We do not practice law and we do not give legal advice—as behavioural scientists with deep experience in significant legal disputes, we help lawyers and their clients engaged in high-stakes arbitration anticipate how arbitrators will perceive, evaluate, and ultimately decide their case. Drawing on psychology, sociology, and data analytics, we predict the human factors that shape outcomes: what arbitrators will feel, think, and prioritise when they encounter your arguments.
International Arbitration is criticised for inefficiency and a lack of predictability. Parties don’t know how the arbitrators will react to their arguments and evidence. Our unique research processes reveal how arbitrators think, feel and make decisions about your case. Our PhD psychologists, sociologists and neuroscientists use case–specific data generated by custom–designed panels of highly experienced arbitrators to predict likely reactions to your case and the key factors driving them. This helps clients make data-driven informed decisions to optimise their arguments, and manage cases more efficiently, saving time and money. The results are clearer direction, smarter preparation, and a decisive advantage in significant arbitration.
To help both claimants and respondents achieve a competitive advantage over their opponents through behavioural science insights:
When arbitration disputes involve claims in the millions or billions, threaten market confidence, or put reputations on the line, traditional legal methods aren’t enough. Major corporations and governments turn to us when consequences reach critical magnitude – where outcomes could reshape markets, destroy hard-earned reputations, or cost billions. The stakes demand Arbitration Science’s insights to secure the advantage.
While superficially appealing, mock arbitrations lack scientific validity and reliability and offer limited practical value in formulating evidence-based presentation methods.
To help counsel develop effective, winning persuasion frameworks, we identify the overarching themes or “psychological/persuasion anchors” for the case based on behavioural research that ties legal theories, facts, and witness testimony together. With our sophisticated scientific research methods, you can learn in advance:
This research can be undertaken at any stage of the arbitration to detect opportunities as well as vulnerabilities.
We transform rigorous behavioural science and psychological research into actionable arbitration tactics. Our research–driven insights help you understand how decision–makers think, what drives their judgments, and how to present your case most persuasively. With our proprietary research methods, we have helped clients develop successful approaches in some of the world’s most consequential international disputes in recent times.
If Your Case is in the Balance, Turn to Us to Tip the Scales