Arbitration & Conciliation
The firm offers comprehensive legal services in arbitration and conciliation, representing clients in both domestic and international commercial disputes. The firm assists at every stage of the arbitral process, including drafting arbitration agreements, initiating and defending arbitral claims, appointment of arbitrators, and conducting proceedings before arbitral tribunals. The firm also regularly handles matters relating to interim reliefs, enforcement, and challenge of arbitral awards before courts.
Key Work
- Advising clients on whether disputes are arbitrable and whether existing contracts contain enforceable arbitration clauses.
- Drafting standalone arbitration agreements and advising on the inclusion of arbitration clauses in commercial contracts.
- Advising on the choice of seat, governing law, and institutional versus ad hoc arbitration.
- Filing applications for appointment of arbitrators under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 before High Courts and the Supreme Court.
- Preparing and filing statements of claim, statements of defence, counterclaims, and rejoinders in arbitral proceedings.
- Appearing before sole arbitrators and arbitral tribunals in domestic and international commercial disputes.
- Seeking interim measures of protection before courts under Section 9 and before tribunals under Section 17.
- Filing applications to set aside arbitral awards under Section 34 and defending awards against challenge.
- Enforcing domestic arbitral awards as decrees of court.
- Assisting in recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards under the New York Convention.
- Representing clients in conciliation proceedings under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Significant Representation
Represented clients in key proceedings under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, including matters pertaining to appointment of arbitrators under Section 11 and challenges to arbitral awards under Section 34.