The Future of Disputes

20 Forecasts for 2030

Our big-picture predictions on how dispute resolution and corporate risk will evolve over the coming decade.

Forecasts

• Capital challenge
  25/03/2021
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  The UK capital’s status as a leading global hub for dispute resolution will come under increasing pressure. LITIGATION HUB 
• The devil is in the data
  25/03/2021
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  The challenge of managing and protecting data will drive disputes and corporate risk. LITIGATION HUB 
• Knowledge is power
  25/03/2021
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  Technology-related disputes, IP and the digitisation of old industries will keep litigators busy in a changing global economy. LITIGATION HUB 
• The most precious asset
  25/03/2021
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  Reputation will become increasingly key for GCs managing risks and crafting litigation strategies. LITIGATION HUB 
• Greener than thou
  25/03/2021
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  Climate change and emerging sustainability liabilities will rapidly shift from policy issues to high-impact risks. LITIGATION HUB 
• Diminishing returns
  25/03/2021
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  English law will see some erosion of its popularity for cross-border contracts. LITIGATION HUB 
• Trailblazing again
  25/03/2021
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  The UK will strengthen its position as a global leader in legal services innovation. LITIGATION HUB 
• Going viral
  25/03/2021
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  The Covid-19 pandemic will trigger a sizeable wave of litigation in the short-, medium- and long-term. LITIGATION HUB 
• Trying times
  25/03/2021
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  The 2020s will be a robust period for global disputes activity. LITIGATION HUB 
• Partnering up
  25/03/2021
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  Clients will increasingly turn to lawyers who can put litigation advice in the context of their commercial realities. LITIGATION HUB 
• Woke Plc
  25/03/2021
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  Corporate dispute strategies and attitudes to risk will be increasingly shaped by progressive liberal attitudes. LITIGATION HUB 
• Revolution deferred
  25/03/2021
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  The pandemic will be a turning point in driving the adoption of disputes technology, but the likelihood of longer-term radical change is uncertain. LITIGATION HUB 
• Global confidential
  25/03/2021
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  Arbitration will continue to increase its share of the global disputes market. LITIGATION HUB 
• Risky business
  25/03/2021
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  The management of risks and litigation will increasingly blur. LITIGATION HUB 
• Beware of the watchdogs
  25/03/2021
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  Regulatory scrutiny is only going to get tougher. LITIGATION HUB 
• South-eastern promise
  25/03/2021
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  Singapore will establish itself alongside London as one of the world’s elite disputes hubs before 2030. LITIGATION HUB 
• Class wars
  25/03/2021
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  Group actions will establish themselves in Europe – but only in limited areas. LITIGATION HUB 
• Priced-in
  25/03/2021
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  Major companies believe they have Brexit liabilities under control. LITIGATION HUB 
• Paying the piper
  25/03/2021
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  Litigation funding will build on a breakthrough decade, but still find some peaks hard to surmount. LITIGATION HUB 
• Do it yourself
  25/03/2021
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  Determination of large companies to avoid the courts will set the scene for lower-cost means of resolving disputes and more DIY resolution. LITIGATION HUB 
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