India, July 28 -- Visiting India for the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) annual conference, UK Supreme Court judge Lord George Leggatt spoke to Utkarsh Anand on the mounting docket of the Indian Supreme Court, judicial appointments, public confidence in courts in the social media age, live-streaming of proceedings, and the future of international arbitration. Edited excerpts:

Let me first say that I have nothing but admiration, and in fact awe, for how hard the judges in India work. During this visit, I have been struck by the extraordinary workload they shoulder. I find it difficult to imagine having 60 cases listed in a day and having to prepare for all of them the previous night. Equally remarkable is a court that re...