Publications

Venue of International Arbitration can be the Seat Also
13 Jul 2017 Publication

Venue of International Arbitration can be the Seat Also

It is well settled in law that if parties choose a seat in an International Arbitration clause it will amount to choosing the procedural law applicable to the arbitration proceedings. In the same way, if the procedural law is specified in the Arbitration clause then the country to which the procedur

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Hong Kong permits third party funding of arbitrations
15 Jun 2017 Publication

Hong Kong permits third party funding of arbitrations

From the year 2012 India has recognized Hong Kong as a recognized seat of Arbitration under New York Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Since then the Hong Kong seat has become a very important seat, for Parties from India, since Parties from China are comfortable

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Default seat in an International Arbitration
24 May 2017 Publication

Default seat in an International Arbitration

Seat of Arbitration is one the most important concepts in the field of international Arbitration. Any party to an International Arbitration proceeding will be able to achieve its objectives only if the final award is enforceable in the country where it is required to be enforced.

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An arbitrator can close the right of the claimant to file the claim
16 May 2017 Publication

An arbitrator can close the right of the claimant to file the claim

An Arbitration proceeding starts from the filing of a claim by a claimant before an arbitral institution or before an Arbitrator. The right to file a claim by the claimant is not an absolute right and that right also can be closed by an Arbitrator and proceed to grant time for the respondent to file

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Limitation for making a counter claim in India
16 May 2017 Publication

Limitation for making a counter claim in India

Law of Limitation applies to Arbitration proceedings also and S.43 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,1996 expressly provides for the same. Counter claim is the claim filed by a respondent against the claimant in the arbitration proceedings, after the claimant initiated arbitration proceedings.

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