Page 4 - Arbitration

Negotiating pitfalls: Are there basic lacunae in India's practices?

As cumulative experience should teach us, fuzzy approaches have costs, so the homework has to be done before signing of contracts, not after, writes T N Ninan

Arbitration can be set aside only if award is against public policy: SC

An arbitration award can be set aside only if the award is against the public policy of India, the Supreme Court has said.

India's first International Arbitration and Mediation Centre opens in Hyd

India's first International Arbitration and Mediation Centre was jointly inaugurated by Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana, and Telangana Chief Minister, K. Chandrasekhar Rao

Russia gets partial win in $50 billion case over bankrupt oil giant

The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday handed Russia at least a temporary victory in an appeal of what's believed to be the world's largest award in an arbitration case

IndiGo's Rakesh Gangwal moves HC to enforce award of London arbitration

Sources said order had mandated relief in terms of shareholders' agreement, which gives greater control to co-promoter Rahul Bhatia and puts restrictions on transferring shares

There's growing interest in mediation in India: Singapore law minister

'Singapore and India are also collaborating closely in mediation', said Shanmugam

Zostel vs Oyo: Delhi High Court to hear case on October 7

Zostel is a backpacker hostels chain which has been embroiled in a legal battle with OYO for the last three years after merger talks broke down

No direction to firm in arbitration award on promoters' feud: IndiGo

The proceedings were initiated by InterGlobe Enterprises Ltd (IGE) and Bhatia against Gangwal, the Chinkerpoo Family Trust and Shobha Gangwal

Street signs: Index inclusion setback for REITs, Paras IPO in demand & more

Shares of Brookfield India REIT fell close to 9 per cent in two sessions, while Embassy Office Parks REIT declined more than 5 per cent

$1.2-bn arbitral award: US court sets timelines for Cairn-India lawsuit

A federal court in Washington has set timelines for responses to be filed to an Indian government petition seeking dismissal of a suit by Britain's Cairn Energy

Arbitration awards and the public interest

An objective, analytical approach to pursuing or resisting claims and arbitration awards is advisable

$1.2 bn arbitration: Govt says no proposal from Cairn to settle dispute

Facing a payout of $1.2 bn-plus interest after an arbitration award went against it, government said it has not received any formal proposal from Cairn Energy plc to resolve issue within country

Vodafone arbitration case: Singapore court to hear India's appeal in Sept

Arbitration court in September rejected India's demand for Rs 22,100 crore in back taxes and penalties from company.

Cairn arbitration: Govt confirms French court order against Indian assets

MoS Finance, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, said govt has filed an appeal against an international arbitration tribunal overturning levy of Rs 10,247 cr in back taxes on Cairn Energy

Cairn Energy arbitration case: Riders to invoking 'sovereign immunity'

Earlier this month, a French court permitted Cairn Energy to freeze several India-owned assets in Paris for executing the $1.2-billion international arbitral award in the decade-long tax dispute

Sourav Ganguly moves HC for enforcement of 2018 arbitration award

Sourav Ganguly has approached the Bombay High Court seeking that the 2018 order of an arbitration tribunal that awarded him a compensation payable by his former management companies

What Cairn, Vodafone and Devas episodes tell us about India's arbitrariness

The Indian state's arbitrariness may have come to be accepted with resignation within the country, but when it behaves in the same manner with external players, it gets a push-back, writes T N Ninan

Cairn says it has won court order to freeze India state assets in Paris

Company says French development is 'necessary preparatory step' to take over Indian's state assets, calls for 'amicable settlement'.

Cairn Energy freezes 20 Indian state-owned properties in Paris: Reports

Scottish oil producer's action is its latest attempt to force India to pay $1.7bn awarded by an international tribunal over a tax dispute.

Centre trashes reports of forex withdrawal from PSBs to dodge Cairn seizure

The govt says it is vigorously defending its case in the dispute but remains open to an amicable solution within the country's legal framework