Facts in Brief: The Cochin Port Trust, one of the defendants, on 20th April 2001 endowed the task of development of some overpasses and roadways to the petitioners, Afcons Infrastructure, and certain others, by way of a contract. On 1st August 2001, The Afcons Infrastructure and Ors. sub-contracted a fraction Read more…
Introduction: Third-party funding in domestic and international arbitration and litigation is an upcoming development that is gaining worldwide momentum. It essentially means investing in the claimant in order to gain profits from the monetary settlement or award. The primary objective behind third party funding is to create a level playing Read more…
Introduction: Alternative Disputes Resolution, commonly known as ‘ADR’ is a method of settling disputes arising between the parties without opting for litigation. Arbitration, Mediation, Conciliation, Negotiation, Lok Adalat are the mechanisms of Alternative Disputes Resolution. The concept of Community Mediation is closely connected with Mediation. Mediation is a process wherein Read more…
Introduction: The coronavirus pandemic might have constrained every possible thing but everything has its pros and cons, even after certain restrictions thousands of things went so smooth and easy and so the idea of e- World was adapted. “E” is nothing but an abbreviation of electronics. And something which is done through Read more…
Introduction: A commercial dispute is described to comprise any dispute linked with transactions between financiers’ merchants, bankers, traders, etc. Such transactions are related to mercantile documents, partnership contracts, insurance, intellectual property rights, etc. The rudimentary meaning of the term ‘commercial transaction’ is when two or more parties enter into an agreement Read more…
Arbitration remains one of the preferred dispute resolution mechanisms for commercial disputes globally. It has been said that the reason behind Arbitrations’ global popularity is due to the bindingness of award passed by the arbitral tribunal and the autonomy which it provides to parties i.e., to select the laws applicable Read more…
Introduction: Online Dispute Resolution is the resolutions of disputes, particularly small or any medium valued cases, using the digital technology and techniques of the Alternate Dispute Resolution, such as Negotiation, Mediation or Arbitration. While the courts have started becoming digitized through the efforts of the judiciary, there are more effective, Read more…
Introduction: It is often observed that whenever a dispute arises, the parties take the issue to the courts, which will adjudicate it based on the facts and applicable laws. In this process long time-consuming process, one party faces loss while the judgment or decree or order favors the other. To Read more…
Introduction: After the great economic crisis of 1929 and the Second World War which disrupted the world, some large-economy countries like the US, Britain, and others took care of the reorganization of the post-war world. They took to International trading to rebuild their economy and promoting the free flow of Read more…
Introduction: Artificial intelligence, or “AI,” is the term coined to describe the general process whereby large amounts of data are combined with powerful iterative data processing systems and intelligent algorithms, thereby enabling the software to learn automatically from patterns or features in the data. Arbitration is a document-intensive field of Read more…
Introduction: Alongside the increasing danger of COVID transmission, another public health crisis cropped up: data suggests a substantial rise in domestic violence cases all around the globe. Domestic violence is flourishing due to the conditions created by the pandemic. The statistics are eye-opening. The World Health Organization estimates that over Read more…
Introduction: Dispute resolution is the procedure of resolving disputes between transacting parties. Sometimes it is used interchangeably with conflict resolution, however, conflicts are generally deeper rooted. It is an indispensable procedure for a socially peaceful life. It is a resolution process that tries to resolve and check conflicts to maintain Read more…