The Arbitration Bar of India in association with the Bombay Bar Association is hosting its maiden conference on "Judicial Support and Role of Courts in Arbitration" on September 21, 2024.

The event is being organised at YB Chavan Auditorium, Mumbai from 9 AM to 2 PM, followed by lunch.

The inaugural session will feature remarks Vyapak Desai, Vice President, Arbitration Bar India; Nitin Thakker, Senior Advocate and President, Bombay Bar Association; Gourab Banerji, Senior Advocate and President, Arbitration Bar India; Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate and Advocate General of Maharashtra; Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India; R Venkataramani, Senior Advocate and Attorney General for India; and Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay of the Bombay High Court. Advocate Farhan Dubash will give the closing remarks for the inaugural session.

This will be followed by a session on "Effective Strategies for Arbitration Advocacy", which will be flagged off by Justice AS Chandurkar of the Bombay High Court.

Speakers for the panel discussion, moderated by Raj Panchmatia, Executive Committee Member of the ABI are as follows:

Justice Bharati Dangre, Judge, Bombay High Court;

Justice RD Dhanuka, Former Chief Justice Bombay High Court;

Darius Khambata, Senior Advocate, Member Advisory Board, Arbitration Bar India;

Venkatesh Dhond, Senior Advocate and Vice President, Bombay Bar Association.

The second panel discussion on the "Role of Arbitration Bar in Modern Arbitration" will start with an address by Justice GS Kulkarni of the Bombay High Court.

The panel discussion, moderated by Naresh Thacker, Joint Secretary Western Region, ABI will feature the following panellists:

Janak Dwarkadas, Senior Advocate;

Ketan Parikh, Senior Advocate;

Madhavi Diwan, Senior Advocate and Vice President, Arbitration Bar India

Tejas Karia, Partner, SAM and Co., and Vice President, Arbitration Bar India will be delivering closing remarks.

Advocates, Arbitrators and in-house counsel are invited to attend the invite by registering here.

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