Documents-only Arbitration in India: Time for a Paradigm Shift?

[This guest post is authored by Angelina Joy and Mahathi Utham Kumar, both studying in their third year at The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi] Documents-only Arbitration in India: Time for a Paradigm Shift? Conventional arbitrations have drawn flak for their protracted hearings. So, among parties, tribunals and academics, there is consensus … Continue reading Documents-only Arbitration in India: Time for a Paradigm Shift?

India’s Model BIT and Future with Investor-State Dispute Settlement

  [This article was originally written in 2016 and presented by the author at the National Conference on Arbitration on 26-27th August 2016 at ILS Law College, Pune] India’s economic policy was built on the foundations of socialist fervor. It maintained an aversive stand towards foreign investment. Consequently, India did not venture into international investment … Continue reading India’s Model BIT and Future with Investor-State Dispute Settlement

International arbitration and mediation: great friends or bitter foes?

  [Happy to share that the Indian Arbitration  Blog has been featured on the 'Top 60 Indian Law Blogs and Websites To Follow in 2019'. Click here to check out the list] In 1982, IBM and Fujitsu - the world’s biggest computer giants at the time - descended into a massive legal battle after IBM … Continue reading International arbitration and mediation: great friends or bitter foes?