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March 2017

Her place in justice

What factors affect the rise of women in India's judiciary?

New connections

Is Beijing Digital Telecom's acquisition of a stake in Spice Online a harbinger of more Sino-Indian action to come?

Taking on the tax tricksters

Indian companies must re-examine their existing structures to comply with GAAR or face adverse consequences

Intermediaries rejoice after key appeal win by Myspace

By Daksh Kumar, LexOrbis

GST Council: New era of indirect tax administration

By L Badri Narayanan and Asish Philip Abraham, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Smart City Mission: The challenges ahead

By Soumya Kanti De Mallik and Siddhanth Pandey, HSA Advocates

Is the budget a bellwether or a Cassandra for reforms?

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

The M&A themes that may dominate in 2017

By Shuva Mandal and Ankit Mishra, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

Foreign national employees in ‘Make in India’ initiatives

By Gautam Khurana and Promila Dhar, India Law Offices

Employee hiring structures in India and applicable law

By Rashmi Pradeep and Abe Abraham, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

FIPB phase-out: A bold and welcome move – or is it?

By Damini Bhalla and Samir Dudhoria, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices

Corporate governance and upside sharing agreements

By Vijai Mathur and Saiyam Chaturvedi, Link Legal India Law Services

Payment banks: Attempt to stimulate cashless economy

By Kanika Malhotra and Pran Malik, SNG & Partners

Fresh start

Sourish Mohan Mitra asks whether institutional arbitration will finally make an impact on India

A woman’s worth

Outdated beliefs about the abilities, roles and behaviour of India's women lawyers must be dismantled, argues Parveen Mahtani, the head of legal at Tata Housing Development.

Privacy matters

Khushboo Baxi and Siddhartha Sarangal explain why digital businesses would profit from a multilateral data protection framework

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India Legal Framework GCCs Data Centres

Greenfield operations: India’s legal framework for GCCs

By Sidharrth Shankar and Prakriti Jaiswal, JSA Advocates & Solicitors
India Supreme Court cmCorporate Criminal Intent

India’s landmark judgment on corporate criminal intent

By Shankey Agrawal and Harsh Shukla, BMR Legal
Intermediary Safe Harbour

Safe harbour in India: Revisiting intermediary liability

By Ashima Obhan and Urvi Singh, Obhan Mason

Features

India Model BIT 2026

Climate-proofing India’s next model BIT

India’s 2026 model BIT must align investment protection with climate obligations for long-term treaty coherence

IBLJ In-house Counsel Awards 2026

IBLJ showcases leading heads of legal and their teams

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BVI woos India

On BVI’s inaugural trade mission to India, Premier Natalio Wheatley and Minister of Financial Services Lorna Smith discuss their jurisdiction’s strengths and what it has to offer India’s fast‑growing economy

Expert Briefings

Real Estate Private Credit

Structuring private credit in Indian real estate

By Shrey Agarwal, Crawford Bayley & Co
Labour Data Compliance

India’s new workforce governance architecture

By Ravi Singhania and Madhu Damodaran, Singhania & Partners
Establishing a presence in Pune

Establishing a presence in Pune

Legal experts from Legalogic Consulting and Stride Legal examine strategic opportunities in the “Oxford of the east”

Opinion

Law Firm Registration Reform

Recognition at last

Draft Advocates Amendment Bill 2026 could formalise law firms, mandate registration and admit foreign practices

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