Disputes Summit & Awards 2025

We’re delighted to share that our Founder & Managing Partner, Ms. Nivedita Chauhan, was invited as a Panelist at the Disputes Summit & Awards 2025 – Dubai, hosted by Achromic Point on 14th & 15th August 2025.

She spoke during Session 2: “Trends in Arbitration: 2024 and Beyond” sharing the stage with eminent industry stalwarts. The session was excellently moderated by Mr. NPS Chawla, Co-Founder & Joint Managing Partner, Aekom Legal, and featured a distinguished panel comprising:

•⁠ ⁠Justice Talwant Singh – Former Judge, Hon’ble High Court of Delhi & Sr. Adv., Supreme Court of India
•⁠ ⁠Ahmad Zaki– Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, Alhamra
•⁠ ⁠Adv. Sachin S. Pujari – AOR, Supreme Court of India

???? Beyond the panel, Ms. Chauhan engaged in enriching interactions with leading professionals including Sr. Adv. APS Ahluwalia, Supreme Court of India, Ms. Maadhavi Bhhatia, Head of Regulatory & Compliance, Amit Thareja, Legal Head, Patanjali Foods, Dr. Abd Almageed Eisa, Senior Legal Consultant, Al Balooshi Advocates & Legal Consultants, Sukhamrinder Singh Ahluwali – Counsel, Ahluwalia Chambers, Milla Oinonen – Senior Associate, True Law Partners, Sabrine M. – Founder & Chair, WIM, Carlyn Lobo - Partner at Kocchar & Co., Sarthak Sharma - Principal Associate at Kocchar & Co., SP Singh Chawla - Founder Advocate at CorpLit Consultants, Shrey Sinha - Founder, SSN Chambers, Shannon Ng - MENA Business Manager at Opus 2, Paramita Banerjee - Associate Partner, MCO Legals, Moustafa Zaki, Zameer Nathani, Global General Counsel - DNEG.

During the session, Ms. Chauhan contributed her perspective on:

•⁠ ⁠The growing role of smart contracts and online dispute resolution in making mediation & arbitration more effective.
•⁠ ⁠Handling of potential conflicts when a third party funder finances multiple claimants or respondents in related or opposing arbitrations alongside citing the new amendments in SIAC Rules.
•⁠ ⁠The critical need for a public database of arbitrators to reduce conflicts of interest and strengthen global trust in arbitral institutions.

Her insights emphasized how transparency, technology, and global collaboration will shape the future of arbitration worldwide. At NC Legal, we remain committed to contributing to global dialogue on arbitration and dispute resolution.