The factual matrix of the recently issued Supreme Court of India (“SCI”) judgment in Disortho appears deceptively simple. One party to a Distributor Agreement (“Agreement”) sought to apply the Indian…
This article discusses the difference in the nature of the immunity granted to arbitrators under the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”), as compared to the U.K. Arbitration Act (“AA”).…
The long-standing debate in India on the scope of judicial intervention under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”), specifically, whether the courts can modify awards, or…
In an attempt to further fortify its position as a leading arbitral institution, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) has introduced the 7th Edition of the Arbitration Rules of the…
A five-judge Bench (“Constitution Bench”) of the Supreme Court of India (“SC”) recently delivered a landmark judgment in Central Organisation for Railway Electrification v. ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV) (“…
The subject of unilateral appointment of arbitrators arising from the Supreme Court of India’s (“Court”) three-judge bench decision in Central Organization for Railway Electrification v. ECI SPIC SMO…
Earlier this year, the Bombay High Court in Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. v. Shilpi Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (“Balmer Lawrie Decision”) reviewed an application to stay the enforcement of an arbitral…
In the recent Indian Supreme Court (“SC”) case of Rohan Builders v. Berger Paints India, the default rule requiring termination of the arbitral mandate under section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and…
In October 2024, the Indian Department of Legal Affairs unveiled the highly anticipated Indian Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (“Bill”), inviting comments and feedback on the…
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) hosted its Annual India Conferences in Mumbai and Delhi on 6 and 7 September 2024. These Conferences were themed ‘New Developments and Reforms…
