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VIAC Releases 2025 Arbitration Data and New Protocol for Deepfake Evidence

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The Vienna International Arbitral Centre released a podcast episode featuring Secretary General Niamh Leinwather disclosing the institution's 2025 caseload and introducing a new protocol designed to detect deepfakes in arbitration evidence. VIAC handled 69 cases in 2025, with approximately 81 percent classified as international disputes. The deepfake detection protocol was developed by VIAC's legal technology think tank to assist arbitrators and counsel in identifying tampered digital evidence.

The specifics of the deepfake protocol—including its technical methodology, validation testing, and implementation timeline—have not been detailed publicly. VIAC's expansion strategy into India and China was mentioned but remains underdeveloped in available reporting.

Practitioners should monitor this protocol's adoption rate and effectiveness as deepfake risks in digital evidence become routine in international arbitration. The sustained growth in VIAC's international caseload (81 percent of docket) reflects broader trends in cross-border dispute resolution and signals where institutional capacity will be tested. Counsel handling cases with digital evidence should track whether this or competing deepfake-detection tools become standard practice in arbitral proceedings.

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