Practice area
Arbitration lawyer in Bangalore
Domestic arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, from interim relief and appointment to challenge and enforcement of awards.
Arbitration is the chosen route for many commercial contracts. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 gives courts a limited, supervisory role, and each stage has its own strict rules and timelines.
What this work involves
- Review of arbitration clauses and advice before disputes arise
- Interim measures from the court under Section 9
- Appointment of arbitrators under Section 11
- Conduct of the arbitration: pleadings, evidence and final arguments, before sole arbitrators and tribunals
- Challenges to awards under Section 34, and appeals under Section 37
- Enforcement of awards under Section 36
- Parallel proceedings, where arbitration, civil suits and criminal complaints overlap
Approach
Arbitral awards are difficult to disturb, so the arbitration itself must be done well. Pleadings and evidence are prepared with that in mind, and clients are advised early on the court's limited powers and on the time that challenges and enforcement can take.
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