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We Must Never Forget The Lessons Of The Internal Emergency Of June 1975 Fali Sam Nariman...
Legal Era in conversation with India’s most distinguished constitutional lawyer, the legendary.
10+ min |
May - June 2018
Legal Era
Sports And Intellectual Property Rights
Commercialization of sports has become enormous. Marketing through franchising as well as brand building of sports, sportsmen, and events has gained gigantic importance. In such a scenario, Intellectual Property protection is needed as a safeguard. For the people who run the show, it is a multi-billion business, and protecting this business is the strong arm of Intellectual Property.
6 min |
May - June 2018
Legal Era
This Is Not A Wind-Up: BVI Court Approves Restructuring Provisional Liquidation
In a major development in BVI insolvency law and practice, the BVI Commercial Court has held in the case of Constellation Overseas Limited and 5 others [BVIHC (Com) 2018/0206 – 2012] that provisional liquidation is available to facilitate a restructuring. The decision brings the BVI broadly into line with Cayman and Bermuda, where restructuring provisional liquidations have been used to support a number of landmark cross-border restructurings in recent years
1 min |
March 2019
Legal Era
Reputation Risks For Businesses In A Global Indian Marketplace
It is essential to ensure that in the course of managing reputation risks, all evidences likely to be relevant in consequential legal and remedial actions to safeguard the interest of businesses are duly protected for use
6 min |
March 2019
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Works Contract And Its Relevance Under GST Regime
It looks like controversies around works contract are here to stay for some time and the Government will have to tackle this old demon in the new GST regime.
6 min |
May 2017
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Judgment Analysis
This judgment will put an end to the habit of parties taking advantage of the non-exclusive jurisdiction clause with regard to courts for interim relief even after deciding on the seat of arbitration.
5 min |
May 2017
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Opportunities In Defense Manufacturing As Government Unveils Strategic Partnership Model
Fostering constructive partnership with the Indian private defense industry is considered not just a sound economic option but a strategic imperative to minimize dependence on imports and infuse self-sufficiency in defense manufacturing; however, only time will tell if the strategic partnership model has the desired effect
6 min |
November 2017
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Current Risk Management Position In India
The risk management function is set to become increasingly important over the next decade where shareholders will look to add value to their business and protect customers
7 min |
November 2017
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Carry Cash Risk Your Reputation!
As a rule, individuals should only travel with large amounts of cash when it is absolutely necessary, otherwise using the banking system wherever possible
4 min |
November 2017
Legal Era
Downside Protection: Not Merely A Lip Service Anymore
Indian Courts Are Strongly Heading Towards an Approach That Discourages Indian Parties From Using Regulatory Compliances as a Defense for Resisting Contractual Obligations
5 min |
November 2017
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Independent Directors
The role of independent directors is considered pivotal to the company’s growth and effective management in today’s day and time
5 min |
June 2017
LegalEra
Evolving Hr Law - Giving GCs Sleepless Nights?
GCs will need to increasingly focus on HR strategies and HR lawyers will have to be more proactive, responsive, accessible, businessoriented and innovative.
6 min |
June 2017
LegalEra
IBC And MSME Insolvency
Since the majority of MSMEs facing insolvency are more likely to liquidate and not go into reorganization/restructuring (by virtue of their size), frameworks should not only focus on reorganization/ restructuring, but also on expeditious liquidation mechanisms
7 min |
June 2017
LegalEra
Dispute Resolution - From A Multi-jurisdictional Perspective
If potentially contentious issues are governed by predictable rules and effective dispute resolution mechanisms, there is far greater possibility of avoiding litigation or arbitration and achieving reasonable, costefficient results
7 min |
June 2017
LegalEra
What Does Brexit Portend For The UK
A look at the impact of UK severing ties with the EU on trade, foreign direct investment, various sectors of the British economy, and in general the future of British citizens
10+ min |
June 2017
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Hawaii's Island Air Files For Liquidation, Renders 400 Jobless
Hawaii's Island Air Files For Liquidation, Renders 400 Jobless
1 min |
December 2017
Legal Era
Prez Trump Signs Resolution To Nullify Arbitration Rule
On November 1, President Donald J. Trump signed a resolution passed by Congress to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Arbitration Rule.
1 min |
December 2017
Legal Era
Regulation Of Mining In India: A Pathway To Achhe Din!!
Policy & regulation of mining should reflect commercial responses to market signals and address the need for recognizing mining as an industry to enable focused and free growth of the natural resources sector in India.
6 min |
December 2017
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Black Money Crackdown
Linking Offshore Structures To Tax Evasion: A Case Of Mistaken Identity.
7 min |
December 2017
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The IBC And Interim Finance: Potential Developments Based On DIP Lending Experience
While the market for interim finance in India is relatively undeveloped, based on experience with DIP lending in the United States, interim finance’s super-priority status, the potential for “priming” existing secured lenders and the high rates of interest on offer suggest this area will attract substantial interest from nontraditional players, existing lenders and new lenders…
5 min |
December 2017
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Higher Education Sector In India: Bird's-Eye View
In a continuation, the series looks at key regulators that grant access and continuity to higher education institutions in India
5 min |
December 2017
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Of Law And Livelihood
The Shivashakti Sugars Limited vs Shree Renuka Sugars Limited judgment has very lucidly raised the importance of economic welfare of india to attain the status of a developed nation and that the Courts must contribute in the capacity best suited them.
5 min |
December 2017
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Bank Of America Applies For Patent For 'CRYPTOCURRENCY TRANSFORMATION SYSTEM'
Among large corporations who have filed recent blockchain technology patents including Mastercard (which has developed an instant blockchain payment system) and Goldman Sachs, the most recent one appears to be Bank of America Corporation (BAC), a multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2 min |
January 2018
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Rules For Religious Conversions, Inter-faith Marriages Issued
On December 15, the Rajasthan HC, hearing a case of alleged ‘love jihad’, issued severe guidelines for religious conversions and inter-faith marriages and guided that these will remain in force till the state government brings in a law to govern conversions.
1 min |
January 2018
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Goods And Services Tax - A Report Card Of First Six Months Since Debut!!
While the GST, ever since it was implemented, has remained a topic of debate in public and private forums, the article looks at how the tax has fared for the first six months of its existence
5 min |
January 2018
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Determining The Price Of A Target Business In M&A Transactions: Completion Accounts V Locked Box Mechanisms
One of the most negotiated areas in the private acquisition of a business is the method of pricing the target.
5 min |
January 2018
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Employment Opportunity Or Scam?
While law may always play catch-up with technology, it is critical to establish and foster institutions such as those under the Information Technology Act, 2000 to combat scams using technolegal solutions
3 min |
January 2018
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GST Council In Its 24th Meeting Makes Implementation Of E-way Bills Mandatory From Feb 1, 2018
On December 16, the GST Council conducted its 24th meeting in an unscheduled manner through video conferencing.
3 min |
January 2018
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Culture Is Key To Retention
The author’s interesting viewpoint about attracting and retaining talent.
2 min |
April 2018
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Effect Of Moratorium Enshrined In IBC, 2016
The primary rationale of Section 14 of IBC is to try and maximize the value of the corporate debtor such that it may continue its operations while its future survival is being apprised by the insolvency resolution process
5 min |