International trade rarely moves through one contract. It moves through documentary chains: charterparties, bills of lading, sale contracts, guarantees, letters of indemnity, insurance policies,…
The Madras High Court in Rhutikumari vs. Zanmai Labs Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. marks a significant development in India’s treatment of cryptocurrency. The Madras High Court has held that tokens held on a…
Section 9 of India’s Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”) allows parties to seek interim relief(s) from the courts at three distinct stages, i.e. (i) prior to commencement of arbitral…
On 25 March 2026, the Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court”) rendered its decision in Nagaraj v. Mylandla v. PI Opportunities Fund-I (“Nagaraj”), formally endorsing the doctrine of transnational…
Can an award be set aside because of a delayed decision by the arbitrator?In principle, yes — but only where the delay has a demonstrable adverse effect on the reasoning of such an award. The Indian…
In an interesting decision, the English Commercial Court dismissed an application brought by Colin Reen and K.M. Dastur Holdings Limited (the “Applicants”), who were the defendants in several…
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…
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…
The Territorial Reservation under Article 1(III) of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 1958 (“Convention”) presents an interesting conundrum…
