The Gujarat High Court, in collaboration with the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre (GHAC), will organise a three-day “GHAC Arbitration Week 2026” from September 4 to 6 at GIFT City Club, Gandhinagar, bringing together serving and former judges, senior advocates, law officers, arbitrators and international arbitration practitioners.
The event will be held on the theme “Building Gujarat’s Institutional Arbitration Ecosystem” and will focus on strengthening institutional arbitration and examining emerging issues in domestic and international dispute resolution.
Who Will Participate?
The programme features several prominent judicial and legal figures, including:
● Justice R.F. Nariman, former Supreme Court Judge — Keynote Address
● Justice L. Nageswara Rao, former Supreme Court Judge
● Justice M.R. Shah, former Supreme Court Judge
● Justice A.K. Sikri, former Supreme Court Judge
● Justice R.V. Raveendran, former Supreme Court Judge
● Vijaya Kumar Rajah SC Former Judge of Appeal, SC, Singapore, Former Attorney General of Singapore, Vice President ICC International Court of Arbitration.
● Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
● Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
● Justice Tejas Karia, Delhi High Court Judge
● Venkataramani, Attorney General for India
● Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India
● Kamal Trivedi, Advocate General of Gujarat
● Venkataraman, Additional Solicitor General of India
The programme also includes Senior advocates and international arbitration practitioners from institutions including the ICC International Court of Arbitration, LCIA, SIAC, AIAC and MCIA.
Opening Ceremony: September 3
The Opening Ceremony of GHAC Arbitration Week 2026 will be held on September 3, 2026, from 7:00 PM onwards. The three-day programme will thereafter run from September 4 to 6, 2026, at the GIFT City Club, Gandhinagar, on the theme “Building Gujarat’s Institutional Arbitration Ecosystem.”
The opening ceremony will feature the following Guests of Honour:
● Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, Chief Minister, State of Gujarat
● Justice P.S. Narasimha, Judge, Supreme Court of India
● Justice K.V. Viswanathan, Judge, Supreme Court of India
● Justice N.V. Anjaria, Judge, Supreme Court of India
● Justice Vipul M. Pancholi, Judge, Supreme Court of India
● Shri Harsh Sanghavi, Deputy Chief Minister and Cabinet Minister for Law & Justice, State of Gujarat
● Shri Kaushik Vekariya, Minister of State for Law & Justice, State of Gujarat
Day 1: September 4
● Session I: Keynote Address
◌ Speaker: Justice R.F. Nariman, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India.
● Session II: The Post-2015 Amendment Era: Where Have We Progressed? & The New International Bar Association Guidelines 2024: Conflicts, Disclosure & Arbitration Independence
◌ Speakers include Justice Tejas Karia, Judge, Delhi High Court; Justice M.R. Shah, Former Judge, Supreme Court; Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India; Kamal Trivedi, Advocate General, Gujarat; and senior advocates Mihir Thakore and Janak Dwarkadas. The session will be moderated by senior advocate Shalin Mehta
● Session III: Guest Speaker Address
◌ Speaker: Vijaya Kumar Rajah SC, Former Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Singapore, Former Attorney General of Singapore and Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration.
● Session IV: Institutional Arbitration Practices
◌ Speakers include Ritin Rai, Senior Advocate; Shashank Garg, Senior Advocate & Court Member, LCIA; Vivekananda Neelakantan, Registrar, SIAC; Khushboo Deshmukh, Deputy Director, South Asia, ICC International Court of Arbitration; and Vyapak Desai, Advocate & Member, MCIA.
Day 2: September 5
● Session I: Guest Speaker Address
◌ Speaker: Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India.
● Session II: An Introduction to Investment Treaty Arbitration, BIT, Future of ISDS
◌ Speakers: N. Venkataraman, ASGI and Arvind Datar, Senior Advocate.
● Session III: Rules of Private International Law in International Commercial Arbitration
◌ Speakers include Vijaya Kumar Rajah SC, former Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Singapore; Darius Khambata, Senior Advocate; Thomas Williams, King’s Counsel; Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo Nadarajah, President, AIADR & Director, AIAC; Nish Shetty, Partner, Clifford Chance; and Anirudh Krishnan, Advocate [Moderator].
Day 3: September 6
● Session I: A Judge’s Wish List of What the Law Ought To Be
◌ Speakers include Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court; Justice R.V. Raveendran, Former Judge, Supreme Court; Justice A.K. Sikri, Former Judge, Supreme Court; Justice A.P. Shah, Former Chief Justice, Delhi High Court; and Saurabh N. Soparkar, Senior Advocate [Moderator]
● Session II: Technology & AI in the Proceedings of International and Domestic Arbitration
◌ Speakers include Gourab Banerji, Senior Advocate & Former ASGI; Nakul Dewan, Senior Advocate & King’s Counsel; Baiju Vasani, Barrister & Arbitrator, Twenty Essex; Sameer Jain, Advocate & Member, ICC; and Devang Nanavati, Senior Advocate [Moderator]
● Session III: Vledictory-What Changes Must India Bring Into the Arbitration Regime?
◌ Speaker: R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India.
Registration & Participation Details
Registration for GHAC Arbitration Week 2026 is open:
● Who can register: Practising advocates; law officers/advisers of PSUs, industrial units and associations; law firms; and arbitrators on the panels of other arbitration institutions.
● Mode of registration: Online
● Registration link:Register for GHAC Arbitration Week 2026
● Registration fee:₹5,000 for law firms, corporates/companies, arbitral institutions and arbitrators.
● Seat limit: Participation is limited to 250 seats, with confirmation on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability.
● Other arrangements: Lunch and tea/coffee will be provided; accommodation will not be available. Participants have also been asked to maintain formal and decent attire.