In this episode of The Fountain Court Podcast, we present a live-streamed discussion from June 2025, jointly hosted by Fountain Court and Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA). The conversation explores the evolving legal landscapes in two key arbitration jurisdictions—India and the UK—against the backdrop of significant recent reforms.
Chaired by Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC, a leading silk at Fountain Court, the panel discusses pivotal developments including the UK Arbitration Act 2025, the liberalisation of India’s legal market, amendments to the MCIA Arbitration Rules, and broader efforts in both jurisdictions to enhance the efficiency and global appeal of arbitration.
Joining Leigh-Ann for this insightful session are:
• Alexander Milner KC: A silk at Fountain Court with a broad practice in litigation and international arbitration, particularly in banking, energy, aviation, and civil fraud. Alex has acted in numerous India-related disputes, including a current arbitration concerning the manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for the Indian market. He has also sat as arbitrator in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Moscow.
• Zal Andhyarujina SA: A door tenant at Fountain Court and a senior advocate in India. Zal practises before the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court, with a focus on high-value international and domestic arbitrations. His areas of expertise include shareholder and company disputes, banking, financial services, real estate, and intellectual property.
• Neeti Sachdeva: Registrar and Secretary General of MCIA, India’s leading arbitral institution. Neeti is a regular arbitrator, teaches international arbitration at three National Law Universities in India, and serves as Secretary and Board Member of the CIArb India Branch.
• Abhijit Mukhopadhyay: President (Legal) and General Counsel (Europe) at the Hinduja Group. Based in London since 2001, Abhijit is widely recognised as a leading Indian General Counsel. He has held senior roles with global arbitration bodies including the ICC and CPR, and has played a key role in promoting arbitration in India.
• Sudeshna Guha Roy: Partner at Saraf & Partners in Mumbai. Sudeshna specialises in both domestic and international arbitrations, with particular experience in shareholder disputes, investor exits, infrastructure and real estate matters, and enforcement proceedings. She also advises on cross-border insolvency issues.
This episode offers a comparative, practice-oriented look at how legal frameworks in both the UK and India are evolving to meet the demands of modern dispute resolution.
For more information on Fountain Court’s Indian practice, please visit https://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/international/asia-pacific/.
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In this episode of The Fountain Court Podcast, we present a live-streamed discussion from June 2025, jointly hosted by Fountain Court and Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA). The conversation explores the evolving legal landscapes in two key arbitration jurisdictions—India and the UK—against the backdrop of significant recent reforms.
Chaired by Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC, a leading silk at Fountain Court, the panel discusses pivotal developments including the UK Arbitration Act 2025, the liberalisation of India’s legal market, amendments to the MCIA Arbitration Rules, and broader efforts in both jurisdictions to enhance the efficiency and global appeal of arbitration.
Joining Leigh-Ann for this insightful session are:
• Alexander Milner KC: A silk at Fountain Court with a broad practice in litigation and international arbitration, particularly in banking, energy, aviation, and civil fraud. Alex has acted in numerous India-related disputes, including a current arbitration concerning the manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for the Indian market. He has also sat as arbitrator in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Moscow.
• Zal Andhyarujina SA: A door tenant at Fountain Court and a senior advocate in India. Zal practises before the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court, with a focus on high-value international and domestic arbitrations. His areas of expertise include shareholder and company disputes, banking, financial services, real estate, and intellectual property.
• Neeti Sachdeva: Registrar and Secretary General of MCIA, India’s leading arbitral institution. Neeti is a regular arbitrator, teaches international arbitration at three National Law Universities in India, and serves as Secretary and Board Member of the CIArb India Branch.
• Abhijit Mukhopadhyay: President (Legal) and General Counsel (Europe) at the Hinduja Group. Based in London since 2001, Abhijit is widely recognised as a leading Indian General Counsel. He has held senior roles with global arbitration bodies including the ICC and CPR, and has played a key role in promoting arbitration in India.
• Sudeshna Guha Roy: Partner at Saraf & Partners in Mumbai. Sudeshna specialises in both domestic and international arbitrations, with particular experience in shareholder disputes, investor exits, infrastructure and real estate matters, and enforcement proceedings. She also advises on cross-border insolvency issues.
This episode offers a comparative, practice-oriented look at how legal frameworks in both the UK and India are evolving to meet the demands of modern dispute resolution.
For more information on Fountain Court’s Indian practice, please visit https://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/international/asia-pacific/.
Season 3: Episode 6 - AI in Dispute Resolution: Benefits, Dangers and the Future of Regulation
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Season 3: Episode 6 - AI in Dispute Resolution: Benefits, Dangers and the Future of Regulation
This is the sixth episode in the third series of the Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Jacob Turner, a barrister at Fountain Court, and is a recording of an in-person event hosted by Fountain Court in June 2023. The event was the first in the Fountain Court Academy series, a programme of events conceived, hosted and managed by juniors at Fountain Court Chambers.
This first event focused on the use of artificial intelligence in dispute resolution, both now and in the future, and featured a panel of speakers that allowed for a variety of viewpoints across the legal and regulatory spectrum.
Jacob is a junior barrister with a particular focus on AI-related matters. He authored Robot Rules: Regulating Artificial Intelligence (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) and contributed to The Law of Artificial Intelligence (Sweet & Maxwell, 2020), and has acted in various precedent-setting disputes in the sector.
Joining Jacob Turner in the discussion are:
Sir Marcus Smith, a Judge in the High Court Chancery Division and Chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal who has presided over several cases which involve algorithms and AI.
Sana Khareghani, former Head of the UK Government Office for AI and now a Professor of Practice in AI at King’s College London and one of the most sought-after speakers internationally on the topic of the regulation of AI.
Andrew Denny, partner at Allen & Overy who leads the firm’s global Business & Human Rights practice and is a member of its AI Steering Group as well as an active participant in its trial of Harvey AI.
Patricia Shaw, founder and CEO of Beyond Reach Consulting and an international advisor on tech ethics policy, governance and regulation as well as an experienced lawyer who has held positions in various AI associations.
During the session, the speakers discussed the definition of AI, its benefits and perceived drawbacks and the potential future uses of the technology. They also covered experiences of the technology in practice and spoke about how AI should or and shouldn’t be used in litigation. The panel also discussed UK regulation of AI and how this compares to EU equivalents.
For more information about Fountain Court’s AI and broader technology-related experience, please visit https://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/expertise/technology/
The Fountain Court Chambers Podcast
In this episode of The Fountain Court Podcast, we present a live-streamed discussion from June 2025, jointly hosted by Fountain Court and Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA). The conversation explores the evolving legal landscapes in two key arbitration jurisdictions—India and the UK—against the backdrop of significant recent reforms.
Chaired by Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC, a leading silk at Fountain Court, the panel discusses pivotal developments including the UK Arbitration Act 2025, the liberalisation of India’s legal market, amendments to the MCIA Arbitration Rules, and broader efforts in both jurisdictions to enhance the efficiency and global appeal of arbitration.
Joining Leigh-Ann for this insightful session are:
• Alexander Milner KC: A silk at Fountain Court with a broad practice in litigation and international arbitration, particularly in banking, energy, aviation, and civil fraud. Alex has acted in numerous India-related disputes, including a current arbitration concerning the manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for the Indian market. He has also sat as arbitrator in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Moscow.
• Zal Andhyarujina SA: A door tenant at Fountain Court and a senior advocate in India. Zal practises before the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court, with a focus on high-value international and domestic arbitrations. His areas of expertise include shareholder and company disputes, banking, financial services, real estate, and intellectual property.
• Neeti Sachdeva: Registrar and Secretary General of MCIA, India’s leading arbitral institution. Neeti is a regular arbitrator, teaches international arbitration at three National Law Universities in India, and serves as Secretary and Board Member of the CIArb India Branch.
• Abhijit Mukhopadhyay: President (Legal) and General Counsel (Europe) at the Hinduja Group. Based in London since 2001, Abhijit is widely recognised as a leading Indian General Counsel. He has held senior roles with global arbitration bodies including the ICC and CPR, and has played a key role in promoting arbitration in India.
• Sudeshna Guha Roy: Partner at Saraf & Partners in Mumbai. Sudeshna specialises in both domestic and international arbitrations, with particular experience in shareholder disputes, investor exits, infrastructure and real estate matters, and enforcement proceedings. She also advises on cross-border insolvency issues.
This episode offers a comparative, practice-oriented look at how legal frameworks in both the UK and India are evolving to meet the demands of modern dispute resolution.
For more information on Fountain Court’s Indian practice, please visit https://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/international/asia-pacific/.
