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October 2022

Keymasters

A GC’s guide to global investment trends

The business of billing

As clients get savvier, law firms face pressure to lower their fees

Who’s listening?

Are industry calls to tone down cybersecurity directives being heard?

Where there’s a will

How legal advisers can guide clients and peers through the uncomfortable yet unavoidable subject of estate planning

Enforcing integrity

Insolvency board makes greater use of enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance with the bankruptcy code

Planks missing from newly regulated online bond platforms

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

Descriptive terms cannot be styled protected trademarks

By Manisha Singh and Malyashree Sridharan, LexOrbis

Apple not falling far enough from the tree

By Manisha Singh and Malyashree Sridharan, LexOrbis

Consent and security will underpin data protection

By Mathew Chacko, Aadya Misra, Shambhavi Mishra and Ada Shaharbanu, Spice Route Legal

Rainbow Papers judgment: Clouds loom over IBC

By Soumitra Majumdar and Utkarsh Bandhu, JSA
The Rainbow Papers judgment introduces uncertainty into the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code by recognizing the state government as a secured creditor

No automatic right to wages during insolvency resolution

By Aditya Vikram Dua and Parvathi Menon, SNG & Partners

India zeroes in on emissions targets

By Manish Dembla and Srishti Kanwar, Kochhar & Co.

Exclusion clauses may not exclude everything

By Faranaaz Karbhari and Akriti Shikha, HSA Advocates

Standards needed for chasing crypto-assets across borders

By Ashima Obhan and Aparna Amnerkar, Obhan & Associates

Giving India’s pilot CBDC wings to fly

By Shilpa Mankar Ahluwalia, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Royalties for recordings are a live Issue

By Abhishek Malhotra and Urjitah Srikanth, TMT Law Practice

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

Correspondents

Cross-border remote work taxation

Personal taxation for a borderless workforce

By Mukesh Butani and Varun Gakhar, BMR Legal
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

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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