UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985)

The Union of India challenged an arbitral award made in its favour by Hardy Exploration and Production (India) Inc, contending that Indian courts had jurisdiction to entertain a Section 34 application despite the arbitration agreement specifying Kuala Lumpur as the "venue" for proceedings. The Delhi High Court held tha…

Great Offshore Ltd. filed an arbitration petition asserting that a charter party agreement (CPA) faxed on 22 August 2005 contained a valid arbitration clause. Iranian Offshore Engineering & Construction Co. contested the existence of a binding contract, alleging the faxed CPA was a forged copy, lacked the respondent's …

The petitioners, TDM Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., sought appointment of a sole arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, contending that the arbitration agreement was an international commercial arbitration because the company's central management and control were exercised in Malaysia. Th…