Practice Area 04

Commercial Disputes, Arbitration & Mediation

Arbitral tribunals, commercial courts and Hon'ble High Courts; infrastructure and construction disputes; pre-institution mediation and MSME Facilitation Councils.

What we do

Commercial Disputes, Arbitration & Mediation

We represent clients before arbitral tribunals, commercial and district courts, Hon'ble High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. Our work covers disputes under a range of contractual frameworks, including FIDIC, and multi-tier dispute resolution through Dispute Adjudication Boards.

Typical matters include infrastructure and construction disputes, financial and compensation claims, and disputes over project extensions and performance. We also act in pre-institution mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, and in matters before MSME Facilitation Councils.

Typical matters

Work we are asked to do

Arbitration under Indian and FIDIC contracts, and before Dispute Adjudication Boards
Commercial suits before the Hon'ble Bombay High Court and the commercial courts
Pre-institution mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015
Claims before MSME Facilitation Councils
Infrastructure, construction and project-extension disputes

Who we act for

Clients in this practice

Contractors and employers on infrastructure projects
Companies in contractual and financial claims
MSME suppliers and their customers
Parties to arbitration agreements

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Commercial Disputes

Pre-Institution Mediation under Section 12A: What a Mumbai Business Must Do Before Filing a Commercial Suit

8 August 2026 · 9 min read

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