The Indian Council of Arbitration

Other Services

    Apart from the facilities for arbitration of disputes, the ICA provides the following other important services to trade and industry :

    1. Provisions of available information and advice to interested parties regarding arbitration facilities, arbitration laws and dispute settlement procedures throughout the world.

    2. Information and guidance regarding the terms and conditions for inclusion in international trade contracts with a view to protecting the contracts against disputes.

    3. Conciliation in trade complaints by Indian parties against foreign counterparts or vice versa for non-performance of contracts or non-compliance with arbitration awards with a view to sorting out such complaints amicably and quickly.

    4. Publication and supply of informative literature on various aspects of the law and practice of commercial arbitration.

    5. Assistance in fixation of the venue of arbitration in international disputes. The Council has concluded arbitration service agreements with several arbitral organization in different countries for the propose. More such agreements are being negotiated by it.

    6. Assistance in the appointment of arbitrators by the parties. The Council maintains a wide panel including competent and qualified persons well-versed in different lines of trade and professions including suitable foreign nationals for facilitating the choice of arbitrators by the parties.

    7. It serves as appointing authority under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, and also provides administrative services under those rules at the request of interested parties.

    8. Training of business executives in the principles, laws and procedures of commercial arbitration. Training courses for business executives, arbitrators, legal and arbitration consultants are conducted by it from time to time in different commercial centres. It also organises in-house training programmes for legal and business executives of public undertakings, companies and firms at their request.

    9. Organisation of seminars, conferences, meetings, etc. for the discussion of various aspects of domestic and international commercial arbitration.

    10. Provision of administrative and secretarial services in ad-hoc arbitration cases at the request of interested parties.