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Cash-strapped

Lawyers are feeling the pinch as clients weighed down by the pandemic push for lower legal fees.

SEBI imposes greater duties on debenture trustees

By Jyotika Bajaj and Shivendra Shukla, SNG & Partners

Analyzing the PLI scheme for battery manufacturing

By Dipti Lavya Swain and Esha Nair, HSA Advocates

Competition law and problems of common ownership

By Deeksha Manchanda and Vishnu Suresh, Chandhiok & Mahajan

Better regulation arrives in foreign contribution law

By Manoj Kumar, Hammurabi & Solomon

Breach of natural justice not always fatal

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

NITI brings reality to the fantasy industry

By Vaibhav Kakkar and Paayas Pandit, L&L Partners

Gambling laws: Interpretations and issues

By L Badri Narayanan and Gopal Machiraju, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Court will decide who owns a catchphrase

By Manisha Singh and Simran Bhullar, LexOrbis

Profit not necessary before trademark infringement

By Manisha Singh and Simran Bhullar, LexOrbis

RBI ending the party for dividends

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

Right to property trumps economic expropriation

By Vishrov Mukerjee and Yashaswi Kant, J Sagar Associates

Changing regulatory landscape of AIFs

By Nivedita Nivargi and Vineetha Stephen, Samvad Partners

Keeping the power on during insolvency

By Abhishek Nath Tripathi and Vedant Kumar, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Pulling the plug

New FDI cap on digital media leaves unanswered questions and raises concerns over its implementation

The A-List 2020

India Business Law Journal reveals the country’s most recommended lawyers and legal icons in 2020

How proposed data reform will affect venture capital

By Vineetha MG and Pratik Patnaik, Samvad Partners

Key considerations and issues of litigation financing in India

By Gunjan Shah and Karun Prakash, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

New foreign investment limits for digital news media

By Shinoj Koshy and Purvi Khanna, L&L Partners

Non-personal data and antitrust: Much ado about nothing?

By Karan S Chandhiok and Lagna Panda, Chandhiok & Mahajan

UPI transaction caps set for third party app providers

By Shilpa Mankar Ahluwalia and Himanshu Malhotra, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

The stakes are raised in online gaming

By Puja Sondhi and Aayush Kapoor, Aakanksha Dalal, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Trustees to be watchdogs in the debt market

By Aditya Vikram Dua and Aniket Sawant, SNG & Partners

Politics and economics spark discord in discom privatization

By Abhishek Nath Tripathi and Anura Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

SEBI’s awkward two-step on recent changes

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava,Phoenix Legal

Toys are marching towards autonomy and growth

By Manisha Singh and Neha Manoria, LexOrbis

Use or lose your trademark, your choice

By Manisha Singh and Simran Bhullar, LexOrbis

No tax on foreign companies if no core activity

By Shahid Khan, Kochhar & Co

Increased integrity diligence needed in joint ventures

By Sunando Mukherjee and Shruti Sundararajan, HSA Advocates

Specific performance demands that equity be done

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

New agriculture laws: A win-win for businesses, farmers?

By Kunal Arora and Nayanika Majumdar, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Moving targets

With IP infringers shifting pirated content to mirror websites following takedown orders, Delhi High Court has started allowing dynamic injunctions to block new means of broadcasting the material

Profit v losses

As an elusive covid-19 vaccine draws closer, big pharma is licking its lips at the monetary potential of what could be a virtually limitless ongoing global demand. But governments may use compulsory licensing regulation to tilt the scale towards affordability as the death toll escalates

Protection in paralysis

With India’s legal enforcement machinery neutralised by lockdown, infringement activity has climbed to an all-time high. What can IP owners do to stay afloat?

Reimagining INTA

The CEO of the International Trademark Association, Etienne Sanz de Acedo, talks to India Business Law Journal about his reinvention of the global flagship INTA Annual Meeting event with a bold move to the virtual sphere in this pandemic year

Crisis point

Faced with the greatest challenge in recent memory, law firms are ripping up the rule book in their battle for survival

CCI on cartels: Object outweighs the effect

By Avinash Amarnath and Shruthi Rao, Chandhiok & Mahajan

Billions on the line

Vodafone has won a crucial arbitration award on huge tax demands, but can the government afford to let this dispute go?

All rise

Advocates and court administrators are navigating the technology and direction of virtual courts like never before, but is enough being done to make these forums smooth and accessible?

A feud brews over a coffee trademark claim

By Manisha Singh and Simran Bhullar, LexOrbis

Domain registrars and banks held accountable

By Manisha Singh and Simran Bhullar, LexOrbis

Coal fired power plants are still smoking

By Abhishek Nath Tripathi and Anura Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Changes to account opening – Help or hindrance?

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

Decree holders not financial creditors under IBC

By Anush Raajan and Swastika Chakravarti, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Truly securing social security for gig workers

By William Vivian John and Rishabh Shah,L&L Partners

Press note 3: Restriction on investment from China

By Ashwini Vittalachar and MV Abhinaya, Samvad Partners

Infra needs a development finance institution

By Dipti Lavya Swain and Shruti Sundararajan, HSA Advocates

A business guide to the Social Security Code

By Manoj Kumar and Shweta Bharti, Hammurabi & Solomon

A resolution framework for covid-19 related stress

By Harshil Shubham and Anjuli Hora, SNG & Partners

Claims of title and adverse possession are inconsistent

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

A metamorphosis

The disruptive effects of the pandemic have prompted in-house counsel to evolve or be rendered irrelevant

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Correspondents

Delhi High Court anti-arbitration injunction Singapore

India to be an outlier in dispute resolution

By Sneha Jaisingh and Rasika Alur, Bharucha & Partners
Stablecoin dollarisation in India

Digital dollar may come for your currency

By Rishi Anand, Chirag Jain and Drishti Jain, DSK Legal
Strategic investor definition for REITs and InvITsvideo

Reforms widen REITs and InvITs investor base

By Parag Bhide, Bharucha & Partners

Features

Delay in India data protection law

Why the wait?

Delayed implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act sees Indian businesses struggle with compliance

Harvey’s passage to India

AI company's co-founder and CEO Winston Weinberg reveals India's role in his global ambitions

Proactive legal teams

Amplifying legal’s voice

KPMG’s associate GC, Priya Bahl, shows the way for in-house teams changing to be proactive for better future

Expert Briefings

Reshaping employment covenants

Reshaping employment bonds and restrictive covenants

By Ravi Singhania, Jivesh Chandrayan and Neha Meena, Singhania & Partners

Courts place a growing emphasis on contractual fairness when enforcing employment agreements

India-UAE CEPA Trade Agreement

In the fast lane

By Ahmed Ziad Galadari, Manish Narayan and Antara Das, Galadari Advocates & Legal Counsultants

The India-UAE CEPA has set a benchmark for modern trade agreements, yielding benefits in many sectors

Reverse Flipping India

The great Indian homecoming: Why startups are back

LexStart Partners explain the recent trend of Indian startups shifting their base back home

Opinion

Air Passenger Rights India

Flight protections need legal upgrade

Aviation attorney writes that India needs a dedicated law to protect the rights of passengers facing flight disruption

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