CUArb: 'Enforcing Arbitral Awards in the Digital Age: Strategy and Pitfalls under the New York Convention'

The Cambridge Arbitration Society is jointly organising 'Enforcing Arbitral Awards in the Digital Age: Strategy and Pitfalls under the New York Convention' with the Cambridge Alumni Arbitration Law Association on 5th February 2026 at 5pm at the Lauterpacht Centre. The speakers are from A&O Shearman and alumni from Cambridge. The event appeals to both undergraduate students in understanding the basics of enforcement of arbitration awards, as well as graduate students in discussing how recent trends in technology affects the practical enforcement of arbitration awards.

This event explores how arbitral awards are recognised and enforced across jurisdictions, and the key defences available under the New York Convention. The speakers will begin by outlining the fundamentals of arbitral awards and the enforcement framework, before turning to practical and strategic considerations that arise when enforcement is challenged.

An interactive element will invite participants to engage with hypothetical scenarios to identify potential enforcement obstacles and defences. The discussion will then move to emerging, technology-driven challenges in enforcement, including issues such as AI-generated arbitral awards, concerns of undisclosed delegation and procedural irregularity, risks of factual inaccuracies, and the growing problem of deepfakes and synthetic evidence. The session aims to combine doctrinal clarity with forward-looking insights into how technology is reshaping enforcement disputes. Speakers

Katrina Limond: Katrina (Clare, 2006) is a Counsel in A&O Shearman’s International Arbitration & Public International Law group, acting as advisor and counsel on investment treaty and commercial arbitrations, issues of public international law and related court work. She represents States, companies and international organisations across Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East, with specialised experience in the telecoms, life sciences and technology sectors and a particular interest in how technology intersects with arbitration. She is a member of the IBA Task Force working to formulate guidance for the use of AI in International Arbitration and the AOS AI Working Group. Recognised as a Legal 500 Rising Star, a Future Leader by Lexology Index and Best Lawyer’s One to Watch for International Arbitration, she is active in the London Court of International Arbitration’s Young International Arbitration Group, and is the former UK Chair of Young ITA.

Godwin Tan: Godwin (Queens’, 2017) is a dual-qualified lawyer (English solicitor and New York attorney) who advises States, companies and international organisations in multi-jurisdictional arbitrations. He also has experience in arbitration-related litigation, gas price arbitration, and insurance disputes. He has lectured at institutions including Harvard and Cambridge and has published in the ICSID Review and the Cambridge International Law Journal. He is an Executive Committee member of the Cambridge Alumni Arbitration Law Association (CamARB). He is also a UK Regional Representative of Young ICCA, and a Rising Arbitrator of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). He is the Chair of A&O Shearman’s Society for East Asians in Law (SEAL). In 2025, he was shortlisted as “DE&I: Rising Star of the Year” by Legal 500 (ESG).

Andrew Hashim: Andrew (Hughes Hall, 2015) advises States and corporates in public and private international disputes, with a focus on cross-border investment-treaty and commercial arbitrations and transnational litigation. He has acted in investment arbitrations before ICSID and under the UNCITRAL Rules, as well as commercial arbitrations under ICC and LCIA rules, and has managed aircraft enforcement actions across Europe (including Norway, Sweden, Spain, Ireland, Denmark and Scotland), litigated in the United States and England, and advised on proceedings in India. Andrew maintains an active pro bono practice, has taught comparative law at UVSQ – Université Paris-Saclay, served as a part-time staff associate at Columbia Law School, and was a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Arbitration Committee. He is admitted in New York, Massachusetts, England and Wales.

Registration Details: To encourage greater discussion and engagement between the speaker and attendees, this event has very limited capacity. Please register early! The deadline for registration is 3rd February 2026.