Economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, emerging technologies, and a global regulatory landscape in flux are creating new disputes risks. The disputes of tomorrow will be faster moving, more complex, more costly, and potentially more reputationally damaging than those of today.
For business leaders, the challenge is clear: how to prepare for a disputes landscape that is shaped as much by 'black swan' events as by predictable trends such as ESG, AI, and rising activism.
If they are to succeed, they'll need to move beyond reactive crisis management to proactive planning. But while awareness of legal risk is growing, business leaders and in-house legal teams may still not be doing enough to prepare for the risk landscape ahead.
We want to change that with Beyond the Horizon: Disputes Reimagined. Without losing sight of the disputes catalysts that businesses are expecting, in this publication we look further ahead and explore the risks that leaders might not have identified or prepared for.
What is Disputes Reimagined?
Disputes Reimagined combines insights from survey-based research, analysis of historic events which triggered disputes, and three powerful forward-looking scenarios to help general counsel and business leaders to address key areas of risk we believe they will face over the next decade.
Our three scenarios explore:
- Pervasive Protectionism: How might a prevailing protectionist movement reshape the disputes agenda over the next decade?
- Healthcare Delivery Revolution: How could developments in AI, software platforms, and robotics in the life sciences sector lead to a rise in disputes?
- Activism Amplified: How could increased public activism and class actions lead to innovative dispute resolution mechanisms and systemic reforms?
Scenario one is available to read now. We will be releasing scenarios two and three over the coming months, along with our Disputes Reimagined podcast.
