Spotlight on … Independent arbitrator and mediator Hasit Seth Arbitral Insights

Gautam Bhattacharyya is delighted to welcome arbitrator Hasit Seth for a conversation that delves into Hasit’s career trajectory and discusses the individuals who have shaped his professional journey and influenced his approach to arbitration. The duo then explore the evolving landscape of arbitration and thoughts for the future.  
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Intro: Hello and welcome to Arbitral Insights, a podcast series brought to you by our International Arbitration Practice lawyers here at Reed Smith. I'm Peter Rosher, global head of Reed Smith's International Arbitration Practice. I hope you enjoy the industry commentary, insights and anecdotes we share with you in the course of this series, wherever in the world you are. If you have any questions about any of the topics discussed, please do contact our speakers and with that, let's get started.
Gautam: Hello, everyone and welcome back to our Arbitral Insights podcast series. And I'm delighted today to have as our guest on this episode Hasit Seth. Hi, Hasit.
Hasit: Hi Gautam.
Gautam: It's really nice to have you on. I'm really excited about our conversation. Hasit is uh a, an Indian lawyer based in the wonderful city of Mumbai. He's also a part from being an independent counsel, he's an arbitrator and mediator and he's a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration. He has a very interesting academic background which in many ways instructs his practice because he a part from having a commercial practice, also has a technical specialism in a number of areas in the law. He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and two master's degrees as well as an LLB. He has studied in the U.S. as well as in India. And apart from being an incredibly talented Council, he's one of this new generation that I really love these new arbitrators who are coming in, breaking the mold and gaining real profile. And I mentioned in my introduction that a part from his commercial practice, Hasit has a technical, a technology side to his practice, which emanates from the fact that one of his master's degrees was in intellectual property. So he has a broad range of talents. And I'm very excited to speak to you Hasit. And apart from being an arbitrator in India, I will just say that Hasit is also empaneled as an arbitrator in many other arbitral institutions regionally and in the Middle East. And I've got no doubt that his name is one to watch in the world of sitting arbitrators. So once again, a very warm welcome to you, Hasit.
Hasit: Thank you very much Gautam. And I really appreciate uh Reed Smith's this series of podcasts, Arbitral Insights because I got to know of many people through your podcast who I would not have come across. People from West Indies, people doing mediation and many other names. So it's really exciting.
Gautam: That's very, very kind of you to say. And uh it, it's a real privilege to have you on the series. Let me uh start with what drew you to law as a career in the first place Hasit?
Hasit: Yes. So, uh I, I have seen you, heard you asking this question on many podcasts I mean So uh let me, let me start with the wrong answer. So my wrong answer is that my dad was a lawyer and a judge and that made me do law. But that's the wrong answer, because, he himself was a nuclear scientist and then turned to law. I mean, so it wasn't traditional for him. And it's also not traditional for me because I was destined to be a programmer. I enjoyed computer science and I was a professional programmer. What I heard from him is that law is a very interesting subject to study as a mental discipline. I mean, so I did law for that and he was very open that you don't need to practice law. You can do other things in life after a law degree. But uh what, what fascinated me and brought me to law as a choice is that in computer science, we have very definite determinate answers in any branch of science. It's very perfect in that sense. While in social sciences, of which law for