Corporate Arbitration And ODR: AI, Technology, And Smart Contracts – An Analytical Study Of Hybrid Arbitration
- IJLLR Journal
- Nov 13, 2025
- 1 min read
Arjun Vashisht, LL.M, UILS, Chandigarh University
Dr. Gaurav Khanna, Associate Professor, UILS, Chandigarh University
-Arbitration is the preferred mode of dispute resolution in the corporate world, not because it avoids law, but because it applies law efficiently.’
-Fali S. Nariman
ABSTRACT
These new forms of digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) have drastically transformed the firm field's dispute resolution system. Conventional arbitration is a practical solution, but it is also limited in terms of cost, time and access. Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) facilitates quality and enhances the experience of mediation using digital platforms and virtual channels. The report takes up a critical review of a hybrid arbitration system that includes amongst others: traditional arbitral practices and ODR mechanisms, AI tools, and smart contracts. It surveys how technology enhanced methods, such as predictive analytics, blockchain-based smart contracts and AI-assisted case management are reshaping corporate dispute resolution. It also probes the effectiveness of self - executing provisions in smart contracts, and legal, ethical and cybersecurity risks their same components can bring to the fore. As such, the study relies on comparative elements across India, UK, US, and Singapore to shed light on the negative aspects and benefits of hybrid arbitration. Hybrid arbitration as an approach is promising in terms of cost-effectiveness, speed, and availability, the shortcomings are data protection, algorithmic bias, and legal enforceability. The suggestion of this study is that the corporate arbitration of the future needs to represent a trade-off between retaining a regulatory framework, institutional backing, and technological protection and not a binary.
Keywords: Corporate arbitration, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), hybrid arbitration, artificial intelligence (AI), smart contracts, blockchain, digital evidence, cybersecurity, global arbitration practices.
