Super Lawyer

Author: GNLU Digital Media

  • Ganesh Chandru, Partner, Rodyk & Davidson, on arbitration as a career option and regime of arbitration in India

    Ganesh Chandru, Partner, Rodyk & Davidson, on arbitration as a career option and regime of arbitration in India

    Ganesh Chandru is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group. He is admitted to practice in Singapore, England and India, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.

    The GNLU Digital Media Team had the opportunity to interview him at ‘Changing Face of Arbitration’ seminar about some very specific areas of the Arbitration Law in India.

     

    What advice would you give to law students who wish to take up arbitration as a career option?

     

    Apart from organising Moots and Seminars, what can a law school do in order to generate interest among the students towards arbitration?

     

    What can be done to reshape the arbitration regime in our country?

  • Ashutosh Ray, Law Assistant, on White Industries and Investment Treaty Arbitrations

    Ashutosh Ray, Law Assistant, on White Industries and Investment Treaty Arbitrations

    Ashutosh Ray had graduated in 2012 from GNLU, Gandhinagar. Thereafter he has been working on various Arbitration Proceedings as a Law Assistant to Mr. Justice A M Ahmadi, Former Chief Justice of India.

    The GNLU Digital Media Team had the opportunity to interview him at ‘Changing Face of Arbitration’ seminar about some very specific areas of the Arbitration Law in India.

     

    After the White Industries award, what are the implications on Investment Treaty Arbitration today?

     

    Certainly the White Industries award has opened floodgates to a lot of claims. What should be the approach of the Govt. of India now?

     

    Your views on the issue of transparency?

    (Transparency is a pertinent issue when discussing Investment Arbitration and Ashutosh recently wrote an article on Transparency Issue for Indian Express.)

     

    What do you think the Govt. of India should do to reshape the position of investment arbitration law which exist today?

  • Shishir Dholakia, Senior Counsel, Supreme Court, on a career in Arbitration in India and the White Industries effect

    Shishir Dholakia, Senior Counsel, Supreme Court, on a career in Arbitration in India and the White Industries effect

    Mr. Shishir Dholakia is a Senior Counsel at the Supreme Court of India with 45 years of experience in litigation practice, over 1000+ cases with specialization in arbitration, commercial and tax laws. He is a leading expert on arbitration law, in particular on the value and applicability of the UNCITRAL Model Law to India.

    The GNLU Digital Media Team had the opportunity to interview him at ‘Changing Face of Arbitration’ seminar about some very specific areas of the Arbitration Law in India.

     

    What would be your advice to law students who wish to take up arbitration as a career?

     

    What kind of skills must a student have if he/she wants to take-up arbitration?

     

    What are your comments on the current state of Arbitration Law in India?

     

    After the recent White Industries award which went against India, what do you think shall be the implication on the Arbitration regime of our country?

     

    Certain International Commentators have taken a counter view and they have argued that the host state should keep an eye on functioning on Judiciary. What are your views?

     

    Some newspaper reports has suggested that the Govt. of India has started revising all its BITs after this award. What do you think can be done for improving the investment law regime as a whole?

  • Tejas Karia, Partner, AMSS, on the Indian Arbitration Regime

    Tejas Karia, Partner, AMSS, on the Indian Arbitration Regime

    Mr. Tejas Karia graduated from ILS Law College, University of Pune, in 2000. He then went on to pursue his Masters at Sir L A Shah Law College, University of Gujarat, with a focus on corporate and commercial law, before going to London School of Economics and Political Science for a second Masters degree, with a specialization in international commercial arbitration and commercial laws. Mr. Karia is currently a partner at Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. At the recently organised seminar ‘Changing Face of Arbitration’ at Gujarat National Law University he was invited as a panelist.

    The GNLU Digital Media Team requested him to share his thoughts about a few very specific things in the arena of Arbitration.

    At the seminar, he speaks to students about:

    • The current state of arbitration in India
    • His diverse experience
    • Advice for students aspiring to a career in arbitration

    What advise would you have for law students who wish to take up Arbitration as a career option?

     

    What can a law university do in order to generate interest for Arbitration among the students?

     

    What are your thoughts on the state of Arbitration Law in our country?

     

    After the recent White Industries award which went against India, how do you think it shall affect the Arbitration regime of our country?