The SIAC and India International Arbitration Series

Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC & MCCI) organized a conference in Chennai that examined the key aspects of an international arbitration and shared the insights and experiences in cases administered under the SIAC Rules 2016 and discussed arbitration-related developments in India, the conference was held on 13^th April, 2019.

Mr. Rohit Singhal, CEO Masin Projects was part of the panel “State of Play for Indian Arbitration”, the session was designed to address emerging arbitration themes and focused on hot topics for international arbitration in India.

Date : Saturday, 13^th April, 2019

Venue : Taj Connemara, Binny Road, Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Conference on New Arbitration Regime – Challenges Faced by Psus / Corporates

ASSOCHAM International Council of Alternate Dispute Resolution (AICADR) in association with Singapore International Arbitation Centre(SIAC) had organized One Day Conference on ‘New Arbitration Regime – Challenges faced by PSUs / Corporates ‘ to provide a platform to discuss the challenges faced by PSUs / Corporates in the resolution of commercial disputes and how to overcome them. Masin was the associate partner of the conference. Mr. Rohit Singhal, CEO was one of the speaker at conference.

Date: 9^th March, 2019

Venue: Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi, India

International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Conference

FIDIC organized 10^th Annual Middle East Contract User’ Conference. This was an essential networking and guidance from the FIDIC Contracts Committee and leading construction law minds on successfully using the FIDIC suite of contracts, managing major projects, handling claims, dispute avoidance & resolution and more. Masin was one of the associate sponsors and Mr. Rohit Singhal, CEO was part of the panel session “Contract Administration and Dispute Avoidance from an International Contractor’s Perspective”. The panel assembled seasoned Contractors and in-house contract specialists from large infrastructure and engineering firms operating at the coal face of real world implementation of FIDIC Forms of contract. The panel discussed critical areas of contract administration including optimization opportunities and common pitfalls to avoid, as well as the latest trend in dispute management and avoidance. Each of the speaker provided a key takeaway to live by as a Contractor-side user of FIDIC.

Date: 26 & 27 February 2019

Venue: Sofitel Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, UAE

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – India Arbitration Conference

Date : 15th December, 2018

Venue : Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, India, 110066

ICC International Court of Arbitration and ICC India hosted their Annual Conference in Delhi which brought together leading practitioners from India and abroad to discuss key issues in domestic and international arbitration with a special attention being placed to Indian practice and experiences under the ICC Arbitration Rules. The conference had an inaugural session followed by three interactive panel discussions and observations. Mr. Rohit Singhal, CEO, Masin Projects was one of the speaker in the panel discussion “ARBITRATION 360 – A BIRD’S EYE VIEW”.

6th Industry-Academia Conclave Indian Institute of Technology, Indore

Date : November 20, 2018

Venue : Ground Floor, Helium Building, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

The event 6^th IAC is aimed at allowing students and faculties to sense the current industry requirement and thus, IIT Indore could become a centre of employee scouting by the various companies. one the other hand, the industries could also reap the benefits of cutting edge R&D by investing in the minds at the campus. Masin Projects was also the part of the event, Mr. Adarsh Kumar, Partner, spoke on the topic of Challenges in Construction Disputes & Arbitration at the event.

4th International Conference on “International and Domestic Arbitration : Current Scenario and Way Ahead”

Date : 26th – 27th October 2018

Venue : Hotel Hilton, Guindy, Chennai, India.

The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amended) Act 2015 has raised much hope which promises to be effective tool for speedy and cost effective dispute resolution besides facilitating implementation of foreign awards. This augurs well for raising the level of ease of doing business in the Country and paving way for attracting more Foreign Direct investments. The objective of the Conference was to offer Arbitration related professionals across the nations to share the experience, knowledge and skills and to provide updates on the contemporary status of various aspects in the arena of Domestic and International Arbitration. Mr. Rohit Singhal, CEO Masin Projects was the part of the Technical Section “Prospective Vs. Retrospective Delay Analysis“