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April 2020

S&R
Deal digest

S&R assists in SirionLabs fundraise

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relief
Features

Slowing the free fall

With the COVID-19 outbreak, the government has introduced a lockdown to limit the spread of the virus among the population, while introducing a raft of measures to protect businesses
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home
Spotlight

Home and safe?

With COVID-19 forcing companies to implement work-from-home policies, Jim Fitzsimmons helps us understand the cybersecurity risks posed by a remote workforce
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facebook
Deal digest

Jio friends Facebook, 4 others

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lockdown
Practitioner's Perspective

Keeping in step with the times

Patent offices and courts have introduced proactive measures in response to the COVID-19 lockdown
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disputes
What’s the deal?

Pandemics unforeseen

How will the courts respond to an anticipated deluge of disputes relating to frustration of contracts in a post-COVID-19 world?
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Dispute Digest

Filing limitations apply under section 8 of Arbitration Act

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covid
Practitioner's Perspective

COVID-19: Business as usual

Despite the disruption created by the lockdown, Remfry & Sagar has been providing real-time updates on IP matters to clients
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rooter
Deal digest

Challenge in the balance for Rooter fundraise

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Market pulse

News in brief – April 2020

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Business Law Digest

Ministry of corporate affairs rolls out relief measures

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VIRTUAL EGMS
Business Law Digest

Circular on virtual EGMs

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cryptos
Dispute Digest

Supreme Court quashes RBI ban on cryptos

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India
Intelligence report

Indian Law Firm Awards 2020

In this difficult and dynamic environment, India Business Law Journal’s editorial team was once again tasked with selecting the winners of the Indian Law Firm Awards. Our decisions are based on thousands of nominations and endorsements received from in-house counsel, other senior corporate executives and legal professionals around the world, as well as hundreds of submissions from Indian law firms
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highway
HSA Advocates

Supreme Court says my way or no highway

By Rachika Sahay and Meghna Mishra, HSA Advocates
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payment
Samvad Partners

Online payment players are now under the RBI

By Juhi Mehta and Manali Kakatkar, Samvad Partners
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VC
L&L Partners

Virtual currency trade sees challenges with FDI

By Arjun Rajgopal and Akshaya Iyer, L&L Partners
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banking
Bharucha & Partners

Cryptocurrencies avoid a KO and win on points

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners
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corporate debtors
Hammurabi & Solomon

Net tightens for promoters of corporate debtors

By Manoj Kumar and Shweta Bharti, Hammurabi & Solomon
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covid
JSA

We can suffer corona or embrace coexistence

By Poonam Verma and Adishree Chakraborty, J. Sagar Associates
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lockdown
Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Powering up government efforts under lockdown

By Abhishek Tripathi and Mani Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors
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lease
India Law Offices

COVID-19 and obligations under lease agreements

By Gautam Khurana and Chandra Shekhar, India Law Offices
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Contracts
Kochhar & Co

Contracts and force majeure during a pandemic

By Chandrasekhar Tampi and Ankur Khandelwal, Kochhar & Co
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M&A
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

What’s in store for M&As in a post COVID-19 economy

By Raghubir Menon and Aditya Parolia, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
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covid
Phoenix Legal

RBI provides COVID-19 relief; others yet to catch up

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal
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Competition
Chandhiok & Mahajan

Competition and COVID-19: Compliance for businesses

By Deeksha Manchanda and Shruthi Rao, Chandhiok & Mahajan
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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Avoiding preferential transfers by debtors

By Charanya Lakshmikumaran and Gopal Machiraju, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
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force majeure
SNG & Partners

COVID-19: Conundrum for borrowers and lenders

By Aniket Sawant and Shreenath Pandeya, SNG & Partners
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LexOrbis

Pursuing additional content after a patent application

By Joginder Singh and Piyush Sharma, LexOrbis
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brands
LexOrbis

Brands adopt stronger enforcement strategies

By Manisha Singh and Keya Joshi, LexOrbis
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Deals in brief | India Business Law Journal
Deal digest

Deals In brief – April 2020

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contracts
Vantage point

‘E’ sign of the times

With COVID-19, the silver lining for the legal community will be a greater adoption of e-contracts
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yes bank
Deal digest

Yes Bank reconstruction scheme ready

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trilegal
Deal digest

Trilegal guides sale through during lockdown

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Carlyle
Deal digest

Carlyle sells Metropolis shares

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london
Market pulse

McDermott hires London partner to grow India business

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ADA
Market pulse

Change of leadership at ADA

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climate change
Market pulse

Ex-Trilegal partner establishes climate change NGO

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promotions
Market pulse

Firms announce annual promotions

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Legal services largely exempt from GST
Inbox

GST levied on services not taken

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funding
Inbox

Third-party funding needed in arbitrations

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Market Pulse

Correspondents

RBI prepaid payment instruments draft

Ending ‘exceptionalism’ for prepaid payment instruments

By Lokesh Malik and Samarjeet Deo, SNG & Partners
O n 12 June 2026, the Ministry of Finance issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026 (Third Amendment Rules)

Recalibrating India’s FPI regime beyond NRIs/OCIs

By Aman Avinav, Phoenix Legal
India online gaming regulations

Significance of new rules on determining, registering online games

By Ashima Obhan and Priyanka Narayanan, Obhan Mason

Features

IBLJ Law Firm Awards, 2026

Setting the benchmark for legal excellence in India

AI in Arbitration Services

AAA tools up with AI

As AAA turns 100, CEO Bridget McCormack discusses ICDR growth and responsible AI tools reshaping arbitration services globally

Chennai Legal Market Overview

Chennai’s legal fabric

Chennai’s legal ecosystem goes beyond litigation as the port city has a high court legacy, specialised practices, local insight and relationship-driven advocacy

Expert Briefings

Pune Legal Market Guide

Experts share insights on why Pune is the right destination for establishing or expanding your business, and on the finer details of setting up

India GCC compliance frameworkvideo

Setting up a GCC in India

By Vikas Agarwal and Vivek Sadhale, LegaLogic Consulting

Taking the Pune advantage

By Aanchal Lamba and Richa Joshi, Stride Legal

Opinion

India Co-Lending Framework

Rebalancing bank-NBFC relationships

Co-lending needs greater parity amid heightened regulatory scrutiny, argues Nishant Kotak, head of legal at DSP Group

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