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February 2020

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.

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

Out of harmony

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

Blue sky thinking

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

The curious case of the privacy sandbox

By Lagna Panda, Chandhiok & Mahajan

Analysis of the new minority exit option

By Inder Mohan Singh and Mohammed Abid Hussain, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Draft framework for retail payment systems operators

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

FFL requirement for newly added subject matter

By Piyush Sharma, LexOrbis

Banking on relaxations for commercial real estate loans

By Devyani Dhawan and Jyotika Bajaj, SNG & Partners

Regulation of gig workers: A step forward?

By Junaira Rahman and Nikita Tanwar, Samvad Partners.

Understanding the reasons behind discom stress

By Anura Gupta and Abhishek Tripathi, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Overlap between insolvency code and arbitration law

By Charanya Lakshmikumaran and Puneeth Ganapathy, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Bridges not barriers

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

Funding from international sources for companies

By Gautam Khurana, India Law Offices

Reverse insolvency to the rescue in housing projects

Manoj Kumar and Shweta Bharti, Hammurabi & Solomon

When the appointment of a sole arbitrator is invalid

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

The risk-reward conundrum

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

How lawyers can find jobs in the US

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

Most Recent

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

India Co-Lending Framework

Rebalancing bank-NBFC relationships

RBI scrutiny forces India co-lending partners to prove risk, customer ownership and governance in practice

Correspondents

Vodafone ruling redials rights over ringtone royalties

By Neel Mason, Ekta Sharma and Surabhi Katare, Obhan Mason
India ECB Framework Liberalisation

Liberalisation of India’s external commercial borrowing regime

By Nishtha Arora and Ashutosh Kumar, SNG & Partners
Delhi EV Policy 2026-2030video

Flaws diverting Delhi’s draft EV policy

By Abhishek Tripathi and Ashutosh Senger, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Features

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

India FDI Policy Update

Policy, paradox and participation

LG India’s Rajiv Malik welcomes changes to Press Note 3 that mean a new FDI policy for close neighbours

Expert Briefings

Chennai: A future with data governance

By Kirthi Jayakumar, Peritum Partners
Tamil Nadu Real Estate Reforms

Growing Tamil Nadu’s real estate ecosystem

By Mohamed Sirajutheen and Varalashmi Arunachalam, Peritum Partners

Chennai snapshot: Dispute resolution, insolvency

By Durga Bhatt, Peritum Partners

Opinion

India Co-Lending Framework

Rebalancing bank-NBFC relationships

RBI scrutiny forces India co-lending partners to prove risk, customer ownership and governance in practice

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