Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration

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7th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration 2022

The Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration Law (CARTAL) and Indian Journal of Arbitration Law (IJAL) conducted the 7th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration, 2022.

We are pleased to announce that the following are the results: –

First Prize: Vaibhav Prabhakar, Reconciling Arbitration with Insolvency Proceedings and Corporate Restructuring (Kings College, London)
Second Prize: Aaryan Mohan, Avoiding Insolvency to Arbitrate (Symbiosis Law School, Pune)
Third Prize: Gregory Chan, Moving Towards Symmetry? The Role of Counterclaims in Mandatory Disclosure of Third-Party Funding of Investment Arbitration under 2022 ICSID Rules (Kings College, London)

We would like to heartily congratulate all the winners, and would also like to thank all the participants for their outstanding submissions.

6th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration 2021

First prize

Samaksh Khanna (Symbiosis Law School, Pune)

Evaluating the Lawful Data Processing Requirements in Arbitration Proceedings

Second prize

Natasha Singh (NALSAR University of Law)

Admissibility of Unlawfully Obtained Evidence in International Arbitration

Third prize

Paul Abraham (Christ University, Bangalore)

Admissibility of Illegally Obtained Evidence In Arbitration: A Conduct Based Analysis

5th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration 2020

First Prize:

Akshata Kumta

“Is the Corruption Defence a Big Red Flag?”: An analysis of the potential abuse of the Corruption Defence vis-à-vis red flags

Second Prize:

Ojaswa Pathak

The advisability of appellate arbitration: Proposing an efficient institutional framework

Third Prize:

Raghav Bhargava

Guarding the guardians: The need for regulating double hatting

Honourable Mentions:

Preksha Mehndiratta

Double hatting by expert witnesses in international arbitration

Yasaschandra Venkata Sai Devarakonda

Revisiting double hatting: Restriction as a means to safeguard international arbitrations

4th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration 2019

First Prize:

Pratik Dixit (National Law School of India University, Bangalore)

Settling into Post-Achmea Europe

Second Prize:

Luis A. Bergolla (Stanford Law School)

More rights for more people?: The struggle of Independent Contractors to Arbitrate Employment Claims Against International Organizations

Third Prize:

Thercy Joboy Lawrence (National Law University, Delhi)

Making India an Arbitration Hub: Issues and Implications

3th Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration 2018

First prize:

Sheetal Narayanrao Shinde (Madhusudan Law College)

Theme: Finding Interface Between International Arbitration And Human Rights

Second prize:

Moksh Dilip Ranawat (Symbiosis Law School, Pune)

Theme: Concerns Of Legitimacy In Soft Law Application In International Arbitration

Third Prize:

Saurab Tiwari (Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow)

Theme: Finding Interface Between International Arbitration And Human Rights

2nd Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration 2017

First prize:

Shubham Jain (National Law School of India University, Bangalore)

Theme: ‘Public Policy’ as the Root Cause of the Due Process Paranoia: An Examination of the Statute and Court Decisions in India

Second prize:

Shraddha Gome (National Law School of India University, Bangalore)

Theme: Due Process Paranoia in International Arbitration

Third prize:

Meenal Garg (University Institute of Legal Studies, P.U., Chandigarh)

Theme: Mandatory Rules and its Effect on Enforceability of Arbitral Awards: The ‘Second Look’ Solution

1st Gary B. Born Essay Competition on International Arbitration, 2016

First prize:

Bhagirath Ashiya (School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore)

Theme: Provitisation of Justice Delivery: Desirability and Propriety of arbitrating public law claims

Second prize:

Anushka Shah (Government Law College, Mumbai)

Theme: The “Born” Bilateral Arbitration Treaty Proposal: The Way Forward

Third prize:

Anchit Tripathi (Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow)

Theme: The “Born” Bilateral Arbitration Treaty Proposal: The Way Forward