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July/August 2018

The state of India’s legal market

An assessment of the prevailing trends in the legal profession

Open market for fake goods

The current system does not create a sufficient deterrence to counterfeiters

Legal discord?

An examination of the overlap between the competition regulator and courts on IP disputes

A touch of disruption

The legal sector must prepare for the growing commercialization of AI and blockchain technology

Hitting the mark

With managing partners being primary rainmakers, are revenue targets useful for lawyers?

Legislation for the ‘new gold’

The draft data protection bill appears to encourage protectionism, writes Srinjoy Banerjee, assistant vice president and legal counsel at Genpact

TV outlets and distributors face new regulatory regime

By Jaya Singhania, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Homebuyers’ arsenal adds financial creditor status

By Aditya Vikram Dua and Satish Anand Sharma, SNG & Partners

Bond investment guidelines a relief for foreign investors

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

Amendments extend reach of India’s anti-bribery law

By Manoj Kumar, Hammurabi & Solomon

Many successes chalked up during first year of GST

By L Badri Narayanan, Jyoti Pal and Disha Jain, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Promoter-investor disputes may be solved by mediation

By Ekta Bahl, Samvad Partners

Ease of doing business: Uneasy reporting of FDI

By Vaibhav Kakkar and Snigdhaneel Satpathy, L&L Partners

Recognition of homebuyers: Sympathy without security

By Varsha Banerjee and Juhi Bhambhani, Dhir & Dhir Associates

Changes aim to halt abuse of insolvency proceedings

By Deepak Sabharwal, Deepak Sabharwal & Associates

More action needed to ease contractors’ liquidity crisis

By Dhirendra Negi and Ananya Kumar, J. Sagar Associates

Smart cities mission meshes with communications policy

By Sharath Chandrasekhar and Soujanya Gollapudi, HSA Advocates

Serial filing of divisional patent applications in India

By Joginder Singh, LexOrbis

Decision marks another step widening the arbitration net

By Karthik Somasundram and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

Most Recent

Cross-border remote work taxation

Personal taxation for a borderless workforce

By Mukesh Butani and Varun Gakhar, BMR Legal
Ending-exceptionalism-for-prepaid-payment-instruments

Ending ‘exceptionalism’ for prepaid payment instruments

By Lokesh Malik and Samarjeet Deo, SNG & Partners
AI-enabled domain name abuse

Preventing AI-powered domain name abuse

By Madhu Rewari, Anand and Anand

Correspondents

Negotiation priorities for Japanese investors in India

By Ketan Mukhija, Deepanshi Trivedi and Anshu Gupta, Kochhar & Co
AI-enabled domain name abuse

Preventing AI-powered domain name abuse

By Madhu Rewari, Anand and Anand
Cross-border remote work taxation

Personal taxation for a borderless workforce

By Mukesh Butani and Varun Gakhar, BMR 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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