INDUSLAW | CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015

Published On: 01/05/2016

Practice Area: Dispute Resolution

Authors:

Lomesh Kiran Nidumuri

After much clamour, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the "Arbitration Act") finally stands amended. The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 (the "Amendment Act"), which received the assent of the President of India on December 31, 2015 and deemed to have come into force on October 23, 2015, has proposed sweeping changes to the Arbitration Act.

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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015