Haynes said in-house teams faced pressure to control costs and obtain urgent protection across increasingly complex corporate structures. Their lawyers should, therefore, simplify their advice and focus on the relief the business needed.
“What we need is an effective order to reinstate the status quo. We don’t really want to be discussing Section 8B, C, D, E or whether or not this needs to be reformed.”
She contrasted the Indian experience with Singapore, where courts and arbitral institutions were more efficient and commercially oriented.
“Singapore is the opposite, where efficiency, business mentality and time are money. Courts are very efficient, and everything moves pretty quickly.”