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Panacea or problem?

SPACS have generated tremendous interest in India, but are these re-emerging investment tools really a practical alternative to IPOs and a panacea for reviving capital markets? And just how tightly should they be regulated?

Getting what’s rightfully due

As important members of the legal profession, general counsel should be recognised by reviewing The Advocates Act and be supported by a regulatory body, write Akhil Prasad and Sanjeev Gemawat

Tread carefully with TM

By Shreekanth Katti and Harry Jose, Syngene International
Companies need to be cautious about using trademark symbols, as improper use can lead to legal hardship

Policing the internet

The new ethics code for social networks and digital news companies raises questions of overreach, prompting legal challenges across high courts

Spiking the debt balloon

Can the government’s plans for a ‘bad bank’ balance the ledgers and deflate the bubble of non-performing assets plaguing India’s troubled financial sector?

New to the crew? Here’s what to do

Dibyajyoti Das of London Stock Exchange Group points to the critical first steps that in-house counsel should take in a new job

Abolishing IPAB: An own goal?

By Pravin Anand, Anand and Anand
Closing the Intellectual Property Appellate Board may conflict with the government's ease of doing business goals

Axed!

IP practitioners warn of dire consequences as Intellectual Property Appellate Board gets the chop

International A-List 2021

The top 100 foreign lawyers for India-related matters

Insurance in bloom

Foreign insurers are cautiously optimistic over the decision to allow 74% FDI in the sector

Tax takeaways

The 2021-22 budget was a restrained exercise that prioritised tidying up tax administration, and while the tweaks may not have grabbed headlines, they are sure to have an impact

Eyes on the spies

Meant to protect companies, anti-counterfeit services agencies can create their own fair share of problems, so watch them closely

Businesses behaving badly

With a rise in corporate misdeeds, the courts and the parliament are responding by necessity to the definition and treatment of executive liability in India, writes Vikramaditya Khanna

Future legal leaders

50 up-and-coming lawyers who are making a name for themselves in the profession

Crypto crossroads

A jump in value of bitcoin has sparked renewed interest among investors. How will Indian regulators respond?

Not happy

Amazon isn’t smiling about the Reliance-Future deal, arguing that it will call into question the enforcement of contracts

Delhi High Court breaks ground with AASI order

By Pravin Anand, Vaishali Mittal and Siddhant Chamola, Anand and Anand
Pravin Anand, Vaishali Mittal, and Siddhant Chamola analyze the suit against Xiaomi, featured in IBLJ's Deal of the Year

Deals of the Year

A turbulent year did not deter deal makers and their legal advisers from closing cutting-edge transactions

Secrets to success

The top 10 performance-enabling habits of India’s elite lawyers

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

Cash-strapped

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

Reach for the sky

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

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Maternity Benefit Wage Definition Reform

New code brings ambiguity for maternity benefits

By Agrima Awasthi and Diksha Singh, Wadhwa Law Offices
Force Majeure Contract Drafting

Updating force majeure clauses for India-Japan contracts

By Krishna Vijay Singh and Muneeb Rashid Malik, Kochhar & Co
Biosimilar Patent Litigation India

Trends in biologic patent litigation

By Swati Sharma and Gitika Suri, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Features

Knock knock

Knock knock

Preparing for India’s multi-agency dawn raids: Building response architecture, preserving privilege and documenting every step

Insurance Cybersecurity Data Protection

Guarding the nest eggs

Life insurers’ digital shift demands stronger legal oversight to protect customer data and cyber resilience

Playing catch-up

Shared venture documentation gaps slow India funding rounds and shape foreign capital perceptions of ecosystem maturity

Expert Briefings

Shaping Indian arbitration jurisprudence

By Sumeet Kachwaha, Kachwaha & Partners

Opinion

Prohibited Claims Arbitration

Clipping the clause

To what extent does party autonomy hold sway over contracts that involve exceptional or prohibited clauses?

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