India Dispute Resolution Forum

Registration, Refreshments and Networking
09.00am

Day 1 Chair's Welcome
09.30am

Keynote Discussion
09.45am

Discussing India’s Growth as a Hub for Arbitration
10.15am

• India the next international hub 
• Is London is losing out on Indian arbitrations to other seats and why
• Enforcement of arbitration in India, how friendly the courts are and stumbling blocks
• Liberalised Indian market and court system and impact on commercial and treaty arbitration 
• Preferred characteristics of international seats for India related disputes

Networking and Refreshments
11.05am

Potential for Mediation in India and Lessons from the English Experience
11.25am

• Bill currently being passed in India 
• Factors behind growth of mediation in England
• Could mediation change the dispute resolution landscape in India?
• Is compulsory mediation in India sensible?  
• What works and what doesn’t
• Lessons from UK Mediation bill

Reviewing Indian Insolvency and the Cross Border Perspective
12.15pm

• Cross Border Insolvency
• Insolvency in an Indian context
• Double dip concept – insolvency – in corporate guarantee
• NCLTs and NCLATs and how the regime play out in cross border matters

Networking Lunch
12.55pm

Is the Tide Turning with the Acceptance of 3rd Party Funding?
13.55pm

• Recent development and changes
• Legality and 3rd Party witnesses
• Market for 3^rd party funding

Examining the Rise of ESG in India and Impact on litigation
14.25pm

• Current and future trends
• Comparison between India and the West 
• What changes will ESG bring to litigation

Networking and Refreshments
15.05pm

Addressing the Position of Construction Sector Specific Litigation - What’s Happening?
15.25pm

• Foreign investment in construction projects
• Damage and delay claims
• Importance of expert evidence in construction disputes
• Multi layered construction contract – binding non-signatories – law in India
• Liquidity
• Risk management

Where is the Money? Finding Assets to Enforce Judgements and Awards.
16:10pm

Fireside: The Judges’ Perspectives on the Future Direction of Indian Courts
16.40pm

Chair's Closing Remarks
17.20pm

End of Conference & Networking Drinks
17:30pm

Networking and Refreshments
09.00am

Day 2 Chair Opening Remarks
09.30am

Day 2 Keynote Address
09.40am

Analysing the Growth of Commercial Dispute Resolution in India
10.10am

• Judicial trends in commercial disputes matters in the last 2 years
• How the Indian commercial landscape may impact on the disputes market
• Joint group concept
• Growth of commercial dispute resolution in India
• Commercial courts act 2015 and compulsory mediation

Networking and Refreshments
10.55am

Addressing the UK’s Role as a 'Safe Haven' for Indian White Collar Crime?
11.15am

• Overlap between civil fraud and white collar crime matters
• Use of English courts in aide of Indian proceedings
• Ease of seeking extradition of suspected  Indian white collar criminals in the UK .
• Cross border financial crime enforcement – between India and UK – mainly banks

Debate: Can India become a Hub of International Arbitration?
12.00pm

• Approach of the Indian courts – enforcement
• When an award is challenged
• Institution arbitration growing
• Foreign lawyers allowed to practice

Chair's Closing Remarks
12.45pm

Networking and Lunch
12.55pm

End of Conference
14.00pm