Herbert Smith Freehills review GMR Energy Limited v. Doosan Power Systems India Private Limited, where the Delhi High Court confirmed that two Indian parties can contract to have a foreign seat of arbitration (in this case, Singapore), and also ruled that a non-party to the Arbitration Agreement could be made part of the arbitral proceedings on the grounds that it acted as an alter ego to the contracting party.
India Court Confirms Two Indian Parties’ Choice Of Foreign Seat And Applies Alter Ego Doctrine To Join Non-Parties
