Navigating Commercial Disputes is a video podcast hosted by disputes lawyer Payal Chawla in collaboration with Bar & Bench.

Drawing on her experience in arbitration and corporate law, Chawla aims to unpack the law and the intricacies surrounding commercial disputes, with incisive insights.

Tailored for lawyers, law students, and legal enthusiasts alike, each episode offers listeners a fresh perspective on the subject.

In this ninth episode, Payal Chawla speaks to Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora on whether certain aspects of matrimonial disputes in India, particularly financial, property, maintenance and visitation issues, could be resolved through arbitration, while leaving rights and issues in rem firmly within the domain of the courts.

Drawing on international models, including family arbitration in England and Wales, the conversation examines whether a carefully designed arbitral framework could offer Indian families a faster, more specialised and efficacious route to dispute resolution.

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To watch episode 1 of the interview series, featuring retired Justice Madan Lokur, click here. To watch episode 2, featuring Advocate Dr. Amit George, click here. Episode 3, featuring Justice Rajiv Shakdher is available to watch here. Episode 4, featuring Advocate Senior Advocate Shashank Garg can be viewed here.

To watch episode 5, featuring Senior Advocate Gaurav Pachnanda, click here. To watch episode 6, featuring Shouvik Bhattacharya, click here. To watch episode 7, featuring Mark McNeill, click here. To watch episode 8, featuring Lord Peter Goldsmith KC, click here.