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Law firm billing rates survey 2015

75 Indian law firms reveal their hourly fees

Tech talk

Lawyers grapple with practice management

Arbitration clauses: do’s and don’ts

Be specific when drafting an arbitration clause, says Chan Leng Sun

Breaking bottlenecks

Strategies for speeding up dispute resolution

A triumph of price over quality?

How the government selects law firms for infrastructure Projects

Balancing act?

Weighing up the controversies and confusion surrounding the applicability of minimum alternate tax to foreign institutional investors

Distinctness leads to division

Vidisha Garg at Anand and Anand explains the significance of a recent decision on divisional applications

Prescriptions for protection

Patent pulse with Natco and Cipla

Roadblock to reform

Why rampant rule breaking is holding India back

Embracing biodiversity

Regulations to protect biodiversity need clarification to ensure compliance and maintain the pace of research

Nestlé’s noodle nightmare

The fiasco over the safety of Maggi noodles gives rise to concerns about regulatory ambiguity, process and power

Joining the dots

The top foreign law firms for India work

Riding the boom

Bangalore’s evolving legal market

Processing improvements in India’s legal system

Should domestic companies embrace LPO?

Clash of the titans

Recruitment frenzy as Shroffs vie for dominance

Looking beyond the big names

50+ Indian law firms you should know about

Heading for cover

Professional indemnity cover gains ground

A route worth considering

Videocon d2h’s recent listing on the Nasdaq provides useful lessons

A smooth ride

Tips for success when tapping India’s capital markets

The right equation?

An infringement case highlights the delicate balance between protecting innovation and ensuring access to affordable medicines

Trademark troubles

Roma Arora and Harsh Aggarwal of Havells share some experiences and anecdotes of managing their brands in India

A requiem for section 66A

As netizens cheer the upholding of their constitutional rights, Abhishek Malhotra analyzes a ruling that prompted it

Leading evidence in trademark cases

What are some of the key do’s and don’ts in a typical trademark litigation in India

Get protected internationally

Why Indian companies should register their IP in overseas markets

Faces behind the marks

Brand managers reveal hopes, fears and preferred law firms

The other half

New rules under India’s Companies Act may mean more women in corporate boardrooms

The need of the hour

India must overhaul its machinery for resolving tax disputes, writes Aseem Chawla at MPC Legal

Taking stock

Indian lawyers reflect on the challenges facing the legal profession

Time for action

Examining the wider business implications of India’s goods and services tax regime

Making sense of the budget

Implications and action points for in-house counsel

Indian Law Firm Awards 2014

A celebration of excellence in India’s legal profession

Riding the UAE building wave

By Opportunities abound for Indian companies but as Sachin Kerur explains, understanding the rules is vital

A tale of two countries

By Jayshree Gupta at Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla contrasts the UAE and Indian legal systems

A busy corridor

Outbound investment from India to the Middle East is gathering pace

Shutting up shop

The complexities of closing a factory in India

The gift of giving

The pro bono pursuits of India’s legal practitioners

A can-do spirit

In-house profile: Roma Arora of Havells

Opening up?

Liberalizing the legal market is back on the agenda

Legal Process Outsourcing Awards 2014

Five LPOs make their mark

Investing in turbulent times

How business friendly is Argentina’s current environment?

Trade tonic

Latin America opens doors for Indian pharma

From campus to career

Plugging gaps in legal education

Entering new domains

How the licensing of standard essential patents has strayed into the realm of competition law

The prime minister’s brand

Is the rise of NaMo trademarks a case of sipping while the tea is hot?

Bright ideas

In-house counsel trade tips on IP protection

Survey of law firm billing rates

Corporate legal spending has reached new highs

Donning legal armour

Amit Cowshish investigates the chinks in India's defense procurement guidelines

Pulling the strings

How foreign players can safeguard their investments through the use of creative strategies, even if they don’t have full control

Fighting it out

Pravin Anand and Nishchal Anand evaluate IP dispute resolution processes in India

Papering over the cracks

Moves to make India’s arbitration law fit for purpose

Golden days ahead?

Is foreign investment on the brink of a rebound? Lawyers are optimistic

Fighting fires

Singapore is enhancing its image as a global dispute resolution hub

Clubs are trumps

Are networks of independent law firms meaningful partnerships or merely expensive badges of honour?

Building international bridges

In addition to domestic projects, Indian investors are eyeing infrastructure investments abroad

Financing mining

The financing of mining infrastructure can be tricky. Jo Daniels at Baker & McKenzie explains

A fundamental rebuild

As infrastructure climbs to the top of the political agenda changes are needed to drive real growth

India Business Law Directory 2014

India Business Law Journal presents its annual report on the state of play in India’s legal market

High technology in India endangered by judicial interference

Judicial interference in matters of high technology may be endangering development and progress

India’s annual budget and goods and services tax

Raising caps on foreign investment may not have the desired effect, even though it is seen as a step in the right direction

Dangling a carrot

What Modi’s reforms mean for foreign investors

In the limelight

India Business Law Journal reveals the leading foreign law firms for India work

Desperate measures

As high levels of corporate debt trigger a wave of divestments, Nandini Lakshman explores the challenges of selling assets in troubled times

Modi’s landslide

Fourteen members of the legal community discuss what to expect from India’s new government

Globetrotting

The IP threats facing Indian globetrotters

Commercial hazards

Managing risk requires an understanding of the changing dynamics of the environment in which a company operates

Picking an IP lawyer

Tips from practitioners and in-house counsel

Head to head

Trademark law in India and China

Same same but different

The legality of parallel imports remains a grey area in India

Strike a pose: Nothing IP to it

Attempts to copyright yoga routines have thrown up issues of originality, ownership, traditional knowledge and choreography

Intellectual property in numbers

The facts, figures, feats and fees of Indian IP firms

Falling foul?

A proposal to widen the ambit of the UK Bribery Act could spell trouble for Indian companies

Sweet success

How a temple prevailed in the battle over a geographical indication for its famous confection

A colourful partnership

India and Canada have embarked on a renewed drive to boost bilateral trade and investment

Confusing messages

India’s advertising regulations are disjointed and disparate

Laws that need work

India’s antiquated labour laws pose problems for employers and employees in the IT sector

In-house divas

India Business Law Journal hears the voices of three women corporate counsel

Banking on the courts

Case law shows that seeking and granting injunctions to delay the payment of bank guarantees is usually unjustified

Law may lack teeth to live up to promise

Discussion about hether the new law will be effective in preventing instances of sexual harassment in the workplace

Battling discrimination

India’s new sexual harassment law has far reaching implications for employers and employees

Flying into trouble?

A spanner thrown into the works of the Jet-Etihad deal could have wide repercussions for M&A in India

Deals of the Year 2013

India Business Law Journal identifies and analyses the standout deals and disputes of 2013 and reveals the lawyers who guided them

New directions

The responsibilities, rewards and liabilities of independent directors will be transformed by the new Companies Act

Calling the shot

As general counsel move closer to the centre of power in Indian companies, their clout over law firms is increasing

Legal Process Outsourcing Awards 2013

As clients continue to demand more for less, India Business Law Journal reveals five LPOs that stand out from the crowd

Cellular ambition

Rajiv Mohapatra outlines the steps that in-house counsel should take to set up mobile banking services

Drug patent trends in India

Patients everywhere would benefit from top-down reform to align India’s patent law with global norms

Compulsory licensing: round two

The recent rejection of an application to produce a generic version of a patented drug shows India is following the rules

Trademark litigation in India

Meenu Maheswary and Omesh Puri of Lex Orbis explain why the use of a mark is key in establishing and retaining a proprietor’s rights

IP mind games

As foreign companies enforce their IP rights more aggressively in India, Indian companies are coming under attack

Camping at the Campa Cola compound

Residents of unauthorized buildings in Mumbai got a temporary reprieve from a demolition order

How investment treaty arbitration works

John Savage of King & Spalding explains why Indian and foreign investors need to know more about bilateral investment treaties

Deadlock

Arbitration fails to prevail over litigation as parties to disputes continue to battle it out in India’s overburdened courts

Survey of law firm billing rates 2013

Alternative patterns rival hourly billing as legal fees escalate

Guernsey: meeting India’s needs

Fiona Le Poidevin, the chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explains how Guernsey can satisfy India’s ever-increasing demands

Getting on top of tax issues

Uncertainties on the tax front can be daunting for investors in India

Treading carefully

With elections looming, foreign investors have one more reason to be wary

Revitalizing India

Ten legal thought leaders talk candidly about India’s economic woes and outline a series of bold measures to put the shine back into the country’s economy

Moving into Mozambique

Faizal Jusob explains how the African country is attempting to entice Indian investors

A new world order

Indebted and weakened by a falling rupee, Indian companies have taken a more strategic approach to outbound investment

Playing by new rules

While in many respects India’s new Companies Act has come up trumps, doubts remain over its implementation

Horror stories

India’s complex and unpredictable tax regime continues to spook investors

India Business Law Directory 2013

India Business Law Journal presents its annual legal market report and directory of Indian law firms

Keeping a steady hand

Ish Bali, director of legal at Coca-Cola India, explains how it is possible to run a tight ship with help from your larger family

The rise of the phoenix

Will the Intellectual Property Appellate Board continue to stir up a storm now that its high-profile chairperson has retired

Money matters

Only a calculated economic and monetary policy can revive the rupee

Trouble ahead?

As India grapples with a falling rupee, some companies are likely to be hit much harder than others

Lowering the barriers

Rukshad Davar at Majmudar & Partners analyses the recent FDI reforms and their implications for foreign investors

The pioneers

India Business Law Journal reveals the top international law firms keeping India’s cross-border deals on course

Looking in-house for IP insights

Rebecca Abraham asks in-house counsel at DuPont and JCB how they stay ahead of India’s intellectual property violators

Sunny solutions?

Bhavana Alexander and Gargi Chatterjee compare India’s state solar power policies and consider the burning issues facing domestic and foreign investors in the sector

Time to align

Transfer of technology agreements run the risk of falling foul of India’s competition regime

Punching above its weight

India’s competition watchdog may be the new kid on the block, but it has already been flexing its muscles

Beating the drums

A burst of reform sweeping through Africa could change the rhythm and pace of Indian and international investment in the region

Faltering banks and fickle funds

The bailout of banks in Cyprus and a haircut being imposed on deposit holders has attracted global attention, but is it affecting investments into India?

Going beyond lawyering

An interview with Neena Gupta of InterGlobe Enterprises sheds light on why companies across India are waking up to how valuable in-house lawyers can be

Liberalization … really?

Sakate Khaitan, a senior partner at Clasis Law, previews India’s long-overdue insurance law reforms

Ground rules

Wheels in motion?

Vishnu Padmanabhan examines the key bills passing through India’s parliament that may affect domestic and international businesses

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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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