Payal Chawla and Hina Shaheen This article was first published in Bar and Bench on 22.08.2017 On July 24, 2017, the Supreme Court, in the matter of Ameet Lal Chand v. Rishabh Enterprises [SLP (C) 16798/2017], was pleased to issue notice. The judgment in this matter is likely to have far reaching consequences. In addition to arbitrability…
Payal Chawla The purpose of arbitrating a dispute is to avoid a protracted court battle. But that purpose can oft be defeated, if the parties get caught in a dispute on the interpretation of the arbitration clause itself. Therefore, it is important to keep the arbitration clause simple, only incorporating essential aspects. An example of…
Payal Chawla This article was first published in Bar and Bench on 15.06.2017 The much awaited decision of the three judge bench in relation to two-tier arbitrations in the matter of M/s Centrotrade Minerals & Metal Inc. v. Hindustan Copper Ltd. was delivered on 15.12.2016. The Supreme Court framed two issues, but answered only one. On…
BY KAVITA SINGH “You’ll be branded as a firm that only takes on social work.” “Clients won’t take you seriously.” “It’s just not possible—no other firm does it this way. Even though all her well wishers told her that it was unworkable, in 2013, Payal Chawla decided to start JusContractus, a full service law firm with…
Payal Chawla This article was first published in Corporate LiveWire Magazine on 09.01.2017 Under the (Indian) Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, there are essentially three types of arbitrations: purely domestic arbitrations (where both parties are Indian and the arbitration is held in India); International Commercial Arbitration or ICA (where at least one of the parties…
Payal Chawla This article was first published in BusinessWorld in 2015 Forty years ago, members of the armed forces were promised One Rank-One Pension (OROP). Simply put, OROP means uniform pension to all military personnel retiring at the same rank with same length of service, irrespective of the date of retirement. By way of an…
Payal Chawla It is about time that India shows its white-collar workers some tender loving care. Legally, that is. Contrary to popular belief, millions of corporate managers are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. The reason: there aren’t any labour legislations protecting them. A manager’s legal relationship with the employer is governed largely by his or…