We advise clients on a broad range of construction disputes including dispute board proceedings, intermediate and alternative dispute resolution, contract administration, and management of claims arising during the course of a project, as well as arbitrations and litigations.

Thermal Power Plant

India, South Korea and Singapore
SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Indian law
India, South Korea and Singapore
Representing two Indian companies in a shareholder dispute against a South Korean sovereign company in a thermal power plant construction project in Maharashtra.
Lost Profits
Early Dismissal Application
Duty of Good Faith
Limitation
Conflict of Laws

Biofuel plant

India, Philippines, Australia
SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, English law
India, Philippines, Australia
Representing an Indian company in a tri-partite arbitration under an EPC contract for construction of a biofuel plant in the Philippines; against an Australian employer and a Filipino co-contractor.
Delay
Latent Defects
Prolongation
Quantum Meruit
Contract Validity

Drilling Rig Conversion

India, Singapore and Abu Dhabi
SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Singapore law
India, Singapore and Abu Dhabi
Representing a Singaporean and an Indian company in an arbitration concerning breach of a consortium agreement for a rig conversion project against an Abu Dhabi shipyard.
Anti-suit Injunction
Repudiatory Breach
Tortious Interference
URDG 758

CFBC Boiler

Turkey and India
ICC Rules, Turkey seated, Turkish law
Turkey and India
Advising an Indian company for its dispute against the Turkish employer relating to the construction of a circulating fluidized bed combustion boiler in Istanbul, Turkey.
Wrongful Termination
Minimum Performance
Prolongation
Defective Test Runs

Highway Construction

Turkey and Kazakhstan
SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Kazakh law
Turkey and Kazakhstan
Advising a Turkish company in an arbitration concerning termination of a contract for renovation of highways in Kazakhstan against a Kazakh state-owned enterprise.
FIDIC Contract
Emergency Arbitration
Wrongful Invocation of Bank Guarantee

Conversion from MODU to MOPU

India and Singapore
Ad-hoc international arbitration; India seated; Indian law
India and Singapore
Representing a Singaporean and an Indian company in their dispute under an EPC contract in for conversion of a mobile offshore drilling unit to a mobile offshore production unit, against an Indian state-owned enterprise.
Disruption
Extension of Time
Prolongation
Variations
Market Intelligence
Acceleration Costs

Drilling Rig Conversion

India
India seated, Indian law
India
Representing an Indian company in its dispute against its project manager under a profit-sharing project management agreement.
Limitation
Agreement to Agree
Restitution
Efflux of Time
Parole Evidence

LPG Storage Vessels

India
India seated, Indian law
India seated, Indian law
Advising an Indian company in its ad-hoc arbitrations concerning termination of its contracts for construction of 3x300 MT mounted storage vessels, against an Indian state-owned enterprise.
Wrongful Termination
Liquidated Damages
Arbitrator’s Conflict of Interest
Delays

Oil Tankage Platforms

India
India seated, Indian law .
India
Advising an Indian company in its dispute against an Indian state-owned enterprise under an EPC contract for oil tankage platform in Gujarat.
Wrongful Termination
Liquidated Damages
Arbitrator’s Conflict of Interest
Delays

Civil Construction

India
India seated, Indian law
India
Advising an Indian company in its dispute against an Indian state-owned oil & gas entity under an EPC contract for civil construction in Lucknow.
Arbitration Agreement Validity
Court’s Assistance in Appointment of Arbitrator
Our broad international network helps clients achieve optimum solutions in their disputes specifically within the power, oil and gas, renewables, nuclear and mining and metals sectors. These disputes cover assets and relations throughout the globe including Nigeria, CIS countries (including Kazakhstan), India, UAE, Singapore, Myanmar, Philippines, Turkey, South Korea and Indonesia.

Thermal Power Plant

India, South Korea and Singapore
SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Indian law
India, South Korea and Singapore
Representing two Indian companies in a shareholder dispute against a South Korean sovereign company in a thermal power plant construction project in Maharashtra.
Lost Profits
Early Dismissal Application
Duty of Good Faith
Limitation
Conflict of Laws

Coal Mining and Logistics

Indonesia and Singapore
Jakarta Courts, Singapore High Court, Singapore Mediation Centre
Indonesia and Singapore
Advising Singaporean and Indonesian companies in several civil and criminal disputes against local partners and directors of an Indonesian coal mining and logistic operations concerning fraud and diversion of business.
Internal Investigations
Mareva Injunction
Stay of Proceedings
Security for Costs
Fraud

Biofuel plant

India, Philippines, Australia
SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, English law
India, Philippines, Australia
Representing an Indian company in a tri-partite arbitration under an EPC contract for construction of a biofuel plant in the Philippines; against an Australian employer and a Filipino co-contractor.
Delay
Latent Defects
Prolongation
Quantum Meruit
Contract Validity

Drilling Rig Conversion

India, Singapore and Abu Dhabi
SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Singapore law
India, Singapore and Abu Dhabi
Representing a Singaporean and an Indian company in an arbitration concerning breach of a consortium agreement for a rig conversion project against an Abu Dhabi shipyard.
Anti-suit Injunction
Repudiatory Breach
Tortious Interference
URDG 758

Oil & Gas Joint Venture

Singapore, India, Nigeria, Myanmar
SIAC Rules; Singapore seated; Singapore Law
Singapore, India, Nigeria, Myanmar
Representing two Singaporean companies in their dispute under a joint venture agreement of an upstream oil and gas company with assets in India, Nigeria, and Myanmar.
Data Mining
Conspiracy
Wrotham Park Damages
Constructive Trustee
Fiduciary Duties

CFBC Boiler

Turkey and India
ICC Rules, Turkey seated, Turkish law
Turkey and India
Advising an Indian company for its dispute against the Turkish employer relating to the construction of a circulating fluidized bed combustion boiler in Istanbul, Turkey.
Wrongful Termination
Minimum Performance
Prolongation
Defective Test Runs

Indonesian steam (non-coking) coal

Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Cayman Islands
SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Singapore law
Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Cayman Islands
Advising a Singaporean company in its dispute with a Dubai company, arising out of non-payment of dues under a coal trading contract.
Recovery of monies
Demurrage

Conversion of MODU to MOPU

India and Singapore
Ad-hoc international arbitration, India seated, Indian law
India and Singapore
Representing a Singaporean and an Indian company in their dispute against an Indian state-owned enterprise under an EPC contract for conversion of a mobile offshore drilling unit into a mobile offshore production unit.
Disruption
Extension of Time
Prolongation
Variations
Market Intelligence
Acceleration Costs

Drilling Rig Conversion

India
India seated, Indian law
India
Representing an Indian company in its dispute against its project manager under a profit-sharing project management agreement.
Limitation
Agreement to Agree
Restitution
Efflux of Time
Parole Evidence

LPG Storage Vessels

India
India seated, Indian law
India seated, Indian law
Advising an Indian company in its ad-hoc arbitrations concerning termination of its contracts for construction of 3x300 MT mounted storage vessels, against an Indian state-owned enterprise.
Wrongful Termination
Liquidated Damages
Arbitrator’s Conflict of Interest
Delays

Oil Tankage Platforms

India
India seated, Indian law .
India
Advising an Indian company in its dispute against an Indian state-owned enterprise under an EPC contract for oil tankage platform in Gujarat.
Wrongful Termination
Liquidated Damages
Arbitrator’s Conflict of Interest
Delays

Oil Drilling Services

India and Singapore
Indian National Company Law Tribunal
India and Singapore
Advising an Indian oil & gas company in its dispute against a Singaporean under an MWD services agreement for non-payment of monies.
Insolvency
Cause of Action
Liquidated Damages
Indemnity
Multi-tiered arbitration
Whether you require help dealing with a marine casualty, navigating a cargo claim, marine insurance claim or a charter problem, managing a shipbuilding dispute, or a dredging dispute, our lawyers can help you find the appropriate solution.

Marine Insurance

India and United Kingdom
UK High Court, Queen’s Bench Division
India and United Kingdom
Advising an Indian shipping and dredging company in an insurance litigation against an Indian state-owned underwriter.
Forum non conveniens
Salvage
Constructive Total Loss
Partial Loss

Charter Party

Singapore and The Bahamas
LMAA, English law governed, London seated
Singapore and The Bahamas
Representing a Singapore company in its dispute under a charter party settlement agreement with a Bahamas shipping company.
Put Option Validity
Termination

Dredging Project

India
Ad Hoc international arbitration, India seated, Indian law
India
Representing an Indian company in a charter party dispute for a dredging project against an Indian state-owned entity.
Non-Payment
Tortious Interference
Repudiation

Charter Party

Singapore, India, Italy
Singapore High Court
Singapore, India, Italy
Advising a Singaporean company in charter party dispute against an Italian shipping company.
Forum non conveniens
Guarantee
Put Option Validity

Marine Insurance

India, England
Ad-hoc international arbitration, India seated, Indian law
India, England
Advising an Indian company in an insurance dispute for oil pollution and wreck removal against English P&I Club.
International Maritime Law
Non-payment
Salvage
Cancellation of Cover
The team has experience in providing seamless service in high-profile mandates in private equity disputes involving an array of laws, aspects and complexities like exit disputes, breach of trust, contractual misrepresentations and frauds, material non-performance of obligations, inability to maintain transparent governance, the disputed direction of the target and suppression of the rights of minority owners.

Technology Park

India
India seated, Indian law
India
Representing a minority shareholder in a dispute against Indian real estate developer and a private equity companies involved in the development of a technology park, in an investigation for fraud and oppression.
Data Mining
Related party transactions
Arm’s length analysis
Fiduciary duties
Oppression & Mismanagement

Broadcast Media

India, Hong Kong
SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Indian law
India, Hong Kong
Representing an Indian media company in a SIAC Arbitration under an investment agreement for alleged misrepresentations and fraud against a Hong Kong bank’s private equity arm.
Emergency Arbitration
Shareholder and Director Rights
Investigation
Fraud

Logistics company

Kuwait, India
Ad-hoc international arbitration, India seated, Indian law
Kuwait, India
Representing a Kuwaiti private equity in an ad-hoc arbitration for an exit dispute against an Indian logistics company SMC.
Put Option
Shareholder Dispute
Negligence

Real estate developer

India, United States of America
Ad-hoc international arbitration, India seated, Indian law
India, United States of America
Representing an American private equity in an ad-hoc arbitration for breach of the condition subsequent under the investment agreement against an Indian real estate developer.
Shareholder Dispute
Agreement to Agree
Contractual Breach
Reliance Loss

Publishing House

India, United States of America
Ad-hoc international arbitration, India seated, Indian law
Mauritius, India
Representing a Mauritian private equity in an arbitration for violation of non-compete and exclusivity covenants against an Indian retail conglomerate.
Operational Dispute
Non-adherence to Agreed Business Plan
Call Option

Retail Conglomerate

Mauritius, India
Ad-hoc international arbitration, India seated, Indian law
India and Singapore
Representing a Singaporean and an Indian company in their dispute under an EPC contract in for conversion of a mobile offshore drilling unit to a mobile offshore production unit, against an Indian state-owned enterprise.
Non-compete
Account for Profit
Misinformation

Solar Energy

Hong Kong, India
ICC Rules, Singapore seated, Indian law
Hong Kong, India
Representing a Hong Kong based private equity in an ICC arbitration for exit dispute against an Indian conglomerate’s solar energy division and its promoter.
Operational Dispute
False Information
Concealment

Cloud Technology

India and England
Ad-hoc international arbitration, London seated, English law
India and England
Representing an angel-investors in an investigation for fraud and breach of trust against a British Company and its promoter.
Forensic Financial Audit
Shareholder Dispute
Over-Invoicing
Securing Exit
Breach of Trust

Real Estate

India, Finland
FCC Rules; Helsinki seated; Finnish Law
India, Finland
Representing a Finnish sovereign bank in an arbitration with an Indian real estate developer borrower, for default in re-payment of loans.
Non-payment
Acceleration Covenant
Estoppel
Our sports and entertainment team has extensive experience representing clients in this business ,we understand the unique issues presented by operating in the industry, including the importance of establishing and maintaining relationships, controlling sensitive information, maintaining privacy and confidentiality and achieving goals in tight timeframes.

Olympic Boxer

India
Anti-Doping Appeal Panel
India
Advising an Olympic Boxer to defend doping charges a few months before the Tokyo Olympics.
Strict Liability
Arbitrability
WADA Rules
NADA Rules
ISL
ISTI
Anti-Doping

Broadcast Media

India, Singapore, United States of America
SIAC Rules, India seated, Indian law
India, Singapore, United States of America
Advising Indian and Singaporean promoters of a sports broadcasting company in their dispute against the American investor.
Wrongful Termination
Agreed Sums
Accounts for profit
Composite Transaction
Agency
Regulatory Tariff Dispute

Public Interest Litigation

India
Delhi High Court
India
Constitutional challenge to the National Anti-doping Code, India.
Anti-Doping
Separation of Powers
Violation of Fundamental Rights
Fair Trial

International Powerlifters

India
Delhi High Court, India
India
Representing 4 international powerlifting athletes that were tested positive for doping at the 44th National Games, India.
Anti-Doping
Due Process
Separation of Powers
Constitutionality
WADA Rules
Fair Trial

Movie Production

India
Bombay High Court, India
India
Representing a production house in defending an injunction against release of a remake of a block-buster movie.
Copyright
Mandatory Injunction
Literary Work
License
Remake Rights
Our international trade and business team helps clients navigate the maze of obstacles – both legal and cultural – involved in conducting trade and business internationally. We are dedicated to helping clients achieve business goals on an international level, and tailor strategies that navigate the legal and regulatory complexities of global finance, manufacturing and trade.

Solar Pumps

China, India, Germany
India seated, Indian law
China, India, Germany
Representing a German company and its Chinese and Indian subsidiaries in their dispute with an Indian company, for alleged de¬ficiency in supply of solar pumps.
Deficiency
Disputed Invoices
Letter of Credit
Damages, Indemnity

Cotton Yarns

Singapore and India
India seated, Indian law
Singapore and India
Advising an Indian cotton yarn exporter in its dispute with a leading Singaporean supplier under a purchase agreement before the Singapore High Court.
Recovery of Monies
Bills of Lading

Fiber Export

India and Egypt
Singapore Mediation Center
India and Egypt
Advising an Indian export company in its criminal dispute against the Egyptian buyer for fraud and non-payment of dues.
Service
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
Swindling
Breach of Trust
Extradition Treaty

Agribusiness and Food Company

India and the United States of America
India seated, Indian law
India and the United States of America
Advising an American trading house in cross-border white collar and regulatory dispute in relation to the Rotomac scam in India.
Merchanting Trade Transactions
Money Laundering
Arbitrage
Agency
Banking Fraud
We advise clients on a broad range of construction disputes including dispute board proceedings, intermediate and alternative dispute resolution, contract administration, and management of claims arising during the course of a project, as well as arbitrations and litigations.
Our dedicated team of experienced lawyers act in both large and complex debt collection matters to enforce creditor’s rights. They assist in obtaining these payments through global debt recovery and enforcement mechanisms.

Oil Drilling Services

India and Singapore
Indian National Company Law Tribunal
India and Singapore
Representing an Indian oil & gas company in an insolvency-proceeding initiated by a Singaporean oil and gas services’ company.
Insolvency
Cause of Action
Liquidated Damages
Indemnity
Multi-tiered arbitration

Loan Facility

Singapore, Indonesia
Singapore High Court
Singapore, Indonesia
Representing two Singaporean companies in a debt recovery proceeding by an Indian bank.
Estoppel
Summary Suit
Stay of Proceedings
Non-Payment

Broadcast Media

India, Hong Kong
Bombay High Court
Hong Kong, India
Representing an Indian media company in an enforcement proceeding against a Hong Kong bank’s private equity arm arising out on a SIAC Award.
Ultra Petita
Challenge to Enforcement
Public Policy
Natural Justice

Investment Dispute

Russia, India
Delhi High Court
Russia, India
Representing the Russian Federation in defending the enforcement of the annulled investment treaty award in favour of Yukos Oil Company.
Public Policy
Award Set Aside

Coal Mining and Logistics

Indonesia and Singapore
Singapore High Court
Indonesia and Singapore
Advising two Singaporean companies in obtaining a mareva injunction against Indonesian and Singaporean directors and partners.
Asset Tracing
Diversion of Business
Internal Investigation
Mareva Injunction
Fraud

Oil & Gas

Singapore, India
SIAC Rules, Singapore seated, Singapore Law
Singapore, India
Representing two Singaporean companies in obtaining a mareva injunction and interim relief for preservation of evidence in an emergency arbitration.
Data Mining
Destruction of Evidence
Siphoning off monies
Shell Companies