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Features

The International A-List 2020

Of the hundreds of lawyers around the world who claim to be India experts, which ones are leading the field? To find out, India Business Law Journal sought answers from a large number of professionals, mainly experienced lawyers at Indian law firms and India-focused in-house counsel around the world.
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internet
Features

India unplugged

As the country grapples with the dual realities of Digital India and being the ‘internet shutdown capital of the world’, it analyses a recent Supreme Court judgment challenging blackout actions in Kashmir
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music
What’s the deal?

Out of harmony

Clarity from the Intellectual Property Appellate Board is required to lessen tensions between music labels and broadcasters
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CCI
Expert briefings

Blue sky thinking

The competition regulator has over the years allowed companies to undertake innovative commitments to enable their mergers to go through
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sandbox
Chandhiok & Mahajan

The curious case of the privacy sandbox

By Lagna Panda, Chandhiok & Mahajan
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shares
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Analysis of the new minority exit option

By Inder Mohan Singh and Mohammed Abid Hussain, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
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Companies Act
Business Law Digest

Takeover offer provisions of Companies Act updated

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policy
HSA Advocates

Interplay of polity, policy on infrastructure development

By Shreshth Sharma and Molshree Bhatnagar, HSA Advocates
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retail
Phoenix Legal

Draft framework for retail payment systems operators

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal
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application
LexOrbis

FFL requirement for newly added subject matter

By Piyush Sharma, LexOrbis
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infringement
LexOrbis

Recourse measures for apprehension of infringement

By DPS Parmar, LexOrbis
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stamp act
Business Law Digest

Significant amendments made to Indian Stamp Act

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loans
SNG & Partners

Banking on relaxations for commercial real estate loans

By Devyani Dhawan and Jyotika Bajaj, SNG & Partners
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workers
Samvad Partners

Regulation of gig workers: A step forward?

By Junaira Rahman and Nikita Tanwar, Samvad Partners.
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discom
Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Understanding the reasons behind discom stress

By Anura Gupta and Abhishek Tripathi, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors
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Arbitration
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Overlap between insolvency code and arbitration law

By Charanya Lakshmikumaran and Puneeth Ganapathy, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
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trade
Spotlight

Bridges not barriers

Membership of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership would allow India to overcome its stunted trading relationship with its neighbours
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news
Market pulse

News in brief – February 2020

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news
Deal digest

Deals In brief – February 2020

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promotions
Market pulse

Three partner-level promotions at Link Legal

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Dhaval
Market pulse

New rainmakers at Dhaval Vussonji

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game
Dispute Digest

Court dismisses gambling PIL against online game

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employees
Dispute Digest

Contractual employees entitled to PF benefits

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avenue
Deal digest

CAM in Avenue Supermarts’ QIP

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hotel
Deal digest

Luxury hotel changes hands in Pune

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Deal digest

Lenders assign GSML debt to ARC

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cement
Deal digest

Khaitan cements ‘one of a kind’ acquisition

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digital media
L&L Partners

FDI in digital media – easing of norms or restriction?

By Vivek Pareek and Shreshth Bhartia, L&L Partners
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funding
India Law Offices

Funding from international sources for companies

By Gautam Khurana, India Law Offices
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insolvency
Hammurabi & Solomon

Reverse insolvency to the rescue in housing projects

Manoj Kumar and Shweta Bharti, Hammurabi & Solomon
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sole arbitrator
Bharucha & Partners

When the appointment of a sole arbitrator is invalid

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners
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company
Vantage point

The risk-reward conundrum

A GC’s ability to play a lawyer-guardian type role in a company is critical
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lawyers
Inbox

How lawyers can find jobs in the US

Getting a legal job abroad is not impossible and is becoming less uncommon
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Opinion

India Co-Lending Framework

Rebalancing bank-NBFC relationships

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