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Indemnity clauses in commercial contracts

By Uday Walia and Palash Gupta, S&R Associates

Punitive v predetermined damages

By Vivek Vashi, Bharucha & Partners

No anti-competitive practices by banks in home loan sector

By Sunil Kumar and Shradha Dubey, Singhania & Partners

Financial sector legislative reforms commission

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

Time to share

Pro bono work is increasingly finding a place in the schedules of busy Indian lawyers

Firing up the markets

The complex preparations that were required and reveals the secrets behind Coal India’s success

India has one of the lowest income tax rates in the world

Proposals for the introduction of a goods and services tax lack clarity and are riddled with inconsistencies

A new direction for PPPs?

The case for a super-regulator to oversee private participation in India’s infrastructure sector

Deals of the Year 2010

50 of the most significant transactions, court cases and IP enforcement actions of 2010 and reveals the law firms that guided them

India in 2011

Business and legal professionals share their hopes and fears for the year ahead

Transfer of right to use: analysis in a federal structure

By Kumar Visalaksh and Shailesh Gadre, Economic Laws Practice

Microfinance, micro manage

By Arun Madhu and Akanksha Midha, Phoenix Legal

Conversion terms of convertible instruments

By Jatin Aneja, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co

Protecting trademarks on the internet

By Neha Kochhar, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra

Injunction restrains use of well known mark

By Neha Kochhar, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra

Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010

By Akshay Jaitly, Yamini Jaishankar and Sairam Sanath Kumar, Trilegal

Legal Process Outsourcing Awards

As consolidation reshapes the global LPO landscape, IBLJ reveals the leading service providers

Battle of wits

How a friendly outbound acquisition by Sun Pharmaceutical descended into a hostile takeover war

A new brand of justice

IBLJ asks how LCIA's subsidiary in India differs from its parent in the UK and its rivals in Asia

Circulars, notes and orders

Steps are finally being taken to simplify the process through which businesses are notified of regulatory changes

Trading places

As pharmaceuticals, technology and outsourcing revive Indian exports, the government must devise trade policies that manage the challenges of a more open economy

The right to know

Head in the sand?

New roads for reform

Export tax: Understanding penultimate sales

By Udayan Choksi and Rahul Jain, Economic Laws Practice

SC validates assignment of debt between banks

By Ameya Khandge and Vardaan Ahluwalia, Trilegal

Circular 2 – clarity, concision and key changes

By Arun Madhu and Akanksha Midha, Phoenix Legal

Course correction on free transferability of shares

By Amit Kumar, Arvind Sharma and Ambarish Mohanty, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co

Morality, obscenity and censorship

By Mohit Wadhwa, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra

Unravelling ambiguities in the date of a patent grant

By Abhai Pandey, Lex Orbis IP Practice

Enforcing foreign arbitral awards in India

By Niti Dixit and Palash Gupta, S&R Associates

Supreme Court allows banks to assign debts

By Vivek Vashi, Bharucha & Partners

Survey of law firm billing rates

IBLJ's fourth annual billing rates survey reveals rising hourly rates and growing demand for alternative fee arrangements

Caught in the net

International companies risk being entangled in India’s tax net, even if their investments have been structured offshore

Good politics, bad economics

Obama’s new tax rules and employment restrictions will drive away skilled Indian professionals and harm American businesses

Latin America, country by country

Resource-rich nations that can be surprisingly business-friendly or present major obstacles to investors

A new American dream?

Indian companies are exploring uncharted territory in Latin America

Cleaning up India’s courts

Civil liberties lawyer Prashant Bhushan shares his controversial views on judicial accountability

Financing strategies for successful dealmaking

Munish Sharma of Dua Associates examines the range of funding options available for mergers and acquisitions

Structuring JV and acquisition agreements

Nidhi Khadria and Arun Madhu of Phoenix Legal highlight regulatory changes that will affect the drafting of M&A contracts

Managing labour law issues in cross-border M&As

Priyanka Gupta of Majmudar & Co outlines the key employment concerns that companies could face following a merger

The art of the deal

A revival of inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions is adding colour to India Inc

Flawed advice

Uncharted territory

Taxation of software: ambiguities unresolved

By Gaurav Bhandari and Anuradha Mohanty, Economic Laws Practice

Recoding takeovers: Examining the changes

By Akanksha Midha and Sriram Ramachandran, Phoenix Legal

Public shareholding requirements onerous

By Rudra Kumar Pandey and Siladitya Chatterjee, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co

Guruji.com: infringement in music downloads?

By Doyel Sengupta, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra

No exclusivity to geometric figures

By Abhai Pandey, Lex Orbis IP Practice

Correspondents

India foreign exchange regulations

FEMA regulations to reshape India’s EXIM compliance regime

By Aman Avinav, Phoenix Legal
India data protection compliance

Protecting personal data in Indian MSMEs and startups

By Shantanu Sahay and Pratyush Acharya, Anand and Anand

Impact of Middle East crisis on India’s energy supply

By Rahul Sinha and Mohd Shahan Ulla, DSK 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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