Ophiuchus

Overview:

OPHIUCHUS a specialized arbitration division of Brus Chambers, Advocates & Solicitors in India, which has an outstanding global reputation for arbitration practice. We have a core team of international and domestic arbitration experts who are leaders in their field. They work with ease across a wide range of industry sectors and jurisdictions. Brus Chambers, Advocates and Solicitors created a specialised arbitration division Ophiuchus under the leadership of its solicitor partner Binita Hathi, to combine the expertise of the specialised arbitration team and provide unmatched representation in international arbitration.

Ophiuchus, specialises in arbitration representing client as solicitors in arbitration.

Collectively, Ophiuchus team have spent decades litigating, arbitrating, and successfully resolving international disputes in forums worldwide. Our consistent success stems from our attorneys’ knowledge of international law, our experience in a wide range of disputes, and our expertise with the rules of arbitration. Our international arbitration lawyers are consistently retained by companies, associations, government entities, professionals and individuals because of our skill, professionalism and ability to meet the needs of our clients.

Ophiuchus has an outstanding global reputation for arbitration practice with a core team of international and domestic arbitration experts who are leaders in their field. They work with ease across a wide range of industry sectors and jurisdictions.

Arbitration is the forum of choice for resolving disputes in our main practice areas of commercial disputes.

Arbitration has emerged as the preferred mechanism for many companies seeking to settle commercial disputes, particularly those with cross-border element. Our international arbitration group conducts arbitrations under the rules of all major institutions, as well as ad hoc arbitrations, in venues around the world.

Ophiuchus have one of the leading dedicated international arbitration practices. The group has a top-tier reputation for proficiency in handling the increasing sophistication of international arbitration and in responding to and shaping market practice. We have a core team of specialist arbitration lawyers who deal with a complex, high-value and international caseload of arbitrations from a broad client base. Clients include governments, state-owned entities, financial institutions and all major corporations, involved in all the following industry sectors. We also take instructions from major companies, foreign law firms and professional bodies.

Ophiuchus conduct every type of international and domestic arbitration but most frequently the Domestic arbitration under Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; ICC – International Chamber of Commerce, ICC International Court of Arbitration; LCIA – London Court of International Arbitration; SIAC – Singapore International Arbitration Centre; LMAA – London Maritime Arbitrators Association; HKIAC – Hongkong International Centre; SCC – Stockholm Chamber of Commerce; UNCITRAL – United Nations Commission on International Trade; BIMCO – The Baltic and International Maritime Council; CIETAC – China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Committee; GCC Arbitrations in the Gulf; JCAA – Japan Commercial Arbitration Association; ICDR – International Centre for Dispute Resolution; LSSA – Lloyds Standard Salvage and Arbitration; ICSID – International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes; Dubai Chamber of Commerce. We also handle a volume of high-value arbitrations under RSA, LSA, GAFTA, FOSFA, LMAA, London Metal Exchange, Lloyd’s Open Form, ARIAS and other forums.

Public international law is also relevant to our work concerning contract frustration, sovereign immunity, and international debt issues. Many of our high-value arbitrations are international trade-related.

Our service also includes enforcement of foreign award, challenging arbitral award, interim relief from court, international and domestic litigation.

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