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India to be an outlier in dispute resolution

By Sneha Jaisingh and Rasika Alur, Bharucha & Partners

Delhi High Court granted an anti-arbitration injunction in a Singapore-seated ICC dispute, questioning judicial limits in international arbitration

Reforms widen REITs and InvITs investor base

By Parag Bhide, Bharucha & Partners

SEBI expands strategic investor definition for REITs and InvITs to attract institutional investments and boost market growth

Standstill period pitfalls in M&A transactions

By Swathi Girimaji and Bhanusri Subramanian, Bharucha & Partners

CCI tightens scrutiny on gun jumping and CSI sharing in M&A standstill periods

Confusion about who rules on corporate governance

By Ambar Bhushan and Aaryan Goyal, Bharucha & Partners

Delhi HC sets aside interim injunction in director removal dispute, highlights corporate governance limits under arbitration law

Pay to play a GIFT to innovation

By Justin M Bharucha, Mita Sood and Saher Gandhioke, Bharucha & Partners

IFSCA introduces the platform play model to boost GIFT City fund management

Limits on non-compete clauses in employment contracts

By Sneha Jaisingh and Manan Parekh, Bharucha & Partners

India’s legal metrology law creates high compliance costs and urgent need for simplification to boost ease of doing business

Parallel worlds in attaching corporate insolvency assets

By Ambar Bhushan and Divyam Sharma, Bharucha & Partners

Section 32A’s clean slate protection is weakened by prolonged enforcement overlaps

Easy redomiciling of foreign entities – a game changer

By Vandana Pai and Ayush Jain, Bharucha & Partners

Redomiciliation to India is gaining traction as companies seek simplified structures, tax efficiency and access to Indian capital markets

Independent directors have a job to do

By Sneha Jaisingh and Neeraja Barve, Bharucha & Partners

Independent directors face rising liability as SEBI and courts demand greater diligence and accountability

IBLJ Law Firm Awards, 2025

India’s definitive legal awards celebrate and commend innovation, expertise, and excellence in the profession

The bot bought it: AI’s invisible hand in fund decisions

By Swathi Girimaji, Bharucha & Partners

AI-driven tools are revolutionising fund operations, raising new compliance challenges for India’s alternative investment sector

Private commercial contracts may impose public accountability

By Vaishnavi Rao and Shailza Agarwal, Bharucha & Partners

The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award, holding that private entities performing state functions remain constitutionally accountable

Trilegal, Bharucha advise on International Maritime Institute acquisition

Trilegal and Bharucha advised Caravel Group on acquiring the International Maritime Institute

Homebuyers first in line in developer insolvencies

By Ambar Bhushan and Aaryan Goyal, Bharucha & Partners

The Supreme Court ruled that insolvency proceedings under the IBC do not stay penalties under the Consumer Protection Act

SEBI’s delisting reforms welcome but flawed

By Vandana Pai, Bharucha & Partners

Take-private transactions involve private equity investors acquiring and delisting a listed entity

Bharucha & Partners inducts four equity partners

Bharucha & Partners appointed Vishnu Dutt U, Kaushik Moitra, Sneha Jaisingh, and Swathi Girimaji as equity partners

Role of technology and AI in transforming M&A deals

By Justin Bharucha, Bharucha & Partners

Lawyers have adapted practice methodologies in response to evolving technology

IBC not a tool for debt collection

By Sneha Jaisingh and Akshay Ayush, Bharucha & Partners

The IBC aims to revive distressed entities, but its application often differs

Angel fund reforms help investments grow wings

By Swathi Girimaji and Mita Sood, Bharucha & Partners

Angel fund reforms aim to boost investor protection and startup growth

Definitive ruling on arbitration seat and venue

By Vaishnavi Rao and Romi Kumari, Bharucha & Partners

Freedom to choose arbitration seats is key to party autonomy, as reaffirmed in Arif Azim Company Limited v Micromax Informatics FZE

SMEs see ESG clauses as sustainability drivers

By Swathi Girimaji and Nikita Parihar, Bharucha & Partners

Startups are increasingly adopting ESG practices as strategic imperatives beyond regulatory compliance

Future Legal Leaders 2025

In an era where robust leadership is vital for success in the legal sector, India Business Law Journal recognises the rising stars of India’s legal community

Forced mediation for counterclaims counterproductive

By Ambar Bhushan and Divyam Sharma, Bharucha & Partners

Delhi High Court upheld mandatory mediation for non-urgent counterclaims; Supreme Court confirmed this in Nov 2024

Carbon trading: Unlocking investment potential

By Vandana Pai and Heer Kamdar, Bharucha & Partners

India, a Paris Agreement signatory, aims to cut emissions intensity by 45% by 2030 from 2005 levels

Family settlement disputes may include non-signatories

By Sneha Jaisingh and Yash Arora, Bharucha & Partners

In Ajay Madhusudan Patel v Jyotrindra S Patel, the Supreme Court allowed non-signatories to join arbitration under a family arrangement agreement, applying the Cox & Kings tests

Indemnity insurance should be considered for M&A

By Parag Bhide and Mitali Kshatriya, Bharucha & Partners

India's mergers and acquisitions market is evolving, with transactions growing increasingly complex

Matters on minds

Professional attrition, technology, and foreign firms are the key challenges for Indian law firms, according to our annual legal market survey

Judicial intervention in arbitration finally settled. Again

By Sneha Jaisingh and Jaidhara Shah, Bharucha & Partners

In SBI General Insurance Co Ltd v Krish Spinning, the Supreme Court defined the limits of judicial intervention when courts appoint arbitrators under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

Enforcing anti-dilution rights brings unforeseen consequences

By Swathi Girimaji and Bhanusri Subramanian, Bharucha & Partners

Investors often protect the value of their investments by including anti-dilution rights in their investment agreements

Senior arbitrator Hiroo Advani, team join Bharucha & Partners

Hiroo Advani joins Bharucha & Partners, bringing his team and closing Advani & Co's Mumbai and Delhi offices

Urgent need for standard bank climate disclosures

By Vandana Pai and Hardik Dave, Bharucha & Partners

Recommended mediation possible blow to arbitration ambitions

By Sneha Jaisingh and Subhalaxmi Sen, Bharucha & Partners

EVs humming along with new manufacturing scheme

By Parag Bhide and Vanshika Deora, Bharucha & Partners

IBC section 32A rules even the PMLA

By Sonam Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

Roll-up vehicles driving early-stage investments

By Swathi Girimaji and Sachit Ram, Bharucha & Partners

Indian Law Firm Awards 2024

We recognise the ingenuity and achievements of the country’s top law firms

Reference to arbitration must be specific

By Sudeshna Guha Roy and Alabh Lal, Bharucha & Partners

No uncertainty in multiple seat arbitration provision

By Sneha Jaisingh and Vaishnavi Rao, Bharucha & Partners

Banning false environmental claims benefits private equity

By Vandana Pai and Ayush Jain, Bharucha & Partners

Deals of the Year 2023

India Business Law Journal reveals 50 standout deals and disputes of 2023, and the law firms that successfully concluded them

Only creditors distribute assets discovered after CIRP

By Sonam Gupta and Divyam Sharma, Bharucha & Partners

Barriers to investing in the nuclear sector

By Swathi Girimaji and Sayan Dasgupta, Bharucha & Partners

Ensuring liquidation preference to protect investor rights

By Parag Bhide and Mitali Kshatriya, Bharucha & Partners

Literal or liberal interpretation in extending arbitration

By Sudeshna Guha Roy and Ayush Chaturvedi, Bharucha and Partners

Arbitrator still in place despite unilaterally adjusting fees

By Sneha Jaisingh and Zashank Mehta, Bharucha & Partners

Action needed on lack of SIDI neutrality

By Vandana Pai and Priankita Das, Bharucha & Partners

Insurance is an enticing prospect for investors

By Swathi Girimaji and Sajeev Srivatsava, Bharucha & Partners

No room for camouflaged urgent interim relief

By Sonam Gupta and Shiva Pande, Bharucha & Partners

The clouds of Rainbow Papers roll away

By Karthik Somasundram, Bharucha & Partners

The influence marketing has on investment decisions

By Vandana Pai and Hardik Dave, Bharucha & Partners

Aircraft lessors hope for a smoother runway under new bill

By Sudeshna Guha Roy and Jyotiranjan Nayak, Bharucha & Partners

The challenges of impact investment facing PE investors

By Vandana Pai and Ayush Jain, Bharucha & Partners

Vidarbha: The ratio that wasn’t

By Sonam Gupta and Arunima Nair, Bharucha & Partners

Founder indemnities balance risk against investor comfort

By Sindhu Nayak, Bharucha & Partners

Former directors stay on the hook despite successful CIRP

By Karthik Somasundram and Alabh Lal, Bharucha & Partners

Indian Law Firm Awards 2023

We recognise the ingenuity and achievements of the country’s top law firms

Bombay High Court upholds pre-2013 put options

By Sneha Jaisingh and Anshul Singh, Bharucha & Partners

Before not after regulation for digital markets

By Swathi Girimaj and Sachit Ram, Bharucha & Partners

Reversing Vidarbha is good news for financial creditors

By Sudeshna Guha Roy and Samridhi Lodha, Bharucha & Partners

PE funds face challenges identifying beneficial owners

By Vandana Pai and Hardik Dave, Bharucha & Partners

Green light for litigation despite stalled mediation

By Sonam Gupta and Shiva Pande, Bharucha & Partners

How to keep startup promoters on board

By Swathi Girimaji and Sachit Ram, Bharucha & Partners

IBC valuations may spike with proceeds of avoidable transactions

By Karthik Somasundram and Khyati Mehrotra, Bharucha & Partners

Tech companies favoured in issue of DR shares

By Swathi Girimaji and Varsha Singh, Bharucha & Partners

The future cost of deal valuation notifications

By Swathi Girimaji and Amruth Anand, Bharucha & Partners

Speed important in IBC but fairness more so

By Sneha Jaisingh and Amogh Joshi, Bharucha & Partners

Regulators looking to rate ESG rating providers

By Swathi Girimaji and Harshita Kakar, Bharucha & Partners

Mandatory mediation hoped to unclog commercial lists

By Sonam Gupta and Anurag Tandon, Bharucha & Partners

DSK, Bharucha and Duane Morris advisers for DreamFolks IPO in India

Bharucha & Partners, DSK Legal and Duane Morris & Selvam advised parties involved in the IPO of India’s largest airport services aggregator platform DreamFolks

Committee recommends recognition of stock appreciation rights

By Vandana Pai and Shreya Sreesankar, Bharucha & Partners

Supreme Court says financial creditors not so supreme

By Sudeshna Guha Roy and Elisha Vaswani, Bharucha & Partners

NOIDA dues are not a financial debt

By Shreya Sircar and Sneha Sanyal, Bharucha & Partners

Granting employee stock options to promoters

By Vandana Pai and Gayatri Ramesh, Bharucha & Partners

Private equity investment in P2P solar trading

By Vandana Pai and Subham Chatterjee, Bharucha & Partners

Sale to self of pledged securities not legal

By Karthik Somasundram and Khyati Mehrotra, Bharucha & Partners

Nidumuri leaves Indus to take CAM’s southern dispute reins

Lomesh Kiran Nidumuri has joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as a disputes-practice partner

Supreme Court rules that SEBI must disclose

By Sneha Jaisingh and Aniruddha Banerji, Bharucha & Partners

NHAI takes innovative routes to financing

By Vandana Pai and Ayush Jain, Bharucha & Partners

Indian Law Firm Awards 2022

In a celebration of hard work, ingenuity and excellence, India Business Law Journal reveals the winners of the 2022 Indian Law Firm Awards

NCLT’s ability to issue warrants strengthens insolvency resolution

By Sonam Gupta and Saumay Kapoor, Bharucha & Partners

RERA poses a challenge for private equity

By Vandana Pai and Subham Chatterjee, Bharucha & Partners

Humans still required in private equity

By Vandana Pai and Shreya Sreesankar, Bharucha & Partners

Withdrawal of CIRP may save corporate debtor

By Shreya Sircar and Sanjukta Roy, Bharucha & Partners

Limited challenge to foreign arbitral award enforcement

By Karthik Somasundram and Bhavi Vora, Bharucha & Partners

Private equity and its impact on competition

By Vandana Pai and Gayatri Ramesh, Bharucha & Partners

Do shareholder activists face barriers to calling meetings?

By Justin Bharucha and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Lack of avenue to opt out makes government contracts inequitable

By Shreya Sircar and Jyotsna Punshi, Bharucha & Partners

SC overreach undermines the purpose of IBC

By Sonam Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

Ignoring evidence renders an arbitral award perverse

By Karthik Somasundram, Bharucha & Partners

Mapping global expertise

As a wave of dealmaking showcases legal prowess around the world, India Business Law Journal reveals the top foreign law firms for India work

Non-signatories can be compelled to arbitrate

By Sneha Jaisingh and Aniruddha Banerji, Bharucha & Partners

Balancing commercial considerations with consumer interests

By Shreya Sircar and Ishita Jain, Bharucha & Partners

Ascertaining impact of IBC’s section 32A on criminal proceedings

By Sonam Gupta and Anurag Tandon, Bharucha & Partners

Secured creditors not always financial creditors

By Karthik Somasundram, Sneha Jaisingh and Alabh Lal, Bharucha & Partners

Arbitration gets support in validity and fraud challenges

By Sonam Gupta, Sneha Jaisingh and Saloni Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

The committee of creditors and its commercial wisdom

By Sonam Gupta, Sneha Jaisingh and Divyam Sharma, Bharucha & Partners

Enforcing foreign awards involving only Indian parties

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Breach of natural justice not always fatal

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Specific performance demands that equity be done

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Claims of title and adverse possession are inconsistent

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

SC brings consistency to electronic evidence

By Karthik Somasundram and Shreya Gupta,Bharucha & Partners

Domestic award set aside for patent illegality

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Beneficiaries of public welfare schemes are consumers

By Karthik Somasundram and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

Cryptocurrencies avoid a KO and win on points

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Bias towards enforcement of foreign awards

By Karthik Somasundram and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

When the appointment of a sole arbitrator is invalid

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Court rules committee of creditors is supreme

By Karthik Somasundram and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

Auditor’s professional lapses not fraud

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Guide to litigation strategies

By Sneha Jaisingh and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

Framing a future

Non-signatories of a group are bound to arbitrate

By Karthik Somasundram and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

Equal treatment of all parties to legislation

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Pressing issue

Ineligibility of an arbitrator fatal, unless waived

By Karthik Somasundram and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

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