The trouble with privatised justice

Consider the irony: many lawyers agree that India’s justice machine has all but collapsed but Indians generally believe deeply in Indian courts. Similarly, many lawyers agree that privatised justice (also known as arbitration) has all but collapsed in India but clients generally believe they provide an exciting opportunity to transcend…

Arbitrary Arbitrations

Why is it that CFO’s don’t ask searching questions about all the ‘legal’ clauses we lawyers insert into commercial contracts? I mean stuff like Force Majeure, Representation and Warranties, Indemnities, Termination, Arbitration clauses… Is it because it’s very remote and unlikely to come to pass? Is it because it’s all…