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Service tax for SEZs: further clarifications

By Udayan Choksi and Divya Jeswant, Economic Laws Practice

FDI in LLPs: an unchartered voyage

By Kartikeya Singh and Raghuveer Sarathy, Phoenix Legal

Going green: energy efficient buildings for the future

By Deepti Mohan, Vidhii Partners

Labour and employment relations

By Stuart Walker and Nazanin Aleyaseen, Afridi & Angell

FDI and convertible instruments: trial and error

By Inder Mohan Singh and Mayuri Roy, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co

Compulsory licences in offing for generic drug makers

By Kamakhya Srivastava, Lex Orbis IP Practice

Guarantee backed project finance bonds

By Saurabh Bhasin and Sahiba Chait, Trilegal

Option agreements in India

By Uday Walia and Brajendu Bhaskar, S&R Associates

Arbitral awards: estimating the period of limitations

By Bidan Chandran and Pooja Kanal, Singhania & Partners

Controlling mergers and acquisitions

By Suchitra Chitale, Chitale & Chitale Partners

The delisting regime in India

By Subhayu Chatterjee, Khaitan & Co

Transfer pricing: trade and investment in Canada

By Claire MC Kennedy and Darrel H Pearson, Bennett Jones LLP

Guidelines on credit default swaps for corporate bonds

By Ameya Khandge and Anoop Vasu, Trilegal

Leading the field

IBLJ reveals the frontrunners in the race for India-related work

Trouble at the border?

A growing number of inbound investment deals are being subjected to rigorous and long-drawn-out national security reviews

Raising the bar

Company directors must do more than simply ‘tick boxes’ if they are to raise the standard of corporate governance in India

The long wait for reform

Is greater foreign investment in India’s insurance sector still a pipe dream?

Taking a gamble on gaming

With two new casinos set to open in India this year, what was once a no-go area for investors is attracting considerable interest

To notify or not to notify?

Delano Furtado of Trilegal explains how ambiguities in the regulations have created uncertainties about exemptions

Mixed signals

The introduction of India’s competition law has been marred by contradictions

Exemption from service tax for SEZs: recent changes

By Udayan Choksi and Divya Jeswant, Economic Laws Practice

The new FDI policy: signs of progressive liberalization

By Arun Madhu and Hemant Krishna V, Phoenix Legal

In Dubai, real estate matters

By Andrew Yule, Afridi & Angell

Understanding the realm of tax statutes

By Aseem Chawla and Saurav Sood, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co

Social networking and intellectual property

By Anuradha Salhotra, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra

Public versus private broadcast

By Manisha Singh Nair, Lex Orbis IP Practice

Consolidated FDI policy: easing investments in India

By Sandip Bhagat and Vivek Kumar, S&R Associates

Pre-award attachment in aid of arbitration

By Vivek Vashi, Bharucha & Partners

Convention on arrest of ships: applicability in India

By Kaushik Chowdhury and Ayasmita Mitra, Singhania & Partners

IDRs: can they be instruments of choice?

By Ragini Aiyer, Khaitan & Co

Overcome the challenges of selling IT in Canada

By Duncan Card, Bennett Jones LLP

Compounding of contraventions under FEMA

By Shardul Thacker, Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe

Policing the puppet masters

Recent scandals have sparked debate over the need to regulate India’s unbridled corporate lobbyists

Brand awareness

Gerhard Bauer discusses the opportunity for India’s brands to go global

Vigilance: the best defence

Pravin and Dhruv Anand of Anand and Anand offer practical tips for protecting and enforcing trademarks in India

Time-honoured traditions under threat

Anushri Gupta of Remfry & Sagar explains why existing laws are inadequate to protect India’s traditional knowledge

Standing up for your rights

Amritesh Mishra of Lall Lahiri & Salhotra offers advice on the enforcement options available to the victims of IP abuse

Missing in action

A loss of data by India’s Trade Marks Registry is indicative of wider problems that plague domestic and international IP owners

Competitive rewarding

George W Russell reports on the changing face of compensation and benefits in India’s legal market

Welcome improvements

Upgrades to India’s IP regime are alleviating some of the concerns of rights owners, says Mark Robertson of Hilton Worldwide

New anti-avoidance measures

By Pranay Bhatia and Vidushi Maheshwari, Economic Laws Practice

Guidelines on credit default swaps for corporate bonds

By Ameya Khandge and Anoop Vasu, Trilegal

Towards a neo-liberal foreign investment policy

By Sawant Singh and Hemant Krishna V, Phoenix Legal

UAE limited liability companies

By Saurbh Kothari, Afridi & Angell

Asian giants should fuel freer cross-border investments

By Kalpataru Tripathy and Saurya Bhattacharya, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co

Piracy continues to cripple entertainment industry

By Reshma Pramila Minz, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra

Permanent injunction in undefended case upheld

By Manisha Singh Nair, Lex Orbis IP Practice

Power to all, coal to none

By Akshay Jaitly and Rachika A Sahay, Trilegal

Changing the M&A game: issues for foreign investors

By Simran Dhir and Palash Ranjan Gupta, S&R Associates

Review after dismissal of special leave petition?

By Vivek Vashi, Bharucha & Partners

No claim certification does not relinquish claims

By Shambu Sharan and Kavita Sarin, Singhania & Partners

Minimum public float: an analysis of amendments

By Subhayu Sen, Khaitan & Co

2011: the promising year of India in Canada

By Raj Sahni, Bennett Jones LLP

Back on the map

Chennai is regaining lost ground as a legal hub for southern India

Riding solo

As Hero and Honda part company after 26 years, IBLJ discovers that dismantling an old deal can be as complex as putting together a new one

Learning new rules

As Akil Hirani of Majmudar & Co explains, private equity investors are bracing for regulatory changes

Choosing the right sectors

Infrastructure, pharmaceuticals and education present attractive opportunities for private equity investment

Funds in flux

Regulatory obstacles and systemic turbulence disrupt the dealflow, yet India retains its allure to private equity investors

Root and branch reform

India has upped the pressure on foreign banks to put down roots in the country by converting their branches into subsidiaries

Waiting for a nod

As it awaits government approval, the Cairn-Vedanta deal hangs perilously in the balance

What has gone wrong with arbitration?

Sidharth Sharma of Tata argues that it has become a clone of the system it intended to replace

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Is India the next big destination for relief to SEP owners?

By Pallavi Bhatnagar, Gitanjali Sharma, and Gursimran Singh Narula, Anand and Anand
Supreme Court guidelines speaking publicly about cases

Supreme Court guidelines on speaking publicly about cases

By Ge-An Kathleena Salud, ACCRALAW

Correspondents

Self-regulation the key to fintech growth

By Aasish Somasi, SNG & Partners
ARC Debt Restructuring Challenges

Balancing act for ARCs when using resolution tools

By Veena Sivaramakrishnan and Sumant Prashant, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Constructive Dismissal In India

Constructive dismissal: The quiet firing

By Agrima Awasthi, Shivanshu Sharma and Diksha Singh, Wadhwa Law Offices

Features

Patent Infringement Lawsuit Outcome

Victory for SEPs

Court awards highest ever damages in IP ruling over fight between telecoms players

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Spice wars

Food fight over butter chicken trademark

Practitioner’s perspectives

Trademark enforcement choices in India

Shielding your marks

By Sujata Chaudhri, Urfee Roomi, Janaki Arun and Jaskaran Singh, Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
Court Verdict on Hershey's Trademark Infringement Case

Hershey’s v. Atul Jalan: Scope of ‘first sale’ doctrine in TM infringement

By Manisha Singh and Malyashree Sridharan, LexOrbis
FRAND Rate Setting in Ericsson v Lava Dispute

Late but worth the wait? Decoding Ericsson v Lava verdict

By Pravin Anand and Vaishali Mittal, Anand and Anand

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Arbitration: A global game

India's role in enforcing foreign arbitral awards

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