SEAT AND THE LAW OF ARBITRATION The "seat approach" for determining the law of arbitration and the presumption of judicial consensus in its support has been challenged by the UK Supreme Court in its...
ARBITRATION AND COMMERCIAL COURTS: A JURISDICTIONAL CONFLICT While the intent of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, is noble, the lawmakers have inadvertently left behind jurisdictional inconsistencies...
MULTIPLICITY OF ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS IN INDIAIt is common knowledge that if arbitration is the panacea for the woes of litigation, then multiple references and arbitral proceedings achieve the...
THE CCI ORDER IN THE AMAZON DISPUTE: A TAD OVERZEALOUS? The "ease of doing business" requirement for enhancing the Indian economy and enabling business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions...
FROM AN ALTERNATE MODE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION TO A BRANCH OF LAW: MEDIATION HAS ARRIVED! The Draft Mediation Bill, 2021 has inter-alia made mediation – that was widely projected as the most...
PROTECTING A BUYER'S INTERESTS IN A SHARE TRANSFER TRANSACTION A typical share transfer transaction involves a buyer and seller whereby a seller sells an agreed number of shares to a buyer for a...
SINGAPORE CONVENTION ON MEDIATION USHERING IN A NEW AGE FOR MEDIATION? "The Singapore Convention seeks to enable settlement agreements to be easily recognized and enforced internationally. In this...
The Draft Mediation Bill, a well-timed involvement Broadly, the Draft Mediation Bill intends "to promote, encourage and facilitate mediation especially institutional mediation for resolution of...
THE SINGAPORE COURTS AND MINIMAL CURIAL INTERVENTION IN ARBITRATION The Singapore courts will be careful to respect and uphold the principle that the courts will not interfere with the decisions...
ARBITRATING CROSS-BORDER DISPUTES IN LIFE SCIENCES Given The Nature of Disputes in The Life Sciences Sector, Institutional Arbitration Is, Thus, A Better Option for Dispute Resolution as Compared...
ADR: ARBITRATION VERSUS LITIGATION: WHAT IS THE BEST BET? Both have their merits and demerits and need to be decided based upon several factors including cost, time and confidentiality As we all...
NEW STRATEGIC CHOICES: INDIAN SUPREME COURT RULES THAT TWO INDIAN PARTIES CAN CHOOSE A FOREIGN SEAT OF ARBITRATION The SC found that nothing stands in the way of party autonomy in designating a seat...
