Tag: Arbitration act
Time of the essence in appeal limitations
The Supreme Court has shed light on the application of the Indian Limitation Act, 1963, and the General Clauses Act, 1897, in arbitration awards
No stamp, no arbitration
Supreme Court judgment on 25 April 2023 (NN Global Mercantile Pvt Ltd v Indo Unique Flame Ltd) finally settled the ongoing legal conundrum of the enforceability of an arbitration agreement in an unstamped contract
When arbitration suits the court
An April 2023 decision by a division bench of the Supreme Court of India has held that arbitration is the appropriate method of deciding whether a development agreement can be lawfully cancelled
When is interference possible under Arbitration Act?
It was further held that the court at the referral stage can interfere only when it is manifest that the claims are ex facie time-barred and dead, or there is no subsisting dispute
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Knowing is half the battle
Sadaff Habib, an independent arbitrator based in Dubai, points out the major challenges in local arbitration and offers key tips for Chinese businesses
