London International Disputes Week 2026: Sanctions at the Breaking Point

Outer Temple Chambers will be once again taking part in this year’s London International Disputes Week (LIDW26) taking place from 1st to 5th June 2026.

London International Disputes Week will be returning for it’s 7th year, with this year’s theme being “Tradition, trust and transformation in international dispute resolution”. The week will begin with International Arbitration Day and an opening reception on Monday 1st June 2026, and conclude on Friday 5th June 2026. The event is aimed at delegates from around the world to network, learn and discuss at one of the largest global gatherings of the international disputes community.

Outer Temple’s Joshua Ray will be joining a panel session on Thursday 4th June 2026 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. He will be discussing ‘Sanctions at the Breaking Point: Freeze, Seize, and a Fragmenting Global Landscape’ alongside Maggie Christiansen of Mishcon de Reya and Maya Lester KC of Brick Court Chambers. The session will be Chaired by Shaistah Akhtar of Mishcon de Reya.

This seminar addresses two critical challenges in contemporary sanctions law. First, the speakers will discuss when temporary freezing measures might cross into permanent seizure, politically or practically —a threshold question with profound implications for individuals and companies alike. This will lead into a wider discussion of the increasingly fragmented cross-border sanctions landscape, particularly the growing divergence between UK/EU and US regimes. 

Agenda

Registration – 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Talk – 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Networking – 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Book Your Place

This will be an in-person event taking place at Africa House, 70 Kingsway, WC2B 6AH.

To book a space at the event, click here.

Find out more

Joshua Ray is an experienced advocate who represents clients in complex commercial disputes and financial crime matters. He is also regularly engaged to advise on UK and US sanctions and export control issues. A dual qualified American attorney and English barrister, he has argued in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal district courts in New York, Boston, and Chicago, New York State court, and the English High Court. He has also presented cases before various arbitral tribunals.

To find out more, contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 or Dave Lovitt on +44 (0)20 7353 6381 for a confidential discussion.

Events, News 15 Apr, 2026