Tag: India

India's life sciences laws regulate medicines, devices, biotech, and healthcare, ensuring quality, efficacy, safety, and consumer protection

Economic reform drives IP transformation in brand creation, collaborations, tech transfers, and mergers & acquisitions

How can India plug the legal and regulatory gaps that are holding back the nation’s massive infrastructure sector?

GenAI is revolutionizing daily life with content creation, marketing, customer service via chatbots, medical diagnostics, entertainment, and autonomous driving

Stay informed on the latest legal developments shaping Asia's business landscape

India's moon mission spotlights private space sector growth, igniting previously stalled projects with increased corporate involvement

India’s mediation bill has been passed by both houses of parliament to alleviate the staggering backlog of court cases

SEBI proposes shorter IPO listing timelines in India, benefiting issuers and investors with streamlined processes and timely scrutiny

The SEBI is planning its next steps on proposed regulation for web-based platforms that offer fractional ownership of real estate assets

The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has unveiled a comprehensive set of guidelines on frameworks for generative AI technology in India

Asia M&A booms with government incentives and global investor interest. To compete, dealmakers must keep current on trends and regulations

The Jan Vishwas bill provides a promising start to decriminalising rule violations but lawyers much more needs to be done

India’s distant 2070 net-zero goal holds little immediate accountability. So, how is the country faring in terms of carbon reduction by 2030?

IBLJ identifies the top India-focused international lawyers who have led billion-dollar deals and won over clients

Markets regulator trains sights on emerging area of fractional ownership platforms for real estate projects

Is the liberalisation of India's education sector a lesson in how not to open a market? Indrajit Basu reports

Trademark laws are rapidly evolving to ensure businesses can maintain a competitive edge

Mandatory retirement ages for judges may be depriving the system of its finest assets. What are the pros and cons?

While curbs and regulation of the burgeoning online gaming industry are necessary, has the government gone too far?

The global climate pledge has fuelled the country’s ambition to adopt environmentally friendly technology, and everyone is invited to join

No one likes the idea of having to dispute outside one’s known territories. However, when a corporation takes on a global footprint, it needs to anticipate being dragged into litigation in unfamiliar waters

This article discusses opportunities for South Korean investors, along with a brief on the regulatory and legal regime governing investment

India has become a favoured destination, not only for foreign investment but also for doing business, and enduring foreign exchange management laws freely permit investment in almost all sectors

More than 100 general counsel and partners from leading law firms shared insights at the sixth Annual Meet and International Summit of the Alliance for Corporate Counsel and Company Secretaries (ACoS) India

More than 100 general counsel and partners from leading law firms shared insights at the sixth Annual Meet and International Summit of the Alliance for Corporate Counsel and Company Secretaries (ACoS) India

IndiGo, the largest low-cost passenger airline in India, has appointed Abeer Kumar as its head of litigation

Former Dalmia Bharat general counsel, Sanjeev Gemawat, has joined Vedanta as group general counsel this month

With many IT employees offered huge salary hikes and perks from competing firms amid soaring global demand for IT services

Enduring challenges amid a perfect storm

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Amendment Rules, 2022, requiring Indian entities to reveal if investments are made by a company that is incorporated in a country that shares a land border with India

Countries around the world are strengthening their data protection regimes given the rise in data breaches and the growing need to regulate how businesses use and process sensitive data

India’s NSE scandal comprising a mysterious Himalayan yogi, a “group operating officer” who had never worked in the securities market, and a board that looked the other way shows that it takes only a few key individuals to tarnish even a hallowed institution

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has suspended Subrata Monindranath Maity as an Insolvency Professional over allegations of accepting a bribe amounting to INR2 million (USD25,818), according to the regulator’s website

Different approaches to cryptocurrencies across jurisdictions cause disparity in the understanding and classification of digital assets

Many unforeseen issues that entail comprehensive changes to global law will emerge as the Metaverse unfolds further, with Intellectual Property Law in India front and centre

Dechert advised Bank of Singapore, the private banking arm of OCBC Bank, on the sale of its in-house private market feeder fund platform to global fintech Institutional Capital Network (iCapital)

The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) celebrated its first anniversary in Mumbai on 9 March 2022 with discussions, cake, cocktails and dinner

Reserve Bank of India's move to allow fintech companies to access credit information via credit bureaus is a positive move, but ownership and control issues remain unresolved...

India is the second-largest country in the world by population, the world’s largest democracy, and the largest English-speaking nation in the world

As technology revolutionises the banking sector, brick-and-mortar retail is increasingly becoming obsolete as regulators jump to set new standards for inclusive finance

Chinese enterprises should fully understand the risks of overseas investment and formulate countermeasures to protect their own interests

Following a partnership agreement with Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai last December, the General Counsels’ Association of India is seeking more collaborations with academia

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

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

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

The government is keen to support the growth of online trade, but its draft e-commerce rules could have the opposite effect