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27 January 2021
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Intelligence report

The A-List 2020

India's legal icons and top lawyers revealed

Pulling the plug
Features

Pulling the plug

New FDI cap on digital media leaves unanswered questions and raises concerns over its implementation

labour law
Spotlight

Will it work?

How will the new codified labour laws fare in a transformed working environment?

Reach for the sky
Vantage point

Reach for the sky

Blue skies await aviation sector once it flies past the current turbulence

Gambling laws- Interpretations and issues, L Badri Narayanan and Gopal Machiraju
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Gambling laws: Interpretations and issues

By L Badri Narayanan and Gopal Machiraju, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
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Market pulse

Help us identify the top international lawyers for India matters

Cash-strapped, Billing rates survey shows law firms are feeling the squeeze as clients demand fixed fees and discounts
What’s the deal?

Cash-strapped

Billing rates survey shows law firms are feeling the squeeze as clients demand fixed fees and discounts

NEWS

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

FEATURES

Policy tweak
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Policy tweak

The Draft Data Centre Policy 2020 is much needed for the digital economy, but could benefit from single window clearance, economic incentives and protections against misuse of data
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Cash-strapped, Billing rates survey shows law firms are feeling the squeeze as clients demand fixed fees and discounts
What’s the deal?

Cash-strapped

Lawyers are feeling the pinch as clients weighed down by the pandemic push for lower legal fees.
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Reach for the sky
Vantage point

Reach for the sky

Blue skies await aviation sector once it flies past the current turbulence
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Pulling the plug
Features

Pulling the plug

New FDI cap on digital media leaves unanswered questions and raises concerns over its implementation
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labour law
Spotlight

Will it work?

The government is working to implement newly codified labour laws, but how will they fare in a transformed working environment? Ragini Rastogi reports
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IBLJ Featured

Moving targets

With IP infringers shifting pirated content to mirror websites following takedown orders, Delhi High Court has started allowing dynamic injunctions to block new means of broadcasting the material
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Features

Profit v losses

As an elusive covid-19 vaccine draws closer, big pharma is licking its lips at the monetary potential of what could be a virtually limitless ongoing global demand. But governments may use compulsory licensing regulation to tilt the scale towards affordability as the death toll escalates
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Spotlight

Protection in paralysis

With India’s legal enforcement machinery neutralised by lockdown, infringement activity has climbed to an all-time high. What can IP owners do to stay afloat?
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Intelligence report

Crisis point

Faced with the greatest challenge in recent memory, law firms are ripping up the rule book in their battle for survival
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VANTAGE POINT

Policy tweak
Vantage point

Policy tweak

The Draft Data Centre Policy 2020 is much needed for the digital economy, but could benefit from single window clearance, economic incentives and protections against misuse of data
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Reach for the sky
Vantage point

Reach for the sky

Blue skies await aviation sector once it flies past the current turbulence
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Reimagining INTA

The CEO of the International Trademark Association, Etienne Sanz de Acedo, talks to India Business Law Journal about his reinvention of the global flagship INTA Annual Meeting event with a bold move to the virtual sphere in this pandemic year
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CORRESPONDENTS

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    SEBI imposes greater duties on debenture trustees, Jyotika Bajaj and Shivendra Shukla
    SNG & Partners

    SEBI imposes greater duties on debenture trustees

    By Jyotika Bajaj and Shivendra Shukla, SNG & Partners
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    Analyzing the PLI scheme for battery manufacturing, Dipti Lavya Swain and Esha Nair
    HSA Advocates

    Analyzing the PLI scheme for battery manufacturing

    By Dipti Lavya Swain and Esha Nair, HSA Advocates
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    Competition law and problems of common ownership, Deeksha Manchanda and Vishnu Suresh
    Chandhiok & Mahajan

    Competition law and problems of common ownership

    By Deeksha Manchanda and Vishnu Suresh, Chandhiok & Mahajan
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    Better regulation arrives in foreign contribution law, Manoj Kumar

    Better regulation arrives in foreign contribution law

    By Manoj Kumar, Hammurabi & Solomon
    Breach of natural justice not always fatal, Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh

    Breach of natural justice not always fatal

    By Karthik Somasundram and Sneha Jaisingh, Bharucha & Partners
    NITI brings reality to the fantasy industry, Vaibhav Kakkar and Paayas Pandit

    NITI brings reality to the fantasy industry

    By Vaibhav Kakkar and Paayas Pandit, L&L Partners
    Gambling laws- Interpretations and issues, L Badri Narayanan and Gopal Machiraju

    Gambling laws: Interpretations and issues

    By L Badri Narayanan and Gopal Machiraju, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
    Profit not necessary before trademark infringement

    Court will decide who owns a catchphrase

    By Manisha Singh and Simran Bhullar, LexOrbis
    Profit not necessary before trademark infringement

    Profit not necessary before trademark infringement

    By Manisha Singh and Simran Bhullar, LexOrbis
    RBI ending the party for dividends, Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava

    RBI ending the party for dividends

    By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal
    Right to property trumps economic expropriation, Vishrov Mukerjee and Yashaswi Kant

    Right to property trumps economic expropriation

    By Vishrov Mukerjee and Yashaswi Kant, J Sagar Associates
    Changing regulatory landscape of AIFs, Nivedita Nivargi and Vineetha Stephen

    Changing regulatory landscape of AIFs

    By Nivedita Nivargi and Vineetha Stephen, Samvad Partners
    Keeping the power on during insolvency, Abhishek Nath Tripathi and Vedant Kumar

    Keeping the power on during insolvency

    By Abhishek Nath Tripathi and Vedant Kumar, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

    EXPERT BRIEFINGS

    Avikshit Moral Equity Partner, Juris Corp mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in India acquisition insolvency enforcement
    Expert briefing

    Enforcements add a new dimension to M&A

    Acquisitions through enforcement of pledged shares have become a feasible route, with courts playing a supportive role
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    Pravin Anand,Managing Partner,Anand and Anand,Virtual courts india
    Expert briefing

    New era for justice delivery

    Despite the flaws, the advantages of virtual courts mean they should continue even after the pandemic has abated
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    Expert briefing

    Left without remedy

    Creditors are in need of a credible mechanism for the resolution of covid-19-related distress until the suspension of the corporate insolvency resolution process is in place
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    Practitioner's Perspective

    Keeping in step with the times

    Patent offices and courts have introduced proactive measures in response to the COVID-19 lockdown
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    Practitioner's Perspective

    COVID-19: Business as usual

    Despite the disruption created by the lockdown, Remfry & Sagar has been providing real-time updates on IP matters to clients
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    CCI
    Expert briefing

    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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    INTELLIGENCE REPORTS

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    Intelligence report

    The A-List 2020

    India Business Law Journal reveals the country’s top lawyers and legal icons in 2020
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    Intelligence report

    Crisis point

    Faced with the greatest challenge in recent memory, law firms are ripping up the rule book in their battle for survival
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    Intelligence report

    All rise

    Advocates and court administrators are navigating the technology and direction of virtual courts like never before, but is enough being done to make these forums smooth and accessible?
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    Intelligence report

    A cut above the rest

    The leading international law firms for India-related matters
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    Intelligence report

    A tool for financial trouble

    Widely reported troubles at Yes Bank, IL&FS, DHFL and others have exposed inadequacies in the insolvency resolution regime for distressed banking and finance companies. Mohit Shukla, the legal head of Barclays India, argues that now is a perfect time to introduce a new composite code to address these shortcomings and rebuild public trust
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    Intelligence report

    Indian Law Firm Awards 2020

    In this difficult and dynamic environment, India Business Law Journal’s editorial team was once again tasked with selecting the winners of the Indian Law Firm Awards. Our decisions are based on thousands of nominations and endorsements received from in-house counsel, other senior corporate executives and legal professionals around the world, as well as hundreds of submissions from Indian law firms
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    AROUND THE REGION

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    The A-List

    Vietnam’s top 100 lawyers

    Asia Business Law Journal reveals Vietnam's top 100 lawyers
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    Finding middle ground

    Singapore Mediation Centre’s executive director, Ban Jiun Ean, discusses the art of mediation, the impact of the Singapore Convention on Mediation, emerging trends in the sector and the possibilities for online dispute resolution
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    The A-List

    Thailand’s top 100 lawyers

    Asia Business Law Journal reveals Thailand's top 100 lawyers
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    Features

    Google Leegle

    Google’s director of legal operations, technology and strategy Mary Shen O’Carroll talks about emerging trends in legal technology and the future of in-house legal teams
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    Features

    IP profit v human loss

    Big pharma is racing to find covid-19 vaccines in the hope of profiting from a virtually limitless global demand, but governments are likely to step in to tilt the scale
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    Expert briefing

    Navigating the Channel Islands

    Offshore jurisdictions are facing regulatory challenges and growing onshore competition, but the Channel Islands seems to be bucking the trend
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    Features

    Reimagining INTA

    The CEO of the International Trademark Association, Etienne Sanz de Acedo, talks to Asia Business Law Journal about his reinvention of the global flagship INTA Annual Meeting event with a bold move to the virtual sphere in this pandemic year
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    In focus

    Back off black

    The EU removed the Cayman Islands from its blacklist of tax havens in October, after the British overseas territory was named a non-cooperative jurisdiction for tax purposes. Did the blacklist affect its business or reputation?
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    Features

    Harbouring ambitions

    With the new limited partnership fund legislation Hong Kong is showing its intent to lure asset managers away from their favoured offshore jurisdictions and anchor them in the city
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    JOBS

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    Protection for fluid trademarks in India

    Observations of new judicial interpretation on private lending, 新民间借贷司法解释施行后的市场观察, Wan Jun and Quan Wei, Han Kun Law Offices

    Observations of new judicial interpretation on private lending

    By Wan Jun and Quan Wei, Han Kun Law Offices
    Security provided by the target company under VAM, Standfirst- 投资人应当如何设计对赌协议条款，来保证协议的效力和履行？, Xuyu and Pang Yuying, Hylands Law Firm

    Security provided by the target company under VAM

    By XuYu and Pang Yuying, Hylands Law Firm

    How should investors design their terms to ensure the validity and performance of a valuation adjustment mechanism agreement in the buyback of equity?

    SAM partner moves to BharatPe as GC

    SAM partner becomes GC at BharatPe

    Editor’s Picks

    Policy tweak

    Policy tweak

    The Draft Data Centre Policy 2020 is much needed for the digital economy, but could benefit from single window clearance, economic incentives and protections against misuse of data

    Pulling the plug

    Pulling the plug

    New FDI cap on digital media leaves unanswered questions and raises concerns over its implementation

    Cash-strapped, Billing rates survey shows law firms are feeling the squeeze as clients demand fixed fees and discounts

    Cash-strapped

    Lawyers are feeling the pinch as clients weighed down by the pandemic push for lower legal fees.

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    Finding middle ground

    Singapore Mediation Centre chief Ban Jiun Ean offers his insights

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