The Annual Master’s Lecture is a prestigeous event in the Arbitrators’ calendar attracting prominent speakers from both the arbitration and legal professions. It provides an excellent opportunity for members and their guests to get together, listen to stimulating talks and exchange their own views about the subject under discussion.
Annual Master’s Lecture
The Master’s Lecture 2025
The Master’s Lecture 2025 was given on Tuesday 18 March 2025 by the Rt. Hon. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Past President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He is pictured below with our Master, Nicola Cohen.
The title of the Lecture was “Dispute Resolution in the Age of AI?”. Lord Neuberger gave a fascinating analysis of the current state of AI in the dispute resolution sector, and made some predictions about the possible future development of this technology.
In the Q&A session that followed, there was a lively discussion about the nature of consciousness, and the role of judges, arbitrators, experts and mediators in dispute resolution – and the extent to which they could be replaced by artificial intelligence in the future.
We are very grateful to Lord Neuberger for giving the Lecture, and to Rathbones Group Plc for hosting the event.
