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RERA
What’s the deal?

At a crossroads

Recognizing homebuyers as financial creditors in the event of insolvencies is a welcome move, but the RERA remains the preferred route for recovering funds
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Unilateral appointment
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Unilateral appointments under threat

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News
Market pulse

News in brief

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Deals
Deal digest

Deals in brief – March 2020

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insolvency
Dispute Digest

IBC cannot be used as a threat

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evidence
Dispute Digest

Documentary evidence outweighs oral testimony

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coffee
Deal digest

Investors pour funds into tea chain

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puzzle pieces
Deal digest

DWF buys Mindcrest for US$10.7 million

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diversity
Intelligence report

Diversity adversity

Supreme Court Justices Dhananjaya Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi recently passed a ruling that enables women officers to serve as army commanders. The court also granted women officers the right to extended permanent service – a privilege that previously applied only to men. While the order affords women army officers the rights they deserved long ago, it does not fix overnight the backward views and stubborn stereotypes that persist within the corridors of power, be it those in the army or elsewhere.
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Simmons
Market pulse

New India head at Simmons & Simmons

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Trust Legal
Market pulse

Trust Legal opens Ahmedabad office

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adani
Deal digest

Adani Electricity makes US$1bn bond issuance

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Jones day
Market pulse

Jones Day promotes two to partnership in Singapore

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virtual currency
Business Law Digest

Supreme Court paves way for virtual currencies

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DSK Legal art law firm practice Anand Desai Chandrima Mitra.
Market pulse

DSK Legal launches art law practice

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Business Law Digest

SEBI revises norms for portfolio managers

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covid-19
Features

A new dawn

As employers wake up to the reality of COVID-19, how can they minimize risks for employees and ensure business continuity?
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international
Features

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.
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internet
Features

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
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music
What’s the deal?

Out of harmony

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

Blue sky thinking

The competition regulator has over the years allowed companies to undertake innovative commitments to enable their mergers to go through
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Companies Act
Business Law Digest

Takeover offer provisions of Companies Act updated

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stamp act
Business Law Digest

Significant amendments made to Indian Stamp Act

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trade
Spotlight

Bridges not barriers

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

News in brief – February 2020

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news
Deal digest

Deals In brief – February 2020

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promotions
Market pulse

Three partner-level promotions at Link Legal

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Dhaval
Market pulse

New rainmakers at Dhaval Vussonji

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game
Dispute Digest

Court dismisses gambling PIL against online game

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employees
Dispute Digest

Contractual employees entitled to PF benefits

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avenue
Deal digest

CAM in Avenue Supermarts’ QIP

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hotel
Deal digest

Luxury hotel changes hands in Pune

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Deal digest

Lenders assign GSML debt to ARC

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cement
Deal digest

Khaitan cements ‘one of a kind’ acquisition

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company
Vantage point

The risk-reward conundrum

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

How lawyers can find jobs in the US

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

Securing the family silver

Why many wealthy Indians are shifting capital overseas
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brand
Practitioner's Perspective

How Colgate defended its brand

Pravin Anand and Achuthan Sreekumar illustrate how limited information isn't a barrier to stopping an infringing activity
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deals
What’s the deal?

Deals of the Year 2019

Revealing the most significant deals and disputes, and the lawyers who guided them
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Deals law firm
Deal digest

Deals in brief – December 2019 / January 2020

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News in brief
Market pulse

News in brief

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norton rose
Market pulse

NRF hires India-focused Dubai counsel

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arbitration
Market pulse

Lawyer pens book on infrastructure arbitration

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partnership
Market pulse

LexOrbis promotes 2 to partnership

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Chopra
Market pulse

New assistant GC at Flipkart

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parking
Dispute Digest

Developer pulled up over club, parking fees

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pension
Dispute Digest

Ruling quashes resignees’ right to a pension

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transaction
Dispute Digest

High court ruling on guarantor cheques

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Dispute Digest

SC: No defamation protection for intermediaries

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solar panel
Deal digest

HSA gets result for renewables in tariff dispute

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Mahindra
Deal digest

Mahindra hails Meru as subsidiary

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Indiabulls
Deal digest

Indiabulls en route to real estate exit

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clariant grasim
Deal digest

Clariant sells Masterbatches business

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fuel
Deal digest

BP, Reliance form fuel retail JV

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harassment
Vantage point

India in 2020: Tackling sexual harassment 

The legislature has cast a liability on the employer to combat sexual harassment in the workplace
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data
Vantage point

India in 2020: Relief in sight from data protection bill?

The report on the revised bill is is being eagerly awaited by the industry
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digital
Vantage point

India in 2020: Digital transformation is key for GCs

Technology to be the buzzword at all GC discussion platforms in 2020
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FDI
Vantage point

India in 2020: Easing restrictions on foreign investment

The surge in FDI will result in a boost for employment and the economy
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data
Spotlight

Juggling act

How conflicting interests shaped the data protection bill
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company
Business Law Digest

Hiring company secretaries

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bill
Business Law Digest

PDP bill reaches parliament

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directors
Business Law Digest

New rules for independent directors

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multilateral
Business Law Digest

OECD multilateral instrument comes into effect

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insolvency
Intelligence report

Pecking order

This article explores the tensions that arise between the powers of the court in policing the implementation and proper interpretation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (code), the limits on the rights of the corporate debtor during the insolvency process, and the powers of the insolvency resolution professional (IRP) in these circumstances
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arbitration cadbury
Inbox

Section 87 relief for private companies

Supreme Court granted a huge relief to debt-ridden private sector by striking down section 87
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creditor
Inbox

Creditors’ wisdom should be heeded

Supreme Court verdict in the case of Essar Steel brought clarity to IBC code
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Looking beyond litigation for resolving disputes
Features

Courting mediation

The Singapore Convention brings hope to businesses looking for a faster route to dispute resolution
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Practitioner's Perspective

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
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Practitioner's Perspective

Multiple dimensions of mediation

A good settlement strategy evolves depending on the interplay between different aspects of the dispute
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rising star
Intelligence report

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
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Spotlight

In the hot seat

Baker McKenzie’s first Asian global chair discusses India, trade war and the firm’s future
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A-List-image-for-website
Market pulse

Help us identify the top India-focused foreign lawyers

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harassment
What’s the deal?

Progress against harassment

How courts are dealing with prosecutions of sexual harassment in the workplace
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Practitioner's Perspective

Guide to litigation strategies

By Sneha Jaisingh and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners
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news
Market pulse

News in Brief

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deals
Deal digest

Deals in Brief – November 2019

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partners
Market pulse

Kay Legal gives equity to 2 partners

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IndiGo
Market pulse

IndiGo GC in uncharted territory

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Hindustan
Market pulse

New GC at Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages

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Total
Deal digest

Adani Gas sells large stake to Total

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Advent
Deal digest

Advent fully acquires lingerie brand Enamor

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IPO
Deal digest

Budweiser’s HK IPO includes Indian work

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Aakash
Deal digest

Blackstone takes stake in test prep company Aakash

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creditors
Dispute Digest

CJM can deal with applications of secured creditors

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proprietary
Dispute Digest

Sole proprietary concerns cannot file insolvency petitions

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nurse
Dispute Digest

Commercial use clarified for nurses’ residences

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Hotels
Dispute Digest

Hotels are liable for theft of guest’s vehicles

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data
Business Law Digest

RBI clarifies data localization norms

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payments
Business Law Digest

Retail payments to be first RBI sandbox grouping

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data
Business Law Digest

Committee to look into NPD governance

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board
Business Law Digest

Amended rules target board transaction powers

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tax
Business Law Digest

Tax evasion convention comes into force

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clinical forensics
Inbox

Revitalizing clinical legal education

Clinical legal education serves as the critical link between theory and practice
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exchange
Business Law Digest

Foreign exchange management rules notified

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tax
Vantage point

Take the chains off business

Recent moves to decriminalize violations of corporate and tax law are welcome
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india law firm fee 2019
What’s the deal?

Law firm billing rates survey 2019

Rising fees and falling margins
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Future of India's leading law firms: India’s corporate law firms have invested so much. What will happen to India’s iconic law firms when the time comes for their well-known partners to bow out
Features

Framing a future

Succession planning at India's iconic law firms
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Intelligence report

The A-List 2019

The fourth annual edition of the A-List is a continuation of India Business Law Journal’s efforts to recognize India’s most outstanding lawyers. This year, in order to acknowledge the grandees of the legal profession, as well as recognizing our regular 100 A-List of highly talented practitioners, we identify 35 legal “icons”.
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Market pulse

Help us identify the top deals of 2019

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deals regulatory
Market pulse

Deals in brief – October 2019

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news
Market pulse

News in Brief

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cblj
Market pulse

Second CBLJ Forum to be held in Shanghai

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insolvency
Market pulse

UK firm hires Indian insolvency specialist

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IBA
Market pulse

IBA holds first annual conference in Korea

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counsel
Market pulse

Senior counsel joins UK chamber as door tenant

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DMD
Market pulse

DMD Advocates hires economics director

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advent
Deal digest

Advent buys out DFM foods

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aditya
Deal digest

Advent leads US$300m fundraise by Aditya Birla

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writing
Vantage point

Lose the legalese please

Many lawyers overlook the usefulness of effective writing
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reforms
Business Law Digest

Tax reforms introduced to stimulate economy

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SEBI
Business Law Digest

SEBI updates foreign portfolio regulations

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Spotlight

A fine balance

Merging the wants of employers and employees is no easy task
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RERA
Dispute Digest

Remedies under CPA, RERA are concurrent

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Dispute Digest

Fraud allegation cannot nullify arbitration agreement

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arbitrator
Dispute Digest

Supreme Court holds that company director can nominate arbitrator

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arbitration
Dispute Digest

Courts must restrict role to determining existence of arbitration agreement

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law
Inbox

Law students and the thirst for internship

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law firms
Intelligence report

State of play

Indian law firms face a daunting pace attack from big accountancy firms amid a slow-wicket economy. On top of this, in-house counsel are facing up to more work internally, leaving less for law firms.
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sandbox
Vantage point

Innovative play in the sandbox

Insurance regulators need to adopt a flexible approach to startups
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mergers
What’s the deal?

Dial M for merger

Competition law: Assessing global TMT mergers
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