In May 2023, Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city and the capital of the province of Punjab, hosted a two-day international conference co-organised by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ Pakistan Branch. Under the motto Review, Reflect and Revive, Pakistan International Disputes Weekend 2023 (PIDW 2023) aimed to address the issue of more than 2.2 million cases pending before Pakistani courts, which, according to PIDW’s organisers, choke the justice system of Pakistan. How to reduce delays and improve access to justice in Pakistan was addressed by an impressive line-up of speakers, ranging from serving and retired Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Judges from the country’s five High Courts, prominent legal practitioners from Pakistan and abroad, representatives of international ADR (alternative dispute resolution) centres,