ARBITRATION AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Arbitration and International Commercial Arbitration constitute one of the principal areas of professional specialization. Over the course of an extensive legal career, substantial experience has been acquired as an arbitration counsel, legal advisor, and dispute resolution professional in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings involving commercial entities, infrastructure projects, construction contracts, engineering disputes, joint ventures, cross-border transactions, and international business relationships.
Adv. Saju Jakob is a qualified arbitrator and arbitration counsel with significant exposure to domestic arbitration and international commercial arbitration. Professional engagements have included advising and representing Indian and international corporations, business groups, investors, and commercial enterprises in arbitration-related matters involving contractual disputes, infrastructure projects, commercial transactions, shareholder disputes, and cross-border contractual arrangements.
Particular experience has been gained through advisory and dispute resolution work involving Indian and foreign companies, including Indo-German business ventures and international commercial enterprises. As Legal Advisor to Indo-German Consultancy Services and various Indian and international business entities, extensive work has been undertaken in relation to dispute avoidance, arbitration strategy, contractual risk assessment, negotiation, mediation, and arbitration proceedings.
In addition to direct representation of parties, advisory services have frequently been provided to law firms, arbitration practitioners, corporate counsel, and arbitration teams engaged in complex arbitral proceedings. Such engagements have included strategic advice relating to arbitration clauses, jurisdictional issues, arbitral procedure, interim measures, appointment of arbitrators, enforcement of arbitral awards, challenge proceedings, and cross-border dispute resolution.
Professional association and engagement have included matters connected with leading arbitration institutions and professional bodies, including:
- Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA), New Delhi
- Construction Industry Arbitration Council (CIAC), New Delhi
- Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), New Delhi
- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), London
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration, Paris
- German Institution of Arbitration (DIS – Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit), Germany
Academic engagement in the field of arbitration has been substantial and continuous. Arbitration Law and International Commercial Arbitration are taught and lectured upon at various academic and professional institutions, including:
- Indian Law Institute (ILI), New Delhi
- Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), New Delhi
- Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut (Professor of Practice in Law)
Teaching and academic contributions have focused on:
- Domestic Arbitration
- International Commercial Arbitration
- Institutional Arbitration
- Construction and Infrastructure Arbitration
- Comparative Arbitration Systems
- UNCITRAL Framework and Model Law
- Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
- New York Convention
- Cross-Border Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration under ICC, LCIA, DIS and other Institutional Rules
- Contemporary Developments in International Arbitration
Regular lectures, seminars, workshops, professional training programmes, and academic discussions have been conducted for lawyers, judges, arbitrators, students, corporate professionals, and government officials on arbitration and dispute resolution. Particular emphasis has been placed on promoting arbitration as an effective mechanism for commercial dispute resolution and on strengthening India’s role as an emerging centre for international arbitration.
The combination of litigation experience, arbitration practice, academic scholarship, international legal qualifications, and professional association with leading arbitral institutions has resulted in a comprehensive understanding of both domestic and international arbitration systems and their interaction with commercial law, public law, and cross-border legal transactions.
