

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 the tenth episode, Payal Chawla speaks to Senior Advocate Gourab Banerji. They examine the jurisprudence on the modification of arbitral awards under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. They also discuss the Constitution Bench decision in Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Ltd., the dissenting opinion of Justice KV Viswanathan, the limits of judicial intervention in arbitral awards, and what the judgment means for the future of arbitration in India.
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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.
To watch episode 9, featuring Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora, click here.