Shivani Singhal

Nov 2022 | Practical Issues Relating to Arbitration in India
July 2023 | Conducting an Arbitration

Education

• B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), National Law School of India University (2009)

Profile

Shivani Singhal is an Advocate at Arista Chambers, Bangalore. Shivani’s practice focuses on dispute resolution with particular emphasis on arbitration. She has represented clients in investment treaty arbitrations, ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations conducted under the rules of various international arbitral institutions. She has also acted for clients in arbitration-related legal proceedings before Indian courts, including proceedings for setting aside of awards and enforcement of awards. Shivani regularly provides advice on contentious matters and assists clients in evaluating legal options.

Before joining Arista Chambers, Shivani worked at Clifford Chance in London/ Amsterdam and S&R Associates in New Delhi. She is a dual qualified lawyer (India and the UK).

Publications

Book chapters:

• “Defence Strategies in ISDS: An Indian Perspective” in International Arbitration and the Rule of Law: Essays in Honour of Mr. Fali S. Nariman (The Hague: Permanent Court of Arbitration, 2021), pp. 243-256 
• “Chapter 8: Interim Measures” in Arbitration in India (Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International, 2021), pp. 145-172 (co-author)
• “Article 39 [of the ICSID Convention]” in The ICSID Convention, Regulations and Rules: A Practical Commentary (Cheltenhan: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019), pp. 310-318 (co-author)

Articles and columns: 

• “Enjoining treaty arbitrations under Indian law”, Global Arbitration Review (2019) (co-author)
• Practice Note on “Enforcing Arbitral Awards in India” for LexisPSL Arbitration (co-author)
• “Independence and Impartiality of Arbitrators”, 11(3) International Arbitration Law Review 124 (2008)
• Regularly contribute articles on arbitration-related issues to Bar and Bench and Kluwer Arbitration Blog