Arbitration

Overview

The firm’s arbitration practice entails both domestic and international arbitrations. While a large segment of the practice comprises high-stakes arbitrations, the we also represent clients in smaller claims and disputes before various international arbitration bodies such as the SIAC, LCIA, ICC, MCIA, etc. and ad hoc arbitral tribunals. The firm also acts as instructing attorney to local counsel in foreign seated arbitrations depending on the nature of the case. With a sector agnostic practice, the firm has represented clients in sectors such as media & entertainment, technology, shipping & maritime, pharmaceuticals, real estate, infrastructure, etc. Additionally, the firm represents clients before the Supreme Court of India, and various High Courts and District Courts across the country in proceedings emanating from arbitration agreements and arbitral awards such as execution of foreign and domestic awards, applications for interim relief, and more. Our arbitration practitioners play a key role in formulating strategy, undertaking pre-arbitration advisory work and hand holding the clients through arbitral conflicts to bring about an effective resolution of their disputes.

Indicative Experience

Domestic Arbitrations
  • Advising and representing one of the country’s foremost exchanges in an ad hoc arbitration arising from a contractual claim in a sum of INR 30 crores pertaining to hosted managed services and consultancy services.
  • Advising and representing a listed chemical company in an arbitration before a MCIA tribunal in a dispute arising from a service and supply contract for a solar power project.
  • Advising and representing a dynamic biotechnology company in an ad hoc arbitration concerning breaches under a Contract Manufacturing Agreement and a consequential claim for damages to the tune of INR 369 crores.
  • Advising and representing a prominent infrastructure company in an arbitration arising out of a claim for specific performance of a project finance contract.
  • Advised and represented a major warehouse service provider in an arbitral claim filed by one of its customers, alleging negligence on part of the warehouseman in taking reasonable care of its goods during a fire incident that occurred at the warehouse.
  • Representing one of India’s largest players in the food colours and ingredients industry in an ad hoc arbitration arising from certain breaches under a Share Purchase Agreement and consequential indemnity claims.
  • Advised and represented Fairview Investments Limited, an investment company in Mauritius in execution proceedings in the Bombay High Court, seeking recognition and enforcement of a foreign award passed by an SIAC tribunal in relation to a dispute with the resident Indian promoters of SRP Properties (India) Private Limited arising on account of a breach/ default under a Shareholders’ Agreement entered into by and between them.
  • Advising and representing a prominent pharmaceutical company in an international commercial arbitration seated in London before the LCIA in relation to claims of infringement of a patent obtained for a vaccine technology. Advising and representing a large media and entertainment group in proceedings under section 48 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking recognition of an ICC Award in a sum of approx. INR 300 crores against the client, and its enforcement against other associate companies by piercing the corporate veil.
  • Advising and representing a large power and energy company in a heavily contested international commercial international commercial ad hoc arbitration involving a claim for specific performance of an agreement for the acquisition of the respondent company and in the alternative damages to the tune of Rs. 120 crores.
  • Advising and representing a start-up in proceedings initiated by an investor under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking a forensic audit of its books of accounts pending arbitration before the SIAC.
  • Adivsing and representing a Baharain based company in an international commercial arbitral dispute with an Indian conglomerate arising from the termination of a patent licensing agreement in relation to the client’s propreitary technology for dross processing.
  • Advising a Singaporean group company of one of India’s largest online gaming conglomerates in a dispute with a shareholder relating to the enforcement of a put option clause in the shareholders agreement.

Work Highlights