Arbitration

Supreme Court September 2026
Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

From quashing FIRs arising from NEET-UG 2026 protests and strengthening safeguards against re-arrest after violation of Article 22, to rejecting AI-generated fake citations, taking suo motu cognizance of crimes against women and children, protecting human-rights remedies and permitting direct access to Human Rights Courts, the Supreme Court’s September 2026 rulings span constitutional rights, criminal law, elections, arbitration, family law, labour, environment and writ jurisdiction.

SCC Times NewsflashWATCH NOW

In this conversation, Manmeet Singh, Partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, discusses how dispute resolution clauses are negotiated, controlling costs in high value

Commercial Mediation Conclave 2026
DomesticEvents & CollaborationsMCI: The PACT- Poovayya Commercial Mediation Conclave

In a fireside chat at the Commercial Mediation Conclave 2026, curated and hosted by The PACT, Justice (Retd.) Arjan Kumar Sikri discussed with Jonathan Rodrigues why med-arb clauses remain rare in commercial contracts, when a mediator can properly go on to act as arbitrator in the same dispute, and why the caucus session is the reason the two roles are usually kept apart.

Nyaya Nirmaan 2026
DomesticEvents & Collaborations

The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) organised the fifth edition of Nyaya Nirmaan 2026: India @ 2047 on 24 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, on the theme “Building the Legal Architecture for a Connected Global Economy”.

Judicial Intervention in Arbitral Proceedings
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Articles 226 and 227 should ordinarily not be used to correct interlocutory procedural orders of an Arbitral Tribunal unless there is a patent jurisdictional defect or exceptional perversity.

Nyaya Nirmaan 2047
DomesticEvents & Collaborations

The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) organised the fifth edition of Nyaya Nirmaan 2026: India @ 2047 on 24 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Held under the theme “Building the Legal Architecture for a Connected Global Economy”

2026 SCC Vol 7
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Key Supreme Court rulings on Section 36 in Arbitration and Conciliation Act, bail, sale of assets of corporate debtor, suit for injunction, etc.

Nyaya Nirmaan 2047
DomesticEvents & Collaborations

The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) organised the fifth edition of Nyaya Nirmaan 2026: India @ 2047 on 24 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Held under the theme “Building the Legal Architecture for a Connected Global Economy”

2026 SCC Vol 7
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Key Supreme Court rulings on Article 21, bail, money laundering, arbitral tribunal, etc.

India Digital ADR Summit 2026
Events & CollaborationsIndia Digital ADR Summit

At the valedictory ceremony of the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, speakers emphasised that technology must strengthen, rather than replace, human judgment, procedural fairness and institutional accountability, while calling for greater trust in digital arbitration and mediation.

India Digital ADR Summit 2026
DomesticEvents & CollaborationsIndia Digital ADR Summit

At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, Attorney General R. Venkataramani and Justice N. V. Anjaria highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence in arbitration while stressing the need for human judgment, verification, fairness, confidentiality and control over AI-assisted decision-making.

DomesticEvents & CollaborationsIndia Digital ADR Summit

At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, Justice M R Shah, Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice Soniaben Gokani and leading arbitration professionals discussed the need for a coordinated digital ADR framework, safeguards for human judgment, common cybersecurity standards, institutional control over technology and India’s potential to contribute to international rule-making.

DomesticEvents & CollaborationsIndia Digital ADR Summit

Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal highlighted the need to balance the use of artificial intelligence in arbitration with human judgment, while Justice M. R. Shah stressed that AI should not replace the human mind.

India Digital ADR Summit 2026
DomesticEvents & CollaborationsIndia Digital ADR Summit

At the summit’s inaugural ceremony, marked by the ceremonial lighting of the lamp and the unveiling of SAMYAK, IDDRC’s new ODR platform, Prof. Purvi Pokhariyal outlined NFSU’s plans to digitise dispute resolution from filing to award.

HNLU Team Runner-Up APCMC ADC ICC 2026
Law School NewsMoot Court Achievements & Reports

The team comprised Arushi Yadav, Karnika H. Gaira, and Prashansa Verma, who represented HNLU throughout the competition.

SCC Times NewsflashWATCH NOW

Justice Nariman reflects on judicial intervention in arbitral awards, the limits of court interference, and when matters should be sent back to

Supreme Court August 2026
Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

Explore Supreme Court judgments from August 2026 covering defining decisions on prevention of digital arrests, constitutionality of death sentence by hanging, concerns over lack of legal mechanism on private investigators, guidelines to deal with dowry and cruelty cases and many more.

GHAC Arbitration Week 2026
Events & CollaborationsGHAC Arbitration Week

Experts at GHAC Arbitration Week 2026 examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping international and domestic arbitration, including its use in legal research, document review, cross-examination and drafting.

Commercial Laws Roundup August 2026
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

A comprehensive roundup of the key commercial law developments in August 2026, featuring landmark judgments from the Supreme Court, High Courts, NCLAT and Foreign Courts, along with Regulatory Updates, Law Firm News, Expert Corner and Interviews.

Events & CollaborationsGHAC Arbitration Week

Session 2 on Day 1 of Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre Arbitration Week 2026 examined India’s arbitration journey after the 2015 amendments, with leading judges and practitioners discussing judicial intervention, institutional arbitration, enforcement of awards, specialised arbitration courts, GIFT City as a potential preferred seat and the evolving standards of independence and disclosure under the IBA Guidelines 2024.