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Court rules committee of creditors is supreme

By Karthik Somasundram and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

An invisible crisis

Societies and economies are being crippled by a lack of trust

Courting mediation

The Singapore Convention brings hope to businesses looking for a faster route to dispute resolution

When should companies recoup pension fund losses?

Exempted employers have to make good on payment defaults by issuers only in the event of a shortfall in interest payout

Multiple dimensions of mediation

A good settlement strategy evolves depending on the interplay between different aspects of the dispute

Insolvency rules issued for financial services providers

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

Examining validity of West Bengal’s HIRA Act

By Vikram Wadehra and Nupur Rathi, Vidhii Partners

Perils of company buyback in venture capital financing

By Siddharth Seshan and Tushar Gogoi, Samvad Partners

Tribunals are here to stay, but with improvements

By Amit Kapur, J. Sagar Associates

Auditor’s professional lapses not fraud

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Privacy law and its commercial implications

By Manoj Kumar, Hammurabi & Solomon

Something for everyone in the Essar judgment

By Aniket Sawant and Arvind Nagaraj, SNG & Partners

Rising Stars 2019

Jostling for position, arguably a useful skill when employed in moderation, has been elevated to a high art form in India, be it on busy highways or in professional life. While six or seven law firms dominate the legal market, a universe of medium and small firms of varying expertise and reputation are elbowing their way forward

Resolution of disputed claims in insolvency process

By Charanya Lakshmikumaran and Gopal Machiraju, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

In the hot seat

Baker McKenzie’s first Asian global chair discusses India, trade war and the firm’s future

Insolvency and related considerations for directors

By Shivaji Bhattacharya and Prateek Sharma, S&R Associates

Open for business

Foreign investment requirements relaxed in single brand retail and other areas

Progress against harassment

How courts are dealing with prosecutions of sexual harassment in the workplace

Patent processes: Who carries burden of proof?

By Swati Gupta, LexOrbis

Rights ignored in optimising trademark processes

By Ruchi Sarin and Keya Joshi, LexOrbis

FAQs for encumbrance definition raise concerns

By Yogesh Chande and Preeti Kapany, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Are electric vehicles sparking into life at last?

By Abhishek Tripathi and Anura Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

EVs: Driving towards a sustainable environment

By Dipti Lavya Swain and Ketaki Dandiya, HSA Advocates

Guide to litigation strategies

By Sneha Jaisingh and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners

FDI reforms give embattled economy a shot in the arm

By Vaibhav Kakkar and Sahil Arora, L&L Partners

Methods to levy indirect tax on e-commerce players

By Gautam Khurana and Mamta Saluja, India Law Offices

Taking a lenient approach to leniency

By Karan Chandhiok and Ruchi Khanna, Chandhiok & Mahajan

News in Brief

Revitalizing clinical legal education

Clinical legal education serves as the critical link between theory and practice

Take the chains off business

Recent moves to decriminalize violations of corporate and tax law are welcome

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Fair use doctrine in generative AI

Applying fair use doctrine to generative AI

By Ernest Luigi A Manzanares, Federis & Associates Law Offices

Applying for a VASP licence in BVI

By Gary Smith and Frost Wu, Loeb Smith Attorneys
Singapore's trade positionvideo

Right place and right time

By Chen Zhida, Helmsman 

Product-by-process claim lesson in appeal judgment

By Pravin Anand, Vaishali Mittal, and Siddhant Chamola, Anand and Anand

Correspondents

New act brings telecoms up to speed

New act brings telecoms up to speed

By Ashima Obhan and Manisha Khalkho, Obhan & Associates
Supreme Court tax regime for online gaming

Supreme Court to set tax regime for online gaming

By Shankey Agrawal, and Lopamudra Mahapatra, BMR Legal
RBI financial climate risk

RBI’s draft directive for housing finance companies

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

Features

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In-house Counsel Awards 2023-24

In-house counsel and corporate legal teams honoured by their peers for outstanding legal work. Katherine Abraham reports

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Lawyers' long work hours in India

Punching the clock

A national debate on long, grinding work hours finds most relevance in the legal profession

Practitioner’s perspectives

India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act

Planning and implementing best-practice compliance

By Prashanth Shivadass and Shri Gayathri, Shivadass & Shivadass Law Chambers
India Data Protection key aspects

The key aspects of India’s Data Protection Act

By Cyril Abrol, Remfry & Sagar
India’s data protection goals with AI

Black list or white: Navigating India’s data protection goals with AI

By Arnav Joshi and Ashima Obhan, Obhan & Associates

Vantage point

Smita Rajmohan on implementing AI systems

First time? Don’t pAnIc!

Smita Rajmohan, a counsel at Autodesk, explains how to introduce AI into your company

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