Practical Aspects of Litigation, Arbitration, and Ancillary Legal Frameworks

Title: Practical Aspects of Litigation, Arbitration, and Ancillary Legal Frameworks

Mode: Online

Duration: 32 hours (19.5 hours of knowledge-based sessions, 10.5 hours of drafting sessions, and 2 hours of assessment test)

Timeline: 2nd August 2025 to 12th September 2025

Registration Fees:

• INR 700 for NLUO students
• INR 1,200 for students from other universities
• INR 1,700 for working professionals

Registration: Link

Payment: Link

Course Objectives:

• Impart foundational knowledge of civil litigation and procedures under the CPC.
• Develop expertise in domestic and international arbitration frameworks.
• Equip students with practical drafting skills for critical legal documents.
• Analyze post-award remedies, enforcement mechanisms, and challenges of arbitration.
• Explore interdisciplinary intersections between arbitration, commercial laws, IBC, consumer law, and investment treaties.

Course Outcomes:

• Analyze jurisdictional principles, limitation periods, and procedural requirements for civil suits, and draft arbitration agreements.
• Apply provisions, evaluate grounds for challenge, and develop strategies for enforcement.
• Integrate ancillary laws into dispute resolution strategies.
• Formulate cross-border arbitration clauses aligned with institutional rules.

Schedule:

• 02nd – 03rd August: Module 1 (Civil Litigation)
• 09th – 10th August: Module 2
• 16th – 17th August: Module 3 (Interim Measures, Procedure & Time Management)
• 23rd – 24th August: Module 4 (Post-Award Remedies, Challenges & Enforcement)
• 30th – 31st August: Module 5 (Ancillary Legal Frameworks)
• 06th – 07th September: Module 6
• 12th September (Tentative): Assessment Test
• Last week of September (Tentative): Course Results

Assessment:

• The assessment test comprises 50 marks (MCQ) and 50 marks (subjective/descriptive answers).
• A minimum of 50 marks out of 100 is required to pass and receive the certificate.
• The test will be conducted online under the supervision of Alumni Relations Society members.

Attendance:

• A minimum of 75% attendance is mandatory to be eligible for the assessment test.

Resource Persons:

• Mayank Sapra (Batch of 2009-14): Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court, Delhi HC, and tribunals, specializing in real estate, arbitration, telecom, insolvency, and human rights.
• Gaurav Rai (Batch of 2010-15): Managing Associate at C&S Partners, specializing in commercial arbitrations, with an LL.M. from University College London.
• Arbaaz Hussain (Batch of 2010-15): Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court, with expertise in complex civil and commercial disputes, including arbitrations.
• Sughosh Subramanyam (Batch of 2011-16): LL.M. from University of Cambridge, practicing before the Supreme Court and High Courts, founder of Chambers of Sughosh Subramanyam.
• Pragya Prakash (Batch of 2013-18): Senior Associate at Trilegal, specializing in international commercial arbitration and dispute resolution.
• Pranav Budihal (Batch of 2013-18): Foreign Counsel at Providence Law Asia, Singapore, with an LL.M. from NUS and prior experience at SIAC.