India Disputes Mumbai

Perspective on issues in Indian and cross-border transactions with particular focus on London, Singapore & The Middle East

1&2 December 2023 - In Person | Sofitel Mumbai BKC

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Join this unique 2-day conference on Indian Disputes and Arbitration and what promises to be filled with topical and up to date strategies on navigating Indian, South East Asia, Middle East & UK jurisdictions

Featuring 6 Key Sessions On The Agenda Including:

What’s next for Arbitration in India - Adhoc vs institutional arbitration?

India the next hub for International disputes and International commercial arbitration
London becoming less popular for arbitration – moving to Singapore? Making the case for revisiting having London as a seat for arbitration (and as a selected jurisdiction for litigation).
Indian parties choosing foreign seat of arbitration – recent trends and law.
Other recent trends – Arbitration Council of India
Bilateral treaty arbitrations and enforcement

Discussing Insolvency in India and Cross Border

The implementation and effectiveness of Cross Border Insolvency
An overview of ever evolving insolvency regime in India
NCLTs and NCLATS and regime plays out in Cross Border
Changing legal landscape – corporate and personal guarantee in insolvency proceedings (Double dip concept – insolvency – in corporate guarantee

Reviewing the mediation in India Compared to England and Singapore

Bill currently being passed in India
Comparison between England and India and Singapore
Growth and significance of mediation in the commercial space in India
Commercial Courts Act 2015 – compulsory mediation

Identifying Recent Updates to Commercial Disputes

Judicial trend in commercial matters in disputes in last 2 years and whether that has changed or not in Indian law and courts and how they are evolving.
Forward looking on commercial landscape - how it will impact dispute market
Role of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms
Enforceability of settlement agreements

Asset Recovery and Asset Tracing

Importance of preliminary due diligence
How do you trace the money and assets
Fraudulent transfer of assets
Transfer of assets/ enforcement outside of India
Forensic to assist with tracking any non-compliances and asset identification

Highlighting the enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Recognition and enforcement – The Public Policy Defence
Enforcement of foreign judgements and arbitral awards – reciprocal territory arrangements.
Enforcement of actions in India – Recent trends and way forward
Early – stage considerations – drafting arbitral clause, seat etc.
State arbitration and sovereign immunity and enforcement

Advisory Board Members

Ritin Rai SA Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India
7 KBW (India)

Sushmita Gandhi Partner
IndusLaw (India)

Prashan Patel Partner
Grant Thornton (London)

Priyank Srivastava Director
Duane Morris & Selvam LLP (Singapore)

Marc Keidan Partner
Keidan Harrison (London)

Tariq Khan Registrar
IAMC Hyderabad (India)

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Featuring an Exclusive Keynote Session By:

Hear from 20+ Leading Experts in Just Two Days:

Meenakshi Arora Senior Advocate
Supreme Court of India (India)

Gopal Subramanium Senior Advocate
3 Verulam Buildings (India)

Edward Palmer Director
Greyhawk

Neeti Sachdeva Secretary-General and Registrar
Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (India)

Zarir Bharucha Managing Partner
ZBA Advocates & Solicitors (India)

Sarbjit Singh Chopra Managing Director
Duane Morris & Selvam LLP (Singapore)

Sanjay Nambiar Senior Group President & General Counsel
YES Bank (India)

Dhananjay Kumar Partner
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (India)

Sharan Jagtiani Senior Counsel
Senior Counsel (India) and 39 Essex Chambers (England & Wales)

Rupa Lakha Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys (London)

Ashish Chugh Legal Principal
Baker McKenzie (Singapore)

Naief Yahia Partner
Al Tamimi & Company (Dubai)

Manish Aggarwal Partner
Three Crowns (London)

Kaizad Hazari General Counsel
The Chatterjee Group (TCG) (India)

Rajagopal Venkatakrishnan Senior Vice President
Reliance Industries Ltd (India)

Michael Harrington Principal
Control Risks (India)

SHWETHA BIDHURI DIRECTOR & HEAD, SOUTH ASIA
SIAC (India)

Thomas Rodwell Managing Director
Rodwell Disputes Advisory

Amit Kumar Jha Executive Director
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP (India)

Avinash Pradhan Deputy Head, International Arbitration Co-Head, South Asia Desk Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore Partner, Christopher & Lee Ong
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP