The concept of contract of guarantee revolves around the principle that a Personal guarantor shall perform the promise or discharge the liability of the principal debtor towards a creditor, in the event, ...

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("the Act"), under Section 5 mandates minimal judicial intervention in arbitral proceedings and awards.

Interim Awards have a crucial role in determining the course of arbitration proceedings and assisting in successful and expedient dispute resolution.

Back-to-back agreements are a common feature of infrastructure construction projects.

A composite reference in arbitration is a single reference of all the disputes arising from multiple agreements carrying independent arbitration clauses with respect to execution of a common project.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (hereinafter referred to as the "CCPA") on 30th November, 2023 released the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023.

A balance sheet is a financial statement that records and reports inter-alia a company's assets, liabilities and shareholders equity for a specific period of time.

Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 prescribes a mechanism for parties to an arbitration, to seek interim reliefs from the arbitral tribunal during the pendency of the arbitral proceedings.

The asset acquisition deal between Future Retail Limited and Reliance Retail Ventures Limited and the subsequent legal disputes raised by Amazon India has brought the mechanism of ‘Emergency Arbitrations' in spotlight ...

India is witnessing yet another instance of airline insolvency proceedings within the past 5 years, following the case of Jet Airways. This time the airline in question is Go Airlines (India)Limited ("Go First").

While the term moratorium has not been defined under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC"), it implies a period wherein no judicial proceedings for recovery, enforcement...

Back-to-back contracts involve at least three or more parties pooling-in their resources at different levels for execution of a same or connected project.

Section 27 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 provides a mechanism whereby the arbitral tribunal or a party to the dispute (with the approval of the arbitral tribunal) can seek assistance of the court in taking evidence.

It is trite that arbitration is governed by the principle of party autonomy. This enables parties to have the freedom to decide upon: the curial law; the law of the contract; and the law governing the arbitration agreement.

Disputes arising due to delay in completion of an infrastructure construction contract may lead to a variety of claims, including that of claims towards loss of profit, liquidated damages...

Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has been framed in accordance with Article 16 of the UNCITRAL Model law, which embodies elemental jurisprudential doctrine i.e., "Kompetenze - Kompetenze".

The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 2023, the Rajya Sabha on April 03, 2023, and received Presidential assent on April 11, 2023.

With the Covid-19 pandemic forcing all sectors to adopt flexible working styles, there has never been a time more significant than 2020 to understand the wonders that technology has to offer.

A common challenge defying the global Arbitration regime is not how to resolve multimillion-dollar cases, but rather how to settle disputes for less than $1 million USD in a timely and cost-effective manner.

The most rudimentary requirement of arbitration proceedings is the independence, neutrality and impartiality of the arbitrator(s) appointed by the parties.