This year’s Paris Arbitration Week has kickstarted by asking lawyers to examine if they are safe from internal bias.
The ICC European Conference on International Arbitration fired the starting gun for the 10th Paris Arbitration Week (PAW), and encouraged its audience of arbitration specialists to look in the mirror and ask – How biased do you think you are?
The conference, held yesterday (23 March), led the day of introspection with an introduction to “myside bias” – in which individuals process information through the lens of their existing opinions and beliefs – from King’s College London lecturer and director of professional skills Mihael Jeklic, who opened the session with some bad news for the arbitration lawyers in the room: You cannot have both a “zealous advocate” and an impartial advisor – a statement which drew resigned chuckles from the audience.
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Read the full article by Natasha Doris, published on CDR website, on 24 March 2026.