Enforceability Of Arbitration Agreements Arising Out Of Unstamped Or Insufficiently Stamped Contracts (The judicial journey and issues that must be addressed by the seven Judge Bench) In relation to...
Grant of Interim Reliefs against Third Parties: Are Arbitral Tribunals Fully Equipped? In certain cases, a non-signatory may have to be impleaded for certain interim reliefs against it; there may...
Ethical Duties of Party-Appointed Expert(s) in arbitral proceedings The UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration imposes ethical duties on arbitrators, most notably the...
Circumstances Falling Under Schedule V: Automatic Disqualification of an Arbitrator? Schedule V and VII of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”) provides a list of circumstances,...
INTERPRETATION OF ‘PRIMA FACIE’ CASE OF FRAUD AND CORRUPTION FOR AN UNCONDITIONAL STAY OF ARBITRAL AWARD UNDER SECTION 36(3) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 A finding of a prima facie...
DEVISING THE CONTOURS OF DUTY TO DISCLOSE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ARBITRATION The oft-repeated mantra of “when in doubt, disclose” may not always work out in practice and can be used by recalcitrant...
GIFT CITY IFSC - THE KEY TO UNLOCKING INDIA'S BRIMMING POTENTIAL AS A GLOBAL INVESTMENT AND ARBITRATION HUB The Indian Government's proactive and investor-friendly policy initiatives along with the...
DEMYSTIFYING SUSTAINABILITY LINKED LOANS SLLs are also referred to as ESG (environment social governance) linked loans and are based on the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLPs) which have...
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...
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...
