
Commercial Arbitration & Litigation
International and domestic arbitration and complex commercial disputes across ports, energy, banking and infrastructure.

Our experienced dispute resolution team handles international and domestic arbitration, as well as mediation, for a diverse clientele including multinational corporations, foreign investors and businesses across infrastructure, oil and gas, construction, energy, banking and manufacturing.
We represent clients in high-value contractual disputes, joint ventures, foreign investments and other commercial matters. Our services cover drafting arbitration clauses, pre-arbitration advisory, representation through proceedings, interim relief, and enforcing or challenging awards.
TLP's arbitration practice spans major Indian cities and international hubs, with expertise under ICA, MCIA, NPAC, ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, AAA and AIAC rules, as well as ad-hoc and UNCITRAL arbitrations.
Representative work from the practice.
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority — arbitration over INR 500 crores relating to revenue sharing and tariff on the redevelopment and operation of a major berth at another port.
- 02
Mumbai Port Authority — arbitration over INR 3,000 crores on the construction and operation of an offshore container berth terminal.
- 03
Major Railways Operating PSU — dispute over INR 1,763 crores against a technology company on the anti-collision device prototype for Indian Railways.
- 04
Global Fortune 500 oil & gas company — dispute over INR 100 crores on delays in oil wellhead platform construction, and a Section 9/37 proceeding seeking to injunct invocation of bank guarantees worth INR 35,875 crores.
- 05
Bharat Petroleum Corporation — regular representation in infrastructure and tender-related disputes, including arbitration on construction of an oil installation plant.
- 06
Shinhan Bank — international commercial arbitration on refund of security deposit and interest for office premises.
- 07
Various oil marketing companies — regular representation in Section 9, 34 and 37 proceedings on Marine Oil Fuel supply and invocation of bank guarantees.
- 08
ECGC — arbitration on rejection of claims for losses in export shipments.
- 09
Mumbai Port Authority — international arbitration arising out of a vessel collision at a berthing terminal.
- 10
Global Fortune 500 company — arbitration over INR 450 crores arising out of the construction of its Delhi corporate office.
- 11
Major automobile manufacturer — arbitration with a key dealership holder.
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Multiple sugar mills and co-operative societies in their commercial arbitrations and litigations.