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Manchanda joins partnership at Chandhiok
Deeksha Manchanda has been inducted into the partnership of Chandhiok & Mahajan.
Previously a counsel at the firm working in the competition and regulatory practice areas, Manchanda specializes in advising clients on all aspects of...
Digital lending in India: Move towards regulation
On 15 January 2021, the Delhi High Court directed the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to respond to a writ petition filed by Dharanidhar Karimojji (petition) seeking the regulation of digital...
Draft drops mandatory non-personal data sharing
Sense seems to have prevailed as the revised draft of the non-personal data report has dropped the mandatory sharing of non-personal data, at least between private entities, which could result in a conflict with intellectual...
Deals of the Year
India Business Law Journal reveals the most significant deals and disputes of 2020 and the law firms that worked tirelessly in bringing them to fruition. By Rebecca Abraham
The year gone by has been unlike...
Protection for fluid trademarks in India
In order to keep up with a changing world, some companies have used branding and advertising of fluid trademarks (i.e., logos), trade dress in particular. Brand owners have done this during covid-19, trying to...
Policy tweak
The Draft Data Centre Policy 2020 is much needed for the digital economy, but could benefit from single window clearance, economic incentives and protections against misuse of data, writes PM Devaiah
The Draft Data...
TMT specialist returns to L&L
L&L Partners has hired Asim Abbas as a partner in the firm’s New Delhi office. Abbas specializes in technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) and has domain expertise in TMT-related assignments relating to policy, regulatory, contractual, compliance...
How proposed data reform will affect venture capital
The committee studying non-personal data and data governance frameworks has issued a draft report for consultation. The report particularly affects digital businesses including fintech and payment service providers, as it proposes a new regime...
Will it work?
The government is working to implement newly codified labour laws, but how will they fare in a transformed working environment? Ragini Rastogi reports
With the new labour codes having received presidential assent, 29 labour laws...
Crisis point
Enduring one of the most challenging periods in their lives, lawyers tell India Business Law Journal how their firms have been managing and how the violent disruption of the pandemic is forcing change. Gautam...
A metamorphosis
The disruptive effects of the pandemic have prompted in-house counsel to evolve or be rendered irrelevant, writes Nitin Mittal
There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on...
Greener pastures
What is the best way for a law firm to manage the exit of a star partner? Six senior lawyers share their views with Vandana ChatlaniWith the global economy firmly in the grip of...
Pulling the plug
In the aftermath of the TikTok ban Mishi Choudhary, the founder of Software Freedom Law Centre (India), says the government must enact pro-privacy legislation that protects private data from tech companies, regardless of their...
A cut above the rest
India Business Law Journal reveals its leading foreign firms for India work. Vandana Chatlani reports
Life has changed dramatically, and so, too, the process of law and business. Disruption, doubts, and delays caused by the...
Carlyle continues India investment with Nxtra stake
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and L&L Partners advised entities within the Carlyle Group when it agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Bharti Airtel's data centre arm, Nxtra Data.
Bharti Airtel, which will retain the remaining...
Are you being watched?
Governments adopting trace-and-track apps to prevent the spread of the pandemic have raised questions about the ‘right balance’ between pandemic response and privacy considerations. James Nunn-Price and Manish Sehgal set out the risks and...
Managing outsourcing contracts
Outsourcing companies face severe operational challenges under the pandemic and understanding the impact of the force majeure clause and the doctrine of frustration is important in determining recourse for parties. Arijita Kakati and Aparna...
Indian Law Firm Awards 2020
And the winners are ... Rebecca Abraham reports
Companies and law firms across India have been grappling with a global pandemic in what was already a challenging market, and are now facing an economic downturn....
How COVID-19 affects personal health data
Governments and civil societies worldwide are making dramatic efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. In India, notices have been placed outside the homes of people under quarantine or with the names of those...
India unplugged
As the country grapples with the dual realities of Digital India and being the ‘internet shutdown capital of the world’, Amar Sundram analyses a recent Supreme Court judgment challenging blackout actions in Kashmir.
The Narendra...
