The fi rst edition of O P Malhotra?s The Law and Practice of Arbitration and Conciliation was published in 2002, and was gradually recognised as a defi nitive work in its fi eld. There was no other book that dealt with arbitration and so comprehensively in the Indian market. This second edition exhaustively covers UNCITRAL?S Model Law, with a detailed comparison with both the (English) Arbitration Act 1996, as well as the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. This edition with almost 700 pages more, has an in-depth analysis of the most recent cases in this fi eld, both Indian as well as international. It moves systematically through each section of the Indian Law, comparing it with the Model Law, the English Law, and citing case law in detail, throughout. This book is sound, authoritative and most lucid in its exposition, making it a must-have reference work.