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Seat vs Venue of Arbitration: The Courts, the Law and the Clause
The Supreme Court of India has held that where hearings took place, or which High Court appointed the arbitrator, does not fix the juridical seat. We compare India, England and Wales and Singapore, and set out what dispute-resolution clauses should now say.
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Albrecht Langhart
Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law Ltd, SwitzerlandCorporate“Businesses, and the people who own and run them, are a major pillar of the economy, and an extremely important part of o…”
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Christian Toms
Brown Rudnick LLP, United KingdomDispute Resolution“Brown Rudnick is highly experienced and effective in handling large, complex disputes, often cross-border, including in…”
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Aaron Yu
Zhong Lun Law Firm, ChinaDispute Resolution“Aaron Yu is a non-equity partner of Zhong Lun, one of the largest full-service firm in China. His practice focuses on co…”
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Albert Togut
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP, USABankruptcy“A highly respected “dean” of the bankruptcy bar and one of the most accomplished restructuring attorneys of our time, Al…”
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Andrew Bates
Dillion Eustace, Republic of IrelandInsurance & Business“Dillon Eustace is one of Ireland’s leading law firms focusing on financial services, banking and capital markets, corpor…”
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Austin Demajo
Grant Thornton Malta, MaltaTax“Founded in 1975, the Malta firm became a Grant Thornton member firm in 1991. We have been building our momentum for over…”
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Bahram N. Vakil
AZB & Partners, IndiaEnergy, Environment & Resources“Bahram N Vakil: Co-Founding and Senior Partner One of the founding partners of AZB & Partners, Bahram N. Vakil is amongs…”
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Fahad AlDehais AlMalki
SuhailPartners LLP, Saudi ArabiaCapital Markets“Fahad AlDehais AlMalki is the Managing and Founding Partner of SuhailPartners LLP. Fahad is a Chambers and Partners Capi…”
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“Businesses, and the people who own and run them, are a major pillar of the economy, and an extremely important part of our work. Providing comprehensive legal and tax advice to businesses and supporting them in their operational business…”
“Brown Rudnick is highly experienced and effective in handling large, complex disputes, often cross-border, including in Russia and CIS countries and many offshore and ‘freezone’ jurisdictions. The firm has a reputation for handling the…”
“Mishbah is a corporate lawyer practicing at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and is the Managing Partner of Old Bailey Chambers, Dhaka. He obtained LL. B (Hons) and Post Graduate Degree in Law from the United Kingdom, and was called to the…”
