ADR Congress India 2010

“Discourage litigation; persuade your neighbours to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the normal winner is often a loser in fees, expenses, cost and time”

- Abraham Lincoln

Thank you for making ADR Congress India 2010 a success. It was a pleasure to see you there and we hope to see you again next year. Our forthcoming legal conference is scheduled for April 2011.  If you want to stay updated with details of that and future legal conferences please email me at niharika.hanglem@ideas-exchange.in with your contact details and I will ensure you are kept posted about all the new ideas and content we will be incorporating for our future events. And do mention how you would like to get involved next year, either as a speaker, sponsor, exhibitor or participant.

These are exciting times if you are involved in the dynamic and testing world of ADR in India. The government has been spearheading reforms to give ADR a push and this created space for much to be debated, discussed, thrashed out and understood.

Union Minister for Law and Justice, Veerappa Moily, speaking about the Consultation Paper on India’s Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, made the government’s stand and intent adequately clear when he announced that:

“within 3-4 years cases from overseas should come to India. We should become the most preferred ADR destination.”

This is no mean task!

The 1996 Act, although modelled along international standards, has so far proved to be insufficient in meeting the needs of the business community, including foreign investors, for the speedy and impartial resolution of disputes in India.  As India emerges as a major economic player, the Ministry has recommended changes to the existing Act with a view to promote institutional arbitration and restrict curial intervention.

Even as the Consultation Paper awaits being tabled in the Parliament, we at, The Ideas Exchange, through our independent research understood your need to stay up to speed with the nitty-gritty’s of the complexities ADR involves, the transformation underway in India and the impact of these changes on your business.

The ADR Congress India 2010, congregated over 100 senior advocates, arbitrators, mediators, judges, in-house counsel and members from ADR institutions on a single platform to engage, share and imbibe lessons from one another and discuss some of the most pertinent ADR challenges of today.

Participants included

Adani Enterprises Advani and Co Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. Amarchand and Mangaldas Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. Bar and Bench Bombay High Court Ceat Ltd. CMS Infosystems Delhi High Court Arbitration Centre Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (I) Ltd. Elite Consultants LLC Essar Group Forbes & Co. Ltd Indian Merchants' Chambers Jaypee Group KPMG Forensic Practice Law Quest LCIA (India) MMTC NABARD ONGC Prime Infotech Corporation Rodyk & Davidson SIAC Tata Telecommunications USV Limited Petron Civil Engineering Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd. Advaya Legal Airport Authority of India AZB Partners Bajaj Hindustan Ltd. Bombay Bar Association CDAC CIArb (India) Credit Agricole CIB Deutsche Equities India Pvt Ltd Economic Laws Practice Empire Industries Ltd Eternal Alliances Hindustan Unilever Ispat Industries Ltd. Juris Corp Advocates & Solicitors Lafarge Lex Witness Lawyers Collective M.V. Kini & Co Morgan Stanley Nepal Telecom Phoenix Legal RAJAH & TANN LLP Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd Supreme Court of India Think Legal Resources Pvt. Ltd. Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd (ADAG) Little & Company

 

Photos from the ADR Congress India 2010:

From one generation of lawyers to another

Workshop on Day 1 on drafting foolproof ADR clauses

Guidelines for Drafting International Arbitration Clauses

A step by step guide to handling disputes that push you into ADR

Opening Keynote Panel Discussion on the Consultation Paper and its need and impact on ADR in India

Insights on The need and value of ring fencing ADR outside of Indian Courts

Panel discussion on The unexplored potential and cost benefit of mediation and conciliation

Insights on Comparing costs and timelines Ad hoc arbitration vs Institutional arbitration in India

Panel Discussion on Expert Determination and Early Neutral Evaluation

Panel Discussion on Choosing the right place- a cross examination of ADR institutions and guidelines

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Feedback for the ADR Congress India 2010:

• “My business would benefit from the ADR Congress India which was practical, useful and insightful along with the networking opportunity; and topics discussed which give a better understanding of dispute management”

Kapil Chaudhary, Director- Legal, Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd

• “It was indeed one of the most enriching conferences I attended in recent days and the immaculate planning and execution by the organizers made it a pleasure to participate. The topics were current and equally useful for a litigation counsel, transactional counsel and an in-house professional. Kudos to idea-exchange!”

Nishant Joshi, Principal Associate, Amarchand and Mangaldas

• “The exchange of ideas amongst judges, arbitrators, lawyers, in-house counsel and representatives of domestic and international arbitral institutions was very encouraging and gave an insight into how ADR can be made a primary and not an alternate form of dispute resolution in India.”

Dharmendra Rautray, Partner, Kap Legal

• “Excellently organised event with excellent selection of expert speakers and topics that were discussed in detail. Better understanding of ADR mechanisms in a cost and time effective manner”

Pradeep Parakh, Group President and Co. Secretary (CRC), Bajaj Hindustan Ltd.

• “I will come again. The workshop had great content and excellent presentations”

Pawan Kumar Saxena, DGM - Legal, Ispat Industries Ltd.

• “The Ideas Exchange team did a tremendous job in carefully structuring the content and presentation which made the Congress different from other such events”
  

Vikram Nankani, Partner, Economic Laws Practice

• “A good attempt to spread the awareness of ADR will help in making proper strategy for upcoming litigations”
  

Milind Mykal, Manager (Claims), Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd.

• “Excellent speakers, rich content and discussions, providing multiple ADR strategies”

Zameer Nathani, Associate VP - Legal, Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd (ADAG)

• “Interactive workshop which would help businesses develop strategies to expedite disputes”
  

Syed Asif Noor, Deputy GM, Petron Civil Engineering

• “This was one of the few conferences where both speakers as well as audience were of high quality. The interactive session between speakers and audience with lots of time allocation to such session made the conference very interesting and informative”
  

Chandrakant Kamdar, Secretary,  CIArb ( India )