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Building the future

Foreign investors are flocking back to India’s once-pariah infrastructure sector. They must tread carefully, but this time the opportunities are real

Open sesame

As the debate on opening India’s gates to foreign law firms shifts from ‘if’ to ‘how’, important lessons may be drawn from other Asian jurisdictions that have implemented similar reforms

Relaxed regulations boost overseas acquisitions

By Ameya Khandge and Nishant Parikh,Trilegal

Laws and judgments help merger transactions

By Baljit Singh Kalha and Durgesh Singh,Titus & Co

Using the right arbitration law offers many advantages

By Abhixit Singh and Durgesh Singh,Titus & Co

Government invites bids for oil exploration licences

By Akshay Jaitly,Shailendra Kumar Singh,Sameer Guha,Trilegal
Priti Suri,Proprietor,PSA Staged financing

Staged financing reduces investment risks

By Priti Suri,PSA

Third party logistics gains momentum

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

Creating an innovation act for India

By Abhai Pandey,Lex Orbis IP Practice

Cautious moves towards greater FDI in retail

By Gautam Khaitan,OP Khaitan & Co

Judgment clarifies tax rules for stock options

By Sumes Dewan,KR Chawla & Co

Competition Act could be ‘at war with itself’

By Anand S Pathak,P&A Law Offices

Converging accounting standards challenge issuers

By Arun Balasubramanian,Linklaters

Non-banking financial companies consolidate

By Sanjay Asher and Bhumika Batra,Crawford Bayley & Co

A shrill discord

Indian lawyers are fighting a rear-guard battle against globalization, argues prominent commentator and former regional editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review

The turbulent tale of Project Windstorm

In the first of a two-part series, Bob Nelson uses a fictional case study to illustrate the broad strategic considerations that are necessary when developing and financing an infrastructure project in India

Redrawing the corporate framework

Proposed amendments to India’s companies law would do away with much bureaucracy and bring India a step closer to modern international practices

Piracy in another domain

Cybersquatting is a growing menace to companies the world over. India has its own mechanism to address the problem but serious challenges remain

Easing norms in the insurance sector

By Gautam Khaitan,OP Khaitan & Co

Managing cold storage requires its own logistics

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

Tax concessions favour revival of loss-making units

By Baljit Singh Kalha and Durgesh Singh,Titus & Co

Arbitral awards and ‘public policy’

By Abhixit Singh and Durgesh Singh,Titus & Co

Significant steps

Priti Suri,Nikita Ved,PSA

Domestic hurdles curtail leveraged buy-outs

By Priti Suri and Nikita Ved,PSA

Laws of competition

A stimulating time

Level playing field needed for domestic acquisitions

By Karan Singh and Nishant Parikh,Trilegal

India in 2008

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

Oil and gas exploration auctions delayed

By Akshay Jaitly,Trilegal

Certification trademarks boost economic growth

By Abhai Pandey, Lex Orbis IP Practice

Lowering the bar

India Business Law Journal investigates recent moves to open the legal market to foreign firms and hears reactions from a wide range of stakeholders

The new financial architects

Lawyers are playing a vital role in the introduction of securitization, structured finance and other high-end financial techniques into India. We talks to some of the deal-makers and explores how legal and regulatory issues are shaping India’s new investment environment

Island hopping to India

Choosing the best offshore centre for India-bound investment requires careful consideration of the risks and financial rewards.

Rules of engagement

By Ashok Sharma, MMTC

Keeping the house in order

In-house legal teams should be structured and managed in a way that makes them indispensable to the business, says MR Prasanna of Aditya Birla
PSA investors

Closed boardrooms discourage investors

By Priti Suri and Priyatha Rao, PSA Legal Counsellors

Government, politics and trade

By Wayne Rogers, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Continuing liberalization increases India’s appeal

By Gautam Khaitan,OP Khaitan & Co

ECB policy linked to exchange rate concerns

By Abhishek Saxena and Jyotika Khilnani,Trilegal

New roads to help India move forwards

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

Compulsory notification of M&A deals

By Baljit Singh Kalha and Jasman Boparai,Titus & Co

Choosing the right outsourcing vendor

By Savi Gupta,Clairvolex Knowledge Processes Pvt Ltd

Right conditions may allow concurrent trademarks

By Abhai Pandey,Lex Orbis IP Practice

New airport regulator flies into view

By Akshay Jaitly,Trilegal

Conciliation an effective tool for settling disputes

By Abhixit Singh and Jasman Boparai,Titus & Co

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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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