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Indian Law Firm Awards 2010

2010 saw Indian law firms jostling for position. Which firms finished the year ahead of the pack?

Poorly protected assets

Who’s to blame for India’s trademark troubles?

Taking cover

Law firms fall short on professional indemnity insurance

A spoonful of sugar

How Abbott sweetened the Piramal deal

The lost generation of litigators

Poor remuneration, competition from law firms and nepotism are starving India’s courts of good litigators

‘Completely knocked down’ car kit tariffs

By Ranjeet Mahtani and Anuradha Mohanty, Economic Laws Practice

Non-cash share acquisitions: case for automatic approval

By Juhi Singh and Sarah Rufus, S&R Associates

Cross-border mergers: the changing contours

By Harry Chawla and Niti Paul, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co

Beyond the FCPA: The UK Bribery Act

By Rituparno Bhattacharya and Sriram Ramachandran, Phoenix Legal

Well conceived PPPs needed in healthcare

By Akshay Jaitly and Saurabh Bhasin ,Trilegal

Court analysed ‘disparaging’ advertisement

By Nimisha Sinha, Lex ORBIS IP Practice

Successful advertising or a cheeky dig?

By Doyel Sengupta, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra

Regulation of core investment companies

By Shardul Thacker, Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe

Canada: land of opportunity for Indian businesses

By Raj Sahni, Bennett Jones LLP

Public issue of securities: SIRECL v SEBI – an analysis

By Rohit Jaiswal and Raj Kumar, Singhania & Partners

Service tax on renting of immovable property

By Darshan Bora, Economic Laws Practice

IPOs in the insurance sector: myriad factors at play

By Saket Shukla and Arun Madhu, Phoenix Legal

Right to livelihood: employer v employee

By Akila Agrawal, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co

Rights of performers increasingly recognized

By Shalika Bhalla, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra

Section 22 of Companies Act v scope of passing off

By Amaya Singh, Lex Orbis IP Practice

New charging method for electricity transmission

By Sakya Singha Chaudhuri and Aditya Kapoor, Trilegal

Indemnity clauses in commercial contracts

By Uday Walia and Palash Gupta, S&R Associates

Punitive v predetermined damages

By Vivek Vashi, Bharucha & Partners

No anti-competitive practices by banks in home loan sector

By Sunil Kumar and Shradha Dubey, Singhania & Partners

Financial sector legislative reforms commission

By Shardul Thacker, Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe

Time to share

Pro bono work is increasingly finding a place in the schedules of busy Indian lawyers

Firing up the markets

The complex preparations that were required and reveals the secrets behind Coal India’s success

India has one of the lowest income tax rates in the world

Proposals for the introduction of a goods and services tax lack clarity and are riddled with inconsistencies

A new direction for PPPs?

The case for a super-regulator to oversee private participation in India’s infrastructure sector

Deals of the Year 2010

50 of the most significant transactions, court cases and IP enforcement actions of 2010 and reveals the law firms that guided them

India in 2011

Business and legal professionals share their hopes and fears for the year ahead

Transfer of right to use: analysis in a federal structure

By Kumar Visalaksh and Shailesh Gadre, Economic Laws Practice

Microfinance, micro manage

By Arun Madhu and Akanksha Midha, Phoenix Legal

Conversion terms of convertible instruments

By Jatin Aneja, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co

Protecting trademarks on the internet

By Neha Kochhar, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra

Injunction restrains use of well known mark

By Neha Kochhar, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra

Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010

By Akshay Jaitly, Yamini Jaishankar and Sairam Sanath Kumar, Trilegal

Legal Process Outsourcing Awards

As consolidation reshapes the global LPO landscape, IBLJ reveals the leading service providers

Battle of wits

How a friendly outbound acquisition by Sun Pharmaceutical descended into a hostile takeover war

A new brand of justice

IBLJ asks how LCIA's subsidiary in India differs from its parent in the UK and its rivals in Asia

Circulars, notes and orders

Steps are finally being taken to simplify the process through which businesses are notified of regulatory changes

Trading places

As pharmaceuticals, technology and outsourcing revive Indian exports, the government must devise trade policies that manage the challenges of a more open economy

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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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