Arbitration Survey 2026
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Section 1
Questions 1–8 of 41
1What best describes your professional role?
2In which city and country are you primarily based?
3To which industry or industries did the arbitration(s) you participated in primarily relate?
Select up to 3
4In how many arbitrations have you been involved as an Arbitrator in the last 10 years?
5In how many arbitrations have you been involved as a Counsel in the last 10 years?
6In how many arbitrations have you been involved as an In-house Counsel/Client in the last 10 years?
7How many cases have you been involved in an ad-hoc arbitration in the last 10 years?
8How many cases have you been involved in an institutional arbitration in the last 10 years?
Section 2
Questions 9–16 of 41
9How many arbitrations have you been a part of where the seat of the arbitration was Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, or another city in India?
10In how many cases have you been involved with an Indian seat and a foreign institution?
11In how many cases have you been involved with a foreign seat and an Indian institution?
12When selecting an Indian city as the seat of arbitration, which factor most strongly influences your choice?
Select up to 2
13Which Indian Institution/s have you used?
14According to you which among the listed institutions has the highest fees (Arbitrator and Administrative, cumulatively)?
15In your experience of ad-hoc arbitrations where the arbitrator's fees is calculated on the basis of the number of sessions, has the advance deposit collected ever exceeded the fees so computed at the conclusion of the arbitration, resulting in the surplus being refunded to the parties?
16Based on your experience, how long does it usually take for an ad-hoc arbitration to be completed from the issuance of notice of the arbitration to delivery of the final award?
Section 3
Questions 17–24 of 41
17Based on your experience, how long does it usually take for an institutional arbitration to be completed from the issuance of notice of the arbitration to delivery of the final award?
18Based on your experience, what has been the most efficient way to appoint an arbitrator?
19Which type of arbitrator have you most often encountered?
Select up to 2
20Based on your experience, over the last 10 years, in how many arbitrations did the arbitral tribunal include at least one woman arbitrator?
21What is the most significant challenge in conducting arbitration proceedings in India?
22Is the dispute resolution clause typically negotiated in your contracts?
23While negotiating a dispute resolution clause in a contract, how would you rate the following factors in order of preference?
Rank 1 = highest preference. Pick a factor for each rank you want to use. Already chosen options appear in red and cannot be selected again. You may leave some ranks blank.
24How many domestic awards have you tried to enforce in India since the amendment of the Indian Arbitration Act in 2015?
Section 4
Questions 25–32 of 41
25How many foreign awards have you tried to enforce in India since the amendment of the Indian Arbitration Act in 2015?
26In your experience, what is the average time taken for enforcement of a domestic arbitral award through the Indian courts?
27In your experience, what is the average time taken for enforcement of a foreign arbitral award in India?
28Should Oppression & Mismanagement disputes be made arbitrable in India, as is the case in certain other jurisdictions such as Singapore and the UK?
29Should there be a statutory regime expressly recognizing and regulating third-party funding in India?
30In your experience, is permitting modification of an award a pro arbitration approach?
31Should disputes arising from domestic public procurement contracts worth over INR 10 crore be excluded from arbitration, as suggested by the Ministry of Finance's guidelines dated June 3, 2024?
32Would you consider using an institutional Emergency Arbitrator to seek urgent interim relief, as opposed to approaching the courts under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996?
Section 5
Questions 33–41 of 41
33Should ad-hoc arbitration continue to be permitted in India?
34In which aspects of arbitration have you seen (or expect to see) AI being most useful?
Select up to 3
35Do you believe the use of AI in arbitration threatens or enhances procedural fairness?
36Following the COVID-19 pandemic, what is your preferred mode of conducting arbitration hearings?
37How many arbitration conferences/ADR weeks do you attend in a year?
38In your opinion and experience, does attending arbitration conferences aid in getting arbitrator appointments?
39Which jurisdictions other than India are of relevance for your profession?
Select up to 2
40Would you prefer Institutional Arbitration over Ad-hoc Arbitration?
41In the next edition of the India ADR Week, which jurisdictions would you like to see represented more?
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