Businesses face disputes with customers, suppliers, partners, shareholders and lenders. Many such disputes are now heard by commercial courts with their own procedure, and shareholder disputes in companies may go to the National Company Law Tribunal.
We represent companies, partnership firms and proprietors in commercial disputes, and support them with legal documentation and compliance-related advice.
What this covers
- Commercial suits and recovery of dues
- Shareholder and director disputes
- Partnership disputes
- Breach of contract claims
- Legal notices and responses
- Corporate documentation and governance support
How the process generally works
- Understand the commercial context
We review the contracts, correspondence and accounts behind the dispute.
- Mediation and negotiation
For commercial suits that do not seek urgent interim relief, pre-institution mediation is generally required first.
- Forum
The matter may proceed before a commercial court, an arbitral tribunal or the NCLT, depending on the dispute.
Relevant law
- Companies Act, 2013, including sections 241 and 242 (oppression and mismanagement)
- Commercial Courts Act, 2015
- Indian Partnership Act, 1932
- Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
Common questions
What is a commercial dispute?
The Commercial Courts Act defines it to include disputes arising from ordinary transactions of merchants and traders, partnership agreements, shareholder agreements and similar matters. Specified value thresholds also apply.