Arbitration Reforms: The Imperative for Codifying the Residual Power of Courts to Modify Arbitral Awards

The power of courts to modify arbitral awards has been a subject of contention. It is important to settle this matter by enacting legislation that codifies the power of modification of awards. We argue that courts must have some discretion, i.e., residual power, to modify awards. Legislative intervention is necessary to bring clarity and consistency…

Coughee

Seventeen years ago, we received a gift – a little boy so beautiful and wrinkled, he singularly threatened the anti-ageing industry. Coffee coloured, he came with a cough and so he was named – Coughee. A mix between a mini-pinscher and a pug, he was both ferocious and loving. Much as he loved us to…

Arbitrability of fraud- Has Ayyasamy been (implicitly) overruled?

There have been some significant judgements on the arbitrability of fraud recently i.e. – Rashid Raza v Sadaf Akhtar, Avitel Post Studioz Limited v. HSBC Pi Holdings (Mauritius) Limited and Deccan Paper Mills Co. Ltd. v. Regency Mahavir Properties (“Triad Judgements”). While these stopped short of explicitly overruling  A. Ayyasamy v A. Paramasivam, I argue that in fact Ayyasamy is implicitly overruled, and is no longer good law, in the wake of the observations in the Triad Judgments.  In my view, fraud…