Mandatory Mediation in India - A boon or a bane to the legal system in the country?

Mediation is envisaged as an effective way to increase co-operation between opposing parties and reduce the pressure on our court systems;

On December 30, 2016, the Supreme People's Court ("SPC") as a result of the Fa Fa [2016] No. 34 case, issued the Opinions on Providing Judicial Protection for the Construction of Pilot Free Trade Zones.

On the 60th year of the signing of the New York Convention (“NYC”), the Supreme Court of the Philippines (“SC”), for the first time, declared its adoption of a narrow definition of “public policy” under the said convention.