CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATION AND THE NUMBERS GAME: 
AN ANALYSIS OF THE DELHI HIGH COURT’S RECENT DECISION IN SATLUJ V. JP

A civil construction dispute is invariably a smorgasbord of contentious issues like price escalation, variation in quantities and/or costs, force majeure events and technical hindrances. Given the complex nature of a construction dispute and the claims involved, arbitration is increasingly becoming the preferred choice of parties as an ADR mechanism because of the flexibility and effectiveness it offers. However, the arbitrator(s) in such disputes must wear the hat of a legal interpreter, economist and a mathematician, a vocation few will be envious of.Continue Reading CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATION AND THE NUMBERS GAME: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DELHI HIGH COURT’S RECENT DECISION IN SATLUJ V. JP