Institutional Arbitration & Mediation
FEAM is a not-for-profit institution for arbitration and mediation. It administers proceedings under its own rules, with integrity and efficiency as its governing standards. Its panel draws on some of the finest legal minds in India and abroad, held to exemplary standards of independence, impartiality and judicial temper. Alongside its case work, the institution conducts legal awareness initiatives and training programmes for the next generation of arbitrators and mediators. FEAM exists to transform the practice of dispute resolution in India — and to carry that standard beyond it.
How a matter moves through FEAM
Fixed rules and a secretariat administering every stage — no procedure negotiated mid-dispute.
Clause or referral
Under an Agreement Clause or Court Referral.
Panel appointment
Arbitrator or mediator appointed from FEAM's panel.
Proceedings
Secretariat administers the process throughout.
Resolution
Award or settlement issued and formally recorded.
Arbitration and Mediation
Arbitration and mediation are administered as separate disciplines, each under its own rules and its own panel, and both to the same institutional standard. Proceedings in either may be held in person or conducted entirely online, as the nature of the dispute and the convenience of the parties require.
Arbitration
Conducted under the FEAM Arbitration Rules and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. A model clause, the rules and the schedule of fees are published in full.
Arbitration overviewMediation
Conducted under the FEAM Mediation Rules and the Mediation Act, 2023, in confidence, with the settlement recorded in a form that is enforceable in law.
Mediation overviewWhy FEAM
What changes when an institution administers the dispute, rather than the parties managing it themselves.
Published rules
Fixed rules and timelines applied consistently across every matter. No procedure negotiated case by case, no ambiguity about what governs the process.
Dedicated secretariat
Appointments, notices, and case management administered end to end. Parties focus on the substance of the dispute, not the mechanics of the process.
Vetted standing panel
Arbitrators and mediators empanelled under published criteria. No need to source neutrals independently each time a dispute arises.
Structured fee schedule
Published and benchmarked against established Indian arbitral institutions, so parties know the cost of resolution before a matter begins.
Adopt the FEAM clause
Integrate FEAM's model arbitration or mediation clause into your standard contracts — and refer disputes to an institutional process from the outset. Clause adoption is the simplest way to move from ad hoc to administered resolution.
Start with FEAM
File a dispute or speak with the secretariat about clause adoption for your organisation.