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Impact of moratorium on troubled project vehicles

By Sushmita Gandhi and Bhargav Kosuru, HSA Advocates

Business in India and insolvency laws

By Manoj Kumar and Shweta Bharti, Hammurabi & Solomon

Does moratorium apply to action for bounced cheque?

By Alok Dhir, Dhir & Dhir Associates

Corporate bond investment limits: Changes make sense

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

FDI Policy, 2017: Decoding ambiguities

By Dipti Lavya Swain and Srabanee Ghosh, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices

Directorship, employment and copyright ownership

By Dheeraj Kapoor, LexOrbis

Know your customer and Aadhaar: The way forward

By Shruti Rajan and Rohan Banerjee, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Right to privacy case ruling reveals spectrum of opinion

By Sneha Jaisingh and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

The transition to GST: Early feedback brings adjustments

By L Badri Narayanan and Geetika Srivastava, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Tri-party repo directions: A boost for corporate bonds

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

Stressed project loans: Will banks have to take a haircut?

By Anjan Dasgupta and Malav K Virani, HSA Advocates

New cross-border regime: Analysis and observations

By Divi Dutta and Anant Gupta, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

John Doe orders bring light in dark age of digital piracy

By Aprajita Nigam, LexOrbis

Processing of FDI proposals: What will the new era hold?

By Kanchan Sinha and Sanya Parmar, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices

Talaq, talaq, talaq is gone: Instant divorce invalidated

By Sneha Jaisingh and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

Privacy verdict by top court: Implications for business

By Manoj Kumar and Pathik Arora, Hammurabi & Solomon

ASEAN offers opportunities with Singapore as gateway

By Gautam Khurana, India Law Offices and Aloysius Wee, Aquinas Law Alliance

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Two sides of the coin

By Alok Dhir, Dhir & Dhir Associates

Real estate test for the new insolvency code

By Rahul Sud and Satish Anand Sharma, SNG & Partners

Absolution under the FCPA: Keys to getting a declination

By Kunal Gupta, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Patent pace

The Indian Patent Office has taken a number of steps to speed up the patent approval process

Parliament: The monsoon session

The first in our regular series on parliamentary sessions looks at key bills that were debated and passed

Payback time?

A look at the insolvency code, one of the key instruments to tackle India's stressed assets

Taxing times

The GST rollout was expected to be bumpy and that expectation was accurate

Shaping a concrete destiny

What to expect from China's ambitious Belt and Road initiative, and what it means for India

Dividing goods, services necessary under GST?

L Badri Narayanan discusses the need for more clarity and less superfluous tinkering with new system

Lessons for SEP holders

Pravin Anand and Abhilasha Nautiyal on trends, and do’s and don’ts, for standard essential patents litigation

Spice management for restaurant partners

When a restaurant-franchise relationship becomes heated, ending an agreement must be a last resort, writes Vinod Mahboobani, the general counsel at KFC and Pizza Hut

India: Open for business?

An assessment of the prevailing sentiments among the legal community about the regulatory environment

Key concerns for minority investors in listed companies

By Puja Sondhi and Sumeet Singh, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

Pilot project for developing inland ports across India

By Anjan Dasgupta and Ajoy Halder, HSA Advocates

A work in progress

As the spotlight shines once again on India's infrastructure sector, we analyse what has changed

The future is fintech

A look at how Indian and other Asian companies are incorporating this critical technology to remain relevant

Compliance issues under insider trading regulations

By Shruti Rajan and Gazal Rawal, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

General counsel: The silent force

GCs’ contributions can’t be measured in numbers but they enable a company to achieve its aims, writes Nitin Mittal, the head of legal and company secretary at Philips Lighting, India

Slow road takes its toll

Working through regulatory uncertainties was vital to pulling off the maiden issue by an infrastructure investment trust.

New act poses challenges for real estate project financing

By Rahul Sud and Aditya Vikram Dua, SNG & Partners

10 years

Memorable moments from a decade documenting business law developments in India

Bustling market

Liberalization and reforms fuel record-breaking levels of merger and acquisition activity

Global stars

Revealed: The leading international law firms for India

‘Estate planning’ needed as joint ventures may go awry

By Gautam Khurana and Anand Verma, India Law Offices

‘Preferential allotment’ in restructuring schemes

By KA Najmi and Y Sriniwas Arun, Link Legal India Law Services

Banking ordinance: Sound step or halfway measure?

By Sawant Singh, Aditya Bhargava and Sriram Ramachandran, Phoenix Legal

Cruz City ruling: ‘Option’ for downside protection

By Damini Bhalla and Gargi Bohra, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices

Grants of punitive damages signal growing IP protection

By Omesh Puri and Abhigyan Ashok, LexOrbis

Still stalking?

India heads at international law firms say they have not waivered in their commitment to India

Crime in cyberspace

Remedies and recourse for victims of cyber-attacks

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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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