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India to be an outlier in dispute resolution

By Sneha Jaisingh and Rasika Alur, Bharucha & Partners

Digital dollar may come for your currency

By Rishi Anand, Chirag Jain and Drishti Jain, DSK Legal

Reforms widen REITs and InvITs investor base

By Parag Bhide, Bharucha & Partners

Raising stakes by writing rules of the game

By Aman Avinav, Phoenix Legal

Freeing exports from GST not just intermediate measure

By Shankey Agrawal, Harsh Shukla and Pratha Khanna, BMR Legal

Invisible infringing still breaches IP holder rights

By Essenese Obhan and Ayesha Guhathakurta, Obhan & Associates

Draft BIS e-commerce guidelines risk regulatory overload

By Ameet Datta, Rishikaa and Anindita Deb, ADP Law Offices

Lights, camera action! Don’t forget the taxes

By Manisha Singh and Shivi Gupta, LexOrbis

Rushing the road: Finding solutions before identifying problems

By Bharat Budholia, Mohith Gauri and Ojasvi Mishra, AZB & Partners

Children’s online safety demands in-country solutions

By Abhishek Mitra and Samir Malik, DSK Legal

Legal imperative of ESOP structuring in M&A transactions

By Rohan Jain, Kshitij Arora and Shruti Jaju, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Generating light on proportionality in captive power

By Utkarsh Mishra and Jahnavi Tolani, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors
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IBC a business advantage not an obstacle

By Varghese Thomas and Soumitra Majumdar, JSA Advocates & Solicitors

Hospitals in India a healthy investment opportunity

By Anand Jayachandran and Aditya Prasad, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Foreign arbitration must be independent but fair

By Anushka Sharda and Saloni Gupta, Khaitan & Co.

Forms and consents still govern digital commerce

By Ada Shahrbanu and Hamsadhwani Alagarsamy, Spice Route Legal

Esports win as all bets off for gamblers

By Ashima Obhan and Urvi Singh, Obhan & Associates

Standstill period pitfalls in M&A transactions

By Swathi Girimaji and Bhanusri Subramanian, Bharucha & Partners

Independent AI key to India’s global power

By Pravin Anand and Ajai Garg, Anand and Anand

Confusion about who rules on corporate governance

By Ambar Bhushan and Aaryan Goyal, Bharucha & Partners

Government gambles heavily on prohibiting online money gaming

By Aman Avinav, Phoenix Legal

Price of a pink slip – Delhi High Court’s defamation ruling

By Chandrashekhar Mulherkar, Agrima Awasthi and Shivanshu Sharma, Wadhwa Law Offices

Online Gaming Act, 2025: Game over for RMG?

By Shiv Sapra and Aviral Tripathi, Kochhar & Co

Judicial perspective of covenants in Indian work contracts

By Anirudh Mukherjee and Narinder Kaul, Kochhar & Co

Consider enforceability in drafting cross-border arbitration contracts

By Sneha Janakiraman and Hardik Malik, Khaitan & Co

India changes gear with new trade deal

By Shankey Agrawal, Harsh Shukla and Pratha Khanna, BMR Legal

UN fairness framework perhaps not fair enough

By Mukesh Butani, Pranoy Goswami and Spandana Koona, BMR Legal

W&I enhancements and scrapes: Are they worth it?

By Karun Prakash, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Pay to play a GIFT to innovation

By Justin M Bharucha, Mita Sood and Saher Gandhioke, Bharucha & Partners

Patent disuse and delay kill injunction application

By DPS Parmar, LexOrbis

Drafting precise arbitration clauses: Lessons from SDMC v SMS Ltd

By Ravitej Chilumuri and Prince Todi, Khaitan & Co.
India Greenfield Developmentvideo

Legal matters for establishing greenfield operations in India

By Amit Kapur and Vishnu Sudarsan, JSA Advocates & Solicitors

Strengthening the appellate pillar of India’s competition framework

By Toshit Shandilya, Shreya Singh and Nandini Modi, AZB & Partners

Data privacy another casualty of modern warfare in AI age

By Ajai Garg and Siddhant Chamola, Anand and Anand

Corporate restructuring and money laundering statutes do battle

By Anju Shree Nair, SNG & Partners
India GST Customs Tax Reformsvideo

Cross-border trade not making you cross

By Kumarmanglam Vijay and Manish Mishra, JSA Advocates & Solicitors

India offers foreign companies even greater incentives

By Ratnadeep Roychowdhury and Twinkle Tiwari, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Regulation and contract get along just fine

By Mani Gupta and Rahul Bangia, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Limits on non-compete clauses in employment contracts

By Sneha Jaisingh and Manan Parekh, Bharucha & Partners

Administrators must keep eyes on the ball

By Dinesh Pardasani and Siddarth Mehra, DSK Legal

India’s legal metrology regime needs a reset

By Ameet Datta, Jasman Dhanoa and Rishikaa, ADP Law Offices

Little human touch in modern car industry

By Amit Kumar Panigrahi, Sahil Arora and Parul Panthi, Kochhar & Co

Show all cards at the CIRP table

By Aman Avinav, Phoenix Legal

Free apps still come at a cost

By Ashima Obhan and Divyaansh Dulles, Obhan & Associates

Legality of data scraping under Indian law

By Ada Shaharbanu and Sean McDonald, Spice Route Legal

Closing loopholes: Steps for prevention of banking fraud

By Sanjay Gupta, SNG & Partners

Unleashing the open offer genie in India’s public market

By Roopal Kulsrestha and Meghna Nachappa, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Diss my products and I’ll see you in court

By Manisha Singh and Kratika Patel, LexOrbis

Clearer share issue regulations a real bonus

By Bharath Reddy and Simran Jain, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Global standards, local hurdles: India’s product testing framework

By Ameet Datta, Jasman Dhanoa and Anindita Deb, ADP Law Offices

Combating AI deepfakes: The face of fraud has no IP rights

By Manisha Singh and Kratika Patel, LexOrbis

Contract smart: Five dos and don’ts for contractors

By Suruchi Kotoky, Kochhar & Co

How public policy, government and business connect

By Ajay Shaw and Vinay Preet Singh, DSK Legal

Promoters have their cake and eat it too: SEBI’s sweet take on ESOPs

By Pooja Ramchandani, Kriti Kaushik and Rakshita Mehta, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

My personal data is not your stock

By Aman Avinav, Phoenix Legal

Non-signatories cannot escape reach of arbitration

By Kingshuk Banerjee and Saher Naqvi, Khaitan & Co

India’s evolving strategy on carbon taxation

By Mukesh Butani and Maryan Judith Noronha, BMR Legal

Justice on a clock: Rethinking limitation under PoSH

By Agrima Awasthi, Shivanshu Sharma and Diksha Singh, Wadhwa Law Offices

Intermediary liability not absolute in IP infringement

By Manisha Singh and Shivi Gupta, LexOrbis

Parallel worlds in attaching corporate insolvency assets

By Ambar Bhushan and Divyam Sharma, Bharucha & Partners

Businesses using FRT must comply with data protection regulations

By Ada Shaharbanu, Dhruvo Das and Pulkit Taneja, Spice Route Legal

Evolution of India’s digital lending landscape

By Srishti Bansal and Sukhmani Kaur, SNG & Partners

Significance of CSI in Indian merger control

By Hemangini Dadwal and Ashna Mahajan, AZB & Partners

Data privacy and protection – now battery-powered

By Ashima Obhan and Arzu Chimni, Obhan & Associates

Beyond the black box: Rethinking copyright in the age of AI training

By Pravin Anand, Siddhant Chamola, Alvin Antony and Ajai K Garg, Anand and Anand
Ease of Doing Businessvideo

Aligning regulation with ease of doing business

By Vivek K Chandy and Raj Ramachandran, JSA Advocates & Solicitors

FDI in manufacturing, Make in India: A decade in review

By Akila Agrawal and Sreetama Sen, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Easy redomiciling of foreign entities – a game changer

By Vandana Pai and Ayush Jain, Bharucha & Partners

Virtual electricity able to power green aspirations

By Rahul Bangia and Utkarsh Mishra, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

The sound of music must be reasonably priced

By Manisha Singh and Shivi Gupta, LexOrbis

India’s green blueprint grows challenges and opportunities

By Harvinder Singh and Avinash Kumar Khard, DSK Legal

Many doors to choose from when exiting investments

By Taranjeet Singh, Niyati Karia and Mihira Jaggi, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Maharashtra leads way in transparent property registration

By Ashoo Gupta, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

CCI penalties now balanced, transparent and predictable

By Dinoo Muthappa and Sanjeev Kumar Sriram, AZB & Partners

Waste rules amendments spark legal challenge from industry

By Ameet Datta, Rishikaa and Sejal Lahoti, ADP Law Offices

UK FTA puts India at centre stage

By Shankey Agrawal and Lopamudra Mahapatra, BMR Legal

Online gaming not all fun and games

By Aman Avinav, Phoenix Legal

Independent directors have a job to do

By Sneha Jaisingh and Neeraja Barve, Bharucha & Partners

Patents give rise to food for thought

By Manisha Singh and Dr K Sasi Praba, LexOrbis

Parties not judges run advanced technology litigation

By Essenese Obhan and Urvashi Singh, Obhan & Associates

Advertising must focus harder on personal data

By Ada Shahrbanu and Ajeeth Srinivas, Spice Route Legal

India aims for USD2 trillion FDI market

By Smruti Shah and Sparsh Khosla, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

US tariffs possible M&A disaster or opportunity

By Parag Bhide, Bharucha & Partners

Changing paradigm of co-lending in India

By Anju Gandhi, Rashmi Raveendran and Prateek Mohnot, SNG & Partners

Japan benefits from India’s improving IP ecosystem

By Tarvinder Singh, Kochhar and Co.

Navigating the AI frontier: India’s sovereign LLM quest

By Pravin Anand, Ajai Garg, and Alvin Antony, Anand and Anand

India may emerge stronger from trade wars

By Reena Asthana Khair, Kochhar & Co.

How to insure against private spaceflight risks

By Ankita Kumar and Tanya Srivastava, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Taxman still wants share when businesses transfer

By Shankey Agrawal, Harsh Shukla and Pratha Khanna, BMR Legal

Regulatory digitisation of product labelling in India

By Ameet Datta, Jasman Dhanoa and Rishikaa, ADP Law Offices

Gas emissions reduction needs more solid foundations

By Abhishek Tripathi and Nirmal John, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Proper waste management policies are not rubbish

By Srinivas BR, Karan Ajitsaria and Nitesh Sharma, DSK Legal

The intent dilemma in hub and spoke offences

By Bharat Budholia, Anmol Awasthi and Khushi Agarwal, AZB & Partners

Greater access to credit greater chance of fraud

By Ashish Kumar, Lokesh Malik and Atika Chaturvedi, SNG & Partners

Fair use copying has to be fair

By Ashima Obhan and Aakanksha Singh, Obhan & Associates

No limitation on access to documents in a confidentiality club

By Manisha Singh and Swati Mittal, LexOrbis

Driving personal data protection into personal vehicles

By Ada Shahrbanu and Hamsadhwani Alagarsamy, Spice Route Legal

Scaling up India’s data centre industry sustainably

By Megha Kaladharan and Adi Kidambi, Trilegal

The bot bought it: AI’s invisible hand in fund decisions

By Swathi Girimaji, Bharucha & Partners

Private commercial contracts may impose public accountability

By Vaishnavi Rao and Shailza Agarwal, Bharucha & Partners

Homebuyers first in line in developer insolvencies

By Ambar Bhushan and Aaryan Goyal, Bharucha & Partners

Power regulator will not always correct errors

By Mani Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Legacies must be respected and protected

By Manisha Singh and Shivi Gupta, LexOrbis

Diversity on boards reflects what society looks like

By Mayank Mehta and Jayesh Kothari, DSK Legal

Forfeiting gratuity when disciplinary proceedings are held

By Chandrashekhar Mulherkar, Wadhwa Law Offices

POSH inquiries have to be taken seriously

By Anirudh Mukherjee and Madhavi Dutta, Kochhar & Co

Comply with DPDPA and Aadhaar as one

By Ada Shaharbanu and , Spice Route Legal

Contracting ecosystem for carbon projects

By Gautam Chabra, Trilegal

No GST on transfer of leasehold rights

By Sadhav Mishra, SNG & Partners

Who knows if leases fall under RERA?

By Shrutikirti Kumar and Aman Gupta, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

A year into EU’s Digital Markets Act: Lessons for India

By Hemangini Dadwal and Sanjana Arun, AZB & Partners

SEBI’s delisting reforms welcome but flawed

By Vandana Pai, Bharucha & Partners

Top court to RBI on master direction: You say fraud, we say prove it

By Amol Sharma and Aman Siwasiya, SNG & Partners

Criminal justice system enters the digital age

By Krishna Vijay Singh, Manish Dembla and Madhavi Dutta, Kochhar & Co

Interstate captive power plants finally get verification framework

By Abhishek Tripathi and Rahul Bangia, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

DPDP rules inch forward but bring challenges

By Aman Avinav, Phoenix Legal

IBC not a tool for debt collection

By Sneha Jaisingh and Akshay Ayush, Bharucha & Partners

Regaining control by opting out of LLMs

By Essenese Obhan and Anjuri Saxena, Obhan & Associates

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