Centre for Advanced Research & Training in Arbitration Law – CARTAL

The Centre for Advanced Research & Training in Arbitration Law (CARTAL) seeks to empower students with a theoretical and practical understanding of arbitration. The Centre provides a platform for academicians, professionals and students to interact and discuss contemporary issues of arbitration law. The mandate of the Centre is achieved by the organization of workshops, conferences and guest lectures to facilitate the understanding of such issues.

Past and continuing activities of the Centre

CARTAL has successfully organized several events in the past and continues to do so with regular frequency. Some of the recent events include:

The 1st CARTAL Conference on International Arbitration 2016
On October 15-16, 2016, CARTAL organized an international conference on arbitration, themed "Arbitration at Crossroads", in association with Baker & McKenzie. The Conference was institutionally supported by ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, MCIA and CIArb. The Society of Indian Law Firms was the principal sponsor. The Conference consisted of four panel discussions and was held at the National Law University, Jodhpur in India.

The theme of the Conference alluded to the critical stage which the law and practice of arbitration is at, both domestically in India, as well as in international dispute resolution. The aim of the Conference was to act as a platform for both prominent practitioners and academicians to analyse some of the most contemporary issues and help chalk out a potential roadmap to navigate through them.

Further details can be found in the report of the Conference and the detailed brochure . Photographs of the event can be viewedon IJAL's facebook page.

The Gary B. Born National Essay Writing Competition on International Arbitration 2016
The Centre recently organized an essay writing competition with the support and patronage of Mr. Gary B. Born. The competition was conceived to encourage law students to write about forward looking issues such as the prospects of a bilateral arbitration treaty, desirability of arbitration of public law claims and ten year review of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Arbitration. The results of the competition can be accessed here .

Annual Arbitration Lectures
CARTAL organizes an annual lecture on arbitration. For 2016, Mr. Ajay Thomas, formerly Registrar of the London Court of International Arbitration (India), was invited to deliver a lecture on the ‘Future of Institutional Arbitration in India’.

Special Lecture Series
The Centre has regularly invited experts to deliver lectures on topical issues in arbitration. Most recently, Mr. Sivaramakrishnan M.S., practising advocate at the Karnataka High Court, delivered lectures on the issue of ‘Joinders, Consolidation and Multi-Party Arbitrations’. Since its inception, the Centre has hosted several distinguished speakers including Prof. Martin Hunter, Mr. Shishir Dholakia, and Mr. Promod Nair.

Round Table Discussion
CARTAL has organized round table discussions from time to time. In 2012, Prof. Martin Hunter chaired a discussion on the topic ‘Can India become the hub of international commercial arbitration’ and, in 2013, Mr. Hiroo Advani led the discussion on ‘Running Arbitration from beginning to end’.

Arbitration Training Workshop
The Centre organized a one-day Arbitration Training Workshop on arbitral procedure and award writing in association with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) India Branch and Advani & Co. in 2012.

Mediation Training Workshop
CARTAL, in collaboration with BRIDGE Mediation LLC, USA, organized a workshop on mediation in October 2012.

Dr. Rosmy Joan
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law
Executive Director