Arbitration

What this covers

Most substantial commercial contracts in India now send their disputes to arbitration. The outcome often turns on decisions taken long before any dispute: how the clause was drafted, where the arbitration is seated and which rules apply.

Agreya Legal advises at each stage. The firm drafts and reviews arbitration agreements, acts in the reference itself, and appears in the court proceedings that surround it.

Those court proceedings include applications to appoint arbitrators, applications for interim protection, and proceedings to enforce an award or to have it set aside.

Typical work

• Drafting and reviewing arbitration clauses and agreements
• Notices invoking arbitration
• Applications to appoint arbitrators (section 11)
• Interim measures from courts and tribunals (sections 9 and 17)
• Pleadings, evidence and hearings in the reference
• Challenges to awards (section 34) and appeals (section 37)
• Enforcement of domestic awards (section 36)
• Recognition and enforcement of foreign awards (Part II)

Who this is for

Parties to commercial contracts, including contractors, suppliers, lessors and investors, and the in-house teams that manage their disputes.