arbitration

Decision-making in international arbitration has long focused on individual bias, but most arbitral awards are written by panels of three. International arbitration lawyer and cognitive psychologist Ula Cartwright-Finch’s keynote presentation will draw on research in group cognition, collective intelligence and social neuroscience to explore how tribunal decision-making really works: from cognitive diversity and information-sharing to empathy, influence and the structure of deliberation. Moving beyond individual bias, it reframes arbitral tribunals as collective cognitive systems – and considers how tribunal thinking could be enhanced.

Following Ula’s presentation, join us for a panel discussion on how recent legislative changes are affecting arbitration practice in BC and the UK, featuring Laura Cundari and Peter Ashford, moderated by George Karayannides, Q.Arb, Clyde & Co Canada LLP (Toronto).

Click here to read a Special edition for CanArb Week of ARB Brief by Peter Ashford