The monthly legal intelligence desk
A concise monthly briefing on the developments shaping mediation, arbitration and dispute resolution in India — from judgments and amendments to institutional and policy shifts.
Monthly edition
September's signal is clear: mediation is being reinforced through institutional capacity, while arbitration's next questions increasingly concern procedure, enforcement, professional standards and institutional credibility.
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Mediation access
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Arbitration procedure
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Institutional trust
A Delhi High Court decision revisited the effect of the 2015 arbitration amendments on older arbitral proceedings and related Section 34 court proceedings, reinforcing the importance of identifying when the underlying arbitration commenced.
A Calcutta High Court matter reported this month considered Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act and the requirement of pre-institution mediation in a commercial intellectual-property dispute.
GHAC Arbitration Week 2026 placed institutionalisation, professional excellence, efficiency, ethics and accountability at the centre of the next phase of India's arbitration ecosystem.
The Ministry of Law and Justice highlighted mediation awareness, stakeholder engagement and capacity building, including the continuing role of pre-institution mediation in specified commercial disputes.
CORD Rules 2.0 introduced a revised framework for mid-value commercial arbitration, including an appointments council, an opt-in appellate mechanism, deadline-related costs and an AI practice note.
Monthly archive
Each edition can remain a compact two-page intelligence record, making ADR TIMES useful as a student research trail, board archive and quick legal-update reference.
Current
Sep · 2026
Edition 01
Next
Oct · 2026
Edition 02 · upcoming
Format
2 pages
Brief + judgments