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April 2019

Caught up in courts

It will take a lot more than commercial courts and mandatory mediation to unclog the legal system

Protecting the innovators

Chitra Iyer argues that India’s first judgment on standard essential patents is for the greater good

Parliament in numbers

A look back at the Lok Sabha's performance in the past five years compared with the two previous terms

Inside out

Complying wtih India's amended insider trading regulations

Weak links

Anti-counterfeiting measures in draft e-commerce policy risk slowing down online trade in India

Focus on the Spotify case

Manoj K Singh and Samridh Ahuja explore compulsory licensing in India’s copyright regime

The Monsanto judgment

Pravin Anand and Dhruv Anand say Supreme Court decision is lease of life for biotech innovation

Safeguarding brands online

Essenese Obhan and Taarika Pillai analyze online counterfeiting, intermediary liability rules

Taking a deeper look at changes to SBO regime

By Saket Shukla and Akshay Sachthey, Phoenix Legal

Draft e-commerce policy – the devil is in the details

By Arun Prabhu and Samraat Basu, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Are designs provided to auto-parts makers dutiable?

By Sudipta Bhattacharjee and Shashank Shekhar, Advaita Legal

Arbitrability of disputes under Transfer of Property Act

By Supriya Majumdar, Vidhii Partners

Clarity on SBO rules adds to compliance burden

By Siddharth Nair and Ritwik Mukherjee, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Indian perspective on Singapore convention

By Poornima Hatti and Surabhi Rao, Samvad Partners

Courts clarify put options are not forward contracts

By Bhumika Batra and Sachita Shetty, Crawford Bayley & Co

The importance of patent searching to save cost, time

By Pankaj Musyuni, LexOrbis

Calculating punitive damages in infringement

By DPS Parmar, LexOrbis
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Risks in acquiring distressed infrastructure assets

By Rupinder Malik, Sidharrth Shankar and Srishti Moitra, J. Sagar Associates

NCLAT says statutory dues also operational debt

By Abhishek Dutta and Sayli Petiwale, Aureus Law Partners

Online aggregators need legal, regulatory clarity

By Vishruta Kaul and Amit Khansaheb, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Court says consumers not obliged to seek arbitration

By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Deadline to file written statement mandatory

By Deepak Sabharwal, Deepak Sabharwal & Associates

Staying compliant with competition law for M&A

By Simran Dhir and Dhruv Agarwal, S&R Associates

Commercial implications of RBI circular strike-down

By Shweta Bharti, Hammurabi & Solomon

Competition Act gets constitutionality check

By Karan Singh Chandhiok, Vikram Sobti and Lagna Panda, Chandhiok & Mahajan

Ordinance puts depositors ahead of secured creditors

By Devyani Dhawan and Jyotika Bajaj, SNG & 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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