News and Events

Michele J. Briancon, an International Arbitration lawyer and Senior Associate of FRORIEP RENGGLI Law Firm of Zurich, Switzerland visited CNICA on 29.12.2006 and had a discussion with its team regarding International Arbitration in India .

ODR specialist Mrs. Chittu Nagarajan from Malaysia delivered a lecture on Mediation and ODR for the members of CNICA at SIHPA Hall on 23.12.2006 .

As on December 2006 CNICA has administered more than two thousand domestic arbitration dealing financial disputes, contractual disputes, commercial disputes,etc. and dealt with various institutional arbitration cases.

The Tamilnadu Chapter of the Indian Association of Lawyers on 9.12.2006 honoured the Chairman for the Outstanding Contribution in the field of Law and Justice.

On 8.12.2006 , the Chairman gave a speech on the Legal aspects of the Environment at Global Youth Summit, OISCA International at Coimbatore .

SOFADS(Society for Alternative Dispute Resolutions) team headed by its Secretary were hosted by CNICA in its Venue on 29.11.2006 .

The Secretary represented CNICA in the International Arbitration Conference hosted by ICC India and FICCI Arbitration and Conciliation Tribunal on 29.11.2006 at New Delhi . Preceding the conference the Secretary had a meeting with Prof.Pierre Tercier, President of ICC International Court of Arbitration for possibility of co-operation.

On 6.11.2006 , the Chairman of CNICA gave a presentation on Need for Institutional Arbitration at the inauguration of SOFADS.

NSIC (National Small Industries Corporation) Arbitrators were trained in Effective Arbitration on 28.9.2006 by the office bearers of CNICA at Software Technology Parks of India, Chennai.

The President and other office bearers of Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry visited CNICA on 15.9.2006 and expressed their interest to have cooperation and technical help from CNICA to create their own arbitration institution at Madurai , Tamilnadu.

CNICA was invited to participate in the In-house Congress (IHC Mumbai Congress) at Mumbai on 12.9.2006 . The Chairman and Treasurer attended the one day congress and were enriched on the matters of Project Finance, International Arbitration, Investment arbitration, etc.

Huge demand for Comprehensive Arbitration Services created a necessity for expansion of CNICA's Arbitration facilities. Upshot was the creation of Two Large Arbitration Halls and One Mediation Hall on 28.8.2006 . As a result Four Arbitration Halls namely,

[1] Sir William Randal Cremer Hall,

[2] O.P.Malhotra Hall,

[3] Thiruvalluvar Hall and

[4]Gabrielle Kaufmann- Kohler Hall

And One Mediation Hall namely, Mahatma Gandhi Hall came into existence.

Formal visit by the Executive Director and Officer in charge of Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre on 17.8.2006 to CNICA lined a proposal for co-operation.

“Trinity Mirror” published an article about ADR and CNICA on 30.07.2006 .

Mock Arbitration was successfully organized by office bearers of CNICA at CIDC – EDP on 10.6.2006 .

Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) invited the Secretary of CNICA to train Civil Engineers, Architect, In house lawyers and Construction Industry Contract Officials on 9.6.2006 under its executive development programme on “Contract Management and Arbitration”.

The Honorable Chief Justice Mr.A.P.Shah, High Court of Madras inaugurated CNICA Mediation Center on 31.3.2006 at Library Hall, High Court of Madras. On the same occasion the first publication titled,“Supreme Court on the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (1996-2005)” was released.

Mr. Kumar Hathiramani, President of ADR Barbados praised CNICA's involvement in promotion of ADR in India on his visit to CNICA on 30.3.2006 .

During March 2006 an article titled, “An easy alternative way to resolve disputes in a speedy and less expensive without knocking the doors of courts” in Satta Parvai, a vernacular legal magazine.

Press release about Arbitration and its scope was published on 27.2.2006 in Education Plus of “The Hindu”.

Article titled, “Come out of Court” was published in leading Tamil Daily, “Dinamalar”- Sunday Special on 5.2.2006 and described the activities of CNICA in promoting Arbitration and ADR particularly at Grassroot level.

The Chairman of CNICA spoke about Arbitration and Dispute Resolution at Madras School of Social Work for Post Graduate Course in Personnel management and Industrial Relations on February 2006 .

On 30.1.2006 the CNICA team met the Vice Chancellor of Dr. Ambedkar Law University and gave an introduction about CNICA and its activities.

The Secretary of CNICA was invited to deliver a lecture on “Indian Arbitration Legislation” at the National Workshop on 23.1.2006 organized by Indian Institution of Technical Arbitrators

The secretary of CNICA was invited to deliver a lecture on International Commercial Arbitration at Symbiosis Society Law College and ILS Law College , Pune on 18.1.2006 .

Mr.R.D.Rajan the author of the first book on ADR in India was invited to CNICA on 3.1.2006 .

Delegates from CNICA participated the Symposium organized by The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) on 12.11.2005 at New Delhi .

Anna University 's Civil Engineering Department had on 25.10.2005 invited CNICA's Secretary to lecture on Contract Management and Arbitration.

On 22.10.2005 Mr. Naresh Kumar, Advocate and Company Secretary along with a group of Company Secretaries visited CNICA to discuss their contribution to institutional Arbitration.

Retired District Judges of Tamil Nadu had on 7.10.2005 meet the office bearers of CNICA to explore their opportunities in Arbitration.

On 6.10.2005 , the Chairman visited the National Arbitration Forum (NAF)- Domain Name Dispute Resolution Provider, USA .

The Vice President of American Arbitration Association's Minneapolis Chapter was pleased to welcome our Chairman to their institution on 5.10.2005 .

CNICA's Chairman attended a training program on October 3 - 4, 2005 , and was certified to be a Trainer for Managing Work Place Conflict by Mediation Training Institute International, Minneapolis, USA .

CNICA sent its first delegate, its chairman, to participate in the International Conference on Mediation organized by ACR , USA , during September 28 – October 1, 2005 .

The prime object of CNICA had come true on 23.9.2005 ; the first Institution Case was invoked.

On 19.9.2005 , former High Court Judge and Chairman, Intellectual Property Appellate Board, Justice S. Jagadesan visited CNICA.

The visit of Ms.Chittu Nagarajan paved way in CNICA's team venturing in to ODR simulation on 14.9.2005 .

Ms. Chittu Nagarajan Co-founder of online dispute resolution (ODR World) visited CNICA on 3.9.2005 .

On 12.8.2005 CNICA had the opportunity to receive delegates from Indian Institute of Technical Arbitrators.

CNICA membership became global on 27.7.2005 when it received its first overseas member application from Brunei .

21.7.2005 was the day on which CNICA was exposed world wide by www.kluwerarbitration.com

On 6.7.2005 , in Prime Time News of SUN TV (Viewed by Tamil Audience world wide) an interview by CNICA team and the arbitral venue was broadcasted.

On 5.7.2005 the website of CNICA was activated. The website address is: http:// www.cnica.org

On 16.6.2005 Professor Roger P. Alford of Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu , California , USA made a visit to our arbitral venue and had a discussion with our team. Further he was elaborately informed about CNICA activities. Result of which he was kind enough to notify in www.kluwerarbitration.com (online portal on arbitration) about establishment of the new Indian Arbitration Centre (CNICA) having Rupee based fee structure, targeting domestic Indian Arbitral Disputes and further anticipation of administering International Arbitration.

On 1.5.2005 an article about CNICA and its activities was published in “Vasantham”, magazine of Dhinakaran in the style of “Law in our hands”.

During April 2005 an article titled “Role of CNICA” was published in Benefit Fund Association's publication – Nidhi Kadir.

On 23.03.2005 CNICA was inaugurated. It was a gracious function attended by leading legal practitioners, senior Advocates, young lawyers, businessmen and in-house lawyers. As a first Arbitration Institution in South India Providing Secretarial assistance to Adhoc Arbitration we are proud to provide valuable service to the community which is fast developing.

The Role of CNICA”, Vol.3, Part 4, Recent Arbitration Judgments (RAJ), December 2004 .

CASC Bulletin ARBITRATION: An Effective Mode of Resolving Disputes”, Vol.3, Issue 8, CASC Bulletin, November 2004 .

CASC – GAP Presented a paper on “An Effective Mechanism for Dispute Resolution” before the Chartered Accountants Institute, Chennai (November 2004 ).