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International A-List 2022

The top 100 overseas lawyers for handing India matters

DAOism: a new kind of faith

The rise of decentralised autonomous organisations sees trust taken from humans and bestowed on technology

Superstructure mortgages – A bit wobbly?

By Amaresh Kumar Singh and Dipti Lavya Swain, HSA Advocates

Between rocks & hard places

By Pan Cong, SHAREit Group
With differing obligations at home and abroad, how can global companies optimise data compliance strategies?

Court requires banks to join fight against scammers

By Manisha Singh and Simran Bhullar, LexOrbis

Humans still required in private equity

By Vandana Pai and Shreya Sreesankar, Bharucha & Partners

FSSAI notification gives major boost to hemp industry

By Essenese Obhan and Charul Yadav, Obhan & Associates

Dilemma of a nominee director sharing confidential information

By Bharat Vasani, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

CCI now cracking down hard on cartels

By Raj Chakrabarti and Parth Mehta, Kochhar & Co.

Possible happy ending for controversial cinema bill

By Manisha Singh and Aarushi Mishra, LexOrbis

Collateral damage

By George W Russell
How Russia sanctions may snag India and disrupt the global business of law

Future Legal Leaders 2022

50 up-and-coming lawyers who are poised for further success

Overview of CSR regime: Now spend or deposit

By Arvind Sharma and Manan Kapoor, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

CCI’s penalty orders need guidance, consistency

By Karan S Chandhiok, Chandhiok & Mahajan

CFAs add to Singapore’s legal hub status

By Vikram Nair and Avinash Pradhan, Rajah & Tann

Tightened norms for financial institutions

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

Power markets may finally spark into life

By Abhishek Tripathi and Shivika Agarwal, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

CCI theoretical analysis of vertical agreements not practical

By Avinash Amarnath and Tarun Donadi, Chandhiok & Mahajan

Subsidies may spark interest in EV batteries

By Dipti Lavya Swain and Mishthi Seth, HSA Advocates

Giving credit greater access to data

By Shilpa Mankar Ahluwalia and Akshita Agrawal, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Dispute resolution in India for Japanese companies

By Nishant Menon and Kavita Sarin, Kochhar & Co

Different approaches to CFA and crypto advertising

By Vivek Kathpalia and Dipti Bedi, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Singapore VASPs subject to enhanced regulation

By Regina Liew and Sriram Chakravarthi, Rajah & Tann Singapore.

No escape

By Freny Patel
Uncertain future and heavy taxes may cage aspirations of crypto investors

Overstepping the mark

The requirement to submit a test licence in the drugs and cosmetics rules goes beyond the ambit of the Parent Act, and is a hindrance to R&D for pharma companies, writes Syngene International's Shreekanth Katti

Growing a conscience

Current events dictate that ESG considerations are increasing in importance for companies as well as regulators, warns Ashutosh Senger, lead counsel at Florence Capital

Meta ready to throw in towel

By Freny Patel

A learning curve for edtech self-regulation

By Ashima Obhan, Obhan & Associates

Injunction refused in a ‘not so sweet’ trademark battle

By Manisha Singh and Akanksha Kar, LexOrbis

Nokia-Lenovo dispute: All’s well that ends well

By Pravin Anand and Vaishali Mittal, Anand and Anand
The IP dispute shows how prioritizing mutual benefits can help resolve differences

Regulatory landscape for debt capital markets

By Aditya Bhargava and Sristi Yadav, Phoenix Legal
An even-handed approach to regulations will better serve SEBI’s goals than being overly prescriptive

Role of SEBI in ‘year of IPOs’

By Manshoor Nazki, IndusLaw
In 2021, the capital markets regulator facilitated IPOs but aimed to deter large shareholders from quick exits

Deals of the Year

The standout deals and disputes of the year, all completed in challenging times

Running with the bulls

By Georgy Thomas
Retail investors help fuel charge in record year for IPOs

Cheques and balances

The number of criminal cases filed against cheque defaulters has overwhelmed India’s judicial system. One obvious solution is to decriminalise what is often a civil dispute, but lawyers aren’t convinced that’s the answer. George W Russell reports

Limited challenge to foreign arbitral award enforcement

By Karthik Somasundram and Bhavi Vora, Bharucha & Partners

Private equity and its impact on competition

By Vandana Pai and Gayatri Ramesh, Bharucha & Partners

Decoding the amended preferential allotment norms

By Rudra Kumar Pandey and Amanjot Malhi, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Plugging into a more efficient power sector

By Abhishek Tripathi and Shivika Agarwal, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Offline digital transactions are now on point

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

FDI a booster shot for the economy

By Shonali Choudhry and Srijan Srivastava, L&L Partners

Investment opportunities in ASEAN post-RCEP

By Sriram Chakravarthi, Rajah & Tann Singapore

India and Singapore relax over stressed assets

By Dhananjay Kumar and Surbhi Pareek, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Hazards of exporting dual-use technology

By Essenese Obhan, Obhan & Associates

Hot seat

Parties should clearly specify the seat of arbitration as this can be a hotbed of contention when international disputes emerge, writes Tata Capital’s Rohan Thacker

Gati Shakti: National plan to transport India to success

By Soumya Kanti De Mallik and Prithviraj Chauhan, HSA Advocates

Do shareholder activists face barriers to calling meetings?

By Justin Bharucha and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners

Shareholder disputes from a foreign investor perspective

By Inder Raj Gill and Avichal Prasad, Kochhar & Co

RBI further extends deadline for deletion of card-on-file data

By Shilpa Mankar Ahluwalia and Shobhit Shukla, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

When does CCI consider low pricing predatory?

By Lagna Panda and Prachi Agarwal, Chandhiok & Mahajan

IP dimension of NFTs

By Mamta Rani Jha
Mamta Rani Jha examines NFTs in intellectual property and discusses potential issues

IBC offers attractive options for M&A deals

By Gautam Khurana, India Law Offices

In the market for a distinctive trademark

By Manisha Singh and Shreyashi Mazumdar, LexOrbis

Most Recent

India AI Digital Regulation Framework

Nurturing digital adoption with light-touch regulation

By Probir Roy Chowdhury and Sajai Singh, JSA

Vodafone ruling redials rights over ringtone royalties

By Neel Mason, Ekta Sharma and Surabhi Katare, Obhan Mason
Impact Investing Compliancevideo

Impact investing: Do use of proceeds clauses actually work?

By Mita Sood, Bharucha & Partners

Correspondents

Vodafone ruling redials rights over ringtone royalties

By Neel Mason, Ekta Sharma and Surabhi Katare, Obhan Mason
India ECB Framework Liberalisation

Liberalisation of India’s external commercial borrowing regime

By Nishtha Arora and Ashutosh Kumar, SNG & Partners
Delhi EV Policy 2026-2030

Flaws diverting Delhi’s draft EV policy

By Abhishek Tripathi and Ashutosh Senger, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Features

India FDI Policy Update

Policy, paradox and participation

LG India’s Rajiv Malik welcomes changes to Press Note 3 that mean a new FDI policy for close neighbours

Knock knock

Knock knock

Preparing for India’s multi-agency dawn raids: Building response architecture, preserving privilege and documenting every step

Insurance Cybersecurity Data Protection

Guarding the nest eggs

Life insurers’ digital shift demands stronger legal oversight to protect customer data and cyber resilience

Expert Briefings

Arbitrating in India

Shaping Indian arbitration jurisprudence

By Sumeet Kachwaha, Kachwaha & Partners

Opinion

Prohibited Claims Arbitration

Clipping the clause

To what extent does party autonomy hold sway over contracts that involve exceptional or prohibited clauses?

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