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Evolution of the committee of creditors’ authority

By Charanya Lakshmikumaran and Gopal Machiraju, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

IBC to lure foreign funds following ECB reforms

By Sameen Vyas and Vishrut Kansal, L&L Partners

State of play

Indian law firms face a daunting pace attack from big accountancy firms amid a slow-wicket economy. On top of this, in-house counsel are facing up to more work internally, leaving less for law firms.

MSME policy and Korean investment in India

By Rajat Prakash and Siddharth Mahajan, Athena Legal

Innovative play in the sandbox

Insurance regulators need to adopt a flexible approach to startups

Dial M for merger

Competition law: Assessing global TMT mergers

An Asian mosaic

Senior women lawyers across Asia share personal stories of successes, struggles and strategies for a more inclusive legal profession.

The validity of options under securities law

By Shailaja Lall and Shivangi Talwar, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Searching for answers in new FDI proposal

By Vineetha MG and Srabonee Roy, Samvad Partners

The AIs have it

AI's rise demands regulatory reboot

Overseas investments by residents face policy gaps

By Vikrant Kumar, Vasudev Dibbur and Bissheesh Roy, L&L Partners

Changes to expect in fintech with digital KYC

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

Equal treatment of all parties to legislation

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Enforcing PPA: Guarding against unilateral change

By Abhishek Tripathi and Anura Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Closing trading windows: To trade or not to trade

By Jabarati Chandra and Pratichi Mishra, S&R Associates

Mandatory benchmark linking a good move

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

A commercial primer on 2019 amendments to IBC

By Shweta Bharti and Katyani Mahendru, Hammurabi & Solomon

PPP model for railways – the viable future option?

By Geeta Saha, Mrinal Vashishtha and Shivam Jatadhari, HSA Advocates

SC Amrapali judgment: A warning for lenders

By Soumyajit Mitra and Mohit Yadav, SNG & Partners

Patents of addition lack examination procedures

By Preeti Sharma, LexOrbis

Charitable trusts: Validity of property transfers

By Vikram Wadehra and Vidushi Chokhani, Vidhii Partners

Rebuilding trust

Interview with MahaRERA chief Gautam Chatterjee

A legal legacy

Outgoing GC says governance reforms afoot at ADB

Ensuring technology transfer between industry, academia

By Pradeep Kumar Kamal and Pankaj Musyuni, LexOrbis

Pressing issue

Why India’s arbitration ambitions are a hard sell

Understanding changing e-commerce landscape

By Gautam Khurana, India Law Offices

Is government’s plan to ban cryptocurrency warranted?

By Shilpa Mankar Ahluwalia, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Ineligibility of an arbitrator fatal, unless waived

By Karthik Somasundram and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

Court clarifies conditions for reopening of accounts

By Deepak Sabharwal, Deepak Sabharwal & Associates

RBI’s localization mandate: Cure without a problem?

By Lagna Panda, Chandhiok & Mahajan

Recent amendments to insolvency regulations

By Abhishek Dutta, Vineet Shrivastava and Aayushi Agarwal, Aureus Law Partners

Overview and evolution of law of adverse possession

By Utsav Mukherjee, Vidhii Partners

Choosing between business transfers and demergers

By Natashaa Shroff and Taranjeet Singh, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Analyzing SEBI’s paper on rewarding whistleblowers

By Radhika Iyer and Meher Mehta, S&R Associates

Long and short of e-commerce foreign investment rules

By Kanchan Sinha and Sanya Parmar, L&L Partners

Value capture financing – legal issues and challenges

By Soumya Kanti De Mallik, Prithviraj Chauhan and Kshitij Gupta, HSA Advocates

Should you opt for tax dispute resolution scheme?

By Sudipta Bhattacharjee and Onkar Sharma, Advaita Legal

Commercial implications of Qualcomm patent judgment

By Manoj Kumar and Sukrit Kapoor, Hammurabi & Solomon

Sandbox helps businesses and regulators innovate

By Archana Tewary and Arjun David Alexander, J. Sagar Associates

Commercializing patents: Methods and challenges

By DPS Parmar, LexOrbis

Watch your step

Steering clear of conflicts of interest in private equity

Ideas for government to reform ailing power sector

By Abhishek Tripathi and Anura Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Haryana passes directions to restrict fund diversion

By Tanvi Choksey and Kawaljeet Kaur, SNG & Partners

Under attack

In-house counsel snaps back at US IP report's rebuke of India

Food safety and standards regulation

By Navarre Ebenezer Roy, Anand and Anand

Making sense of regulatory sandbox for Fintech startups

By Nivedita Nivargi and Vishnu Kale, Samvad Partners

SEBI limits exemption from open offer on debt conversion

By Ambarish and Mihir Roy, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Avoiding contractual disputes arising out of GST

By Sudipta Bhattacharjee and Kanupriya Bhargava, Advaita Legal

Creditors browbeat debtors with bankruptcy threat

By Supriya Majumdar, Vidhii Partners

Draft e-commerce policy puts intermediaries in a fix

By Ashwini Vittalachar and Sanjana Mathur, Samvad Partners

IPAB on appointment and role of neutral experts

By DPS Parmar, LexOrbis

Best practices for divisional patent filings in India

By Joginder Singh, LexOrbis

Infrastructure investments to boost economic growth

By Upendra Nath Sharma and Pooja Thomas, J. Sagar Associates

CEPA offers protection to Korean investors in India

By Rajat Prakash and Siddharth Mahajan, Athena Legal

India-Iran trade in the shadow of US sanctions

By Gautam Khurana, India Law Offices

Bitter pill to swallow for foreign investors in pharma

By Vikrant Kumar and Anina D’Cunha, L&L Partners

Unstamped agreements cannot trigger arbitration

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Risky proposition

The role of an independent director is an unenviable one, argues Nitin Mittal

Leaders of the pack

Against the complex political and economic backdrop, India Business Law Journal reveals the India-related achievements and activities of law firms across the globe

Skipping out

Spotlight on companies skipping out employee provident fund contributions

SEBI mulls bounties for insider trading informants

By Manoj Kumar, Hammurabi & Solomon

Watching the watchmen: Evolving role of auditors

By Rachael Israel and Jagriti Mohata, S&R Associates

ICN guidelines on engaging parties in investigations

By Karan Chandhiok and Shruthi Rao, Chandhiok & Mahajan

SEBI raises questions on IBC’s overriding provisions

By Abhishek Dutta, Manish Parmar and Sayli Petiwale, Aureus Law Partners

Ensuring fair distribution under waterfall mechanism

By Aditya Vikram Dua and Satish Anand Sharma, SNG & Partners

Building electric public transport infrastructure

By Akshay Malhotra and Esha Nair, HSA Advocates

Taking stock

Assessing the impact of GDPR a year since introduction

RBI’s vision 2021 puts focus on customer experience

By Shilpa Mankar Ahluwalia and Akshita Agrawal, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Views on RBI’s new stressed asset resolution framework

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

Wish list

What lawyers want from the new government

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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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