Tag: India

CMS IndusLaw is sole Indian counsel advising software company Intellius Recode on its proposed initial public offering

The Magnum Ice Cream Company completes the purchase of a KWIL majority stake as part of HUL’s ice-cream business demerger

JSA promotes seven talented lawyers to boost equity partnership total to 66 across various offices and practice areas

India’s IFSCA revises fee structure for entities in the capital markets, banking and finance sectors

TT&A announces 21 promotions, with four of them – Nakul Sonejee, Uzma Naseem, Pooja Menon and Pratha Agarwal – now partners

Veritas Legal has promoted Nainaaz Irani and Rohini Jaiswal as partners, bringing the firm’s total to 15

NCLT admits India’s first major shareholder class action, reviving section 245 enforcement against promoter misconduct

Clear seat and venue drafting prevents pathological arbitration clauses, avoids municipal court delays and protects party intent

Firms have advised on Jindal Energy Botswana's USD1 billion financing of a greenfield thermal power project in the southern African nation

Former O’'Melveny & Myers’ counsel Aditya Kurian has launched independent practice, Accord Partners, to focus on international disputes and arbitration

V Law Partners founder Vivek Daswaney has joined Economic Laws Practice (ELP) and will be based at the Mumbai office

Anshum Singh has joined Wadhwa Law Offices as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice and is based at the firm’s Gurugram office

As Asian regulators tighten controls on online gambling, cross-border networks and advancing technologies remain one step ahead, testing the limits of regulation

Indonesian law firm Hendra Soenardi and India’s AZB & Partners are among several firms, having acted on Stonepeak’s acquisition

India relaxes land border investment rules, allowing up to 10% beneficial ownership via automatic route for FDI inflows

Delhi High Court hoax-domain rulings reshape registrar privacy, safe harbour obligations and free speech

India’s 2025 nuclear energy act boosts ambition but raises due process, discretion and liability concerns

Missing section 21 notice not fatal; party conduct waives procedure, broadens arbitration scope: Supreme Court

Madras High Court held trademark not abandoned for delayed evidence affidavit and sets aside registrar order against ACE Foods 

Granting shape trademark protection after expiry of a Harpic product’s design registration is ‘wholly suspect’: Calcutta High Court

Bridging valuation gaps: Structuring iSAFE and convertible notes within India’s pricing rules for cross-border funding

India's Supreme Court orders CBI to probe DLF and authorities over flats without independent water supply

The Supreme Court of India has taken a strict view over using artificial intelligence in judicial rulings without the human application of mind and verification

IBBI amendment mandates board notified valuation standards and formats for personal guarantor bankruptcy asset valuations

Priti Suri takes the reins as IPBA's first Indian woman president, rounding off a successful 2026 conference in New Delhi

Priti Suri takes the reins as IPBA's first Indian woman president, rounding off a successful 2026 conference in New Delhi

Multiple issues affect enforcement of ISDS awards in different parts of the world: IPBA panellist Mariel Dimsey

IPBA panellist Amit Bansal, a Deloitte partner, says preparation is key to handling construction overruns and delays

Steptoe partner Zachary Song chats to IBLJ on the IPBA conference sidelines on cybersecurity in construction projects

IPBA panellist Clayton Kimpton shares his ideas on how lawyers can be agents of change and innovation

Saraf and Partners advised Larsen & Toubro Power Development on the sale of its stake in the 1,400MW Nabha thermal energy plant in Punjab

AZB & Partners, JSA and Samvad Partners have advised on Wishlink’s INR1.57 billion (USD17.44 million) series B fundraise

Panellists at IPBA’s “Navigating cross-border private capital investments” session discuss the evolving private equity landscape

IPBA panellists from Singapore, India and Russia discuss international perspectives on trade and tariffs

Experts share their views on the depth of regulation required for AI in an Inter-Pacific Bar Association

IPBA panellist Eric Wagner, ESG practice co-head at German firm Gleis Lutz, shares his views on net-zero targets

Today’s discussion on “Sales for lawyers: Growing business through relationships and value” emphasised the importance of relationships in the legal profession

Lisbeth Lanvers-Shah, the newly appointed head of the India desk and of counsel at LPA Singapore, believes India is poised for increased cross-border activity across multiple sectors

Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) 2026 Conference and Annual Meeting will begin tomorrow morning in New Delhi

Kunal Vajani, the youngest and first lateral joint managing partner at Fox & Mandal, has resigned to go solo, launching Chambers of Kunal Vajani

Delhi High Court has held that the onus to file a divisional application in patents lies solely on the applicant and must be filed before the parent application is granted

Interminable delays with approvals at the patent office are undermining business and foreign investment

India Business Law Journal is now inviting nominations for the 2026 IBLJ Law Firm Awards & Regional Law Firm Awards, the results of which will be announced in April

TT&A, Trilegal and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher advised parties on Blackstone’s USD1.2 billion investment in Neysa

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

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has launched an investigation against InterGlobe Aviation

CAM acted for Kwality Wall's in connection with the listing of its equity shares on the BSE and NSE

Multiple firms worked on the IPO of Aye Finance, comprising equity shares aggregating about USD111.4 million

Multiple firms advised on KKR-Singtel consortium’s acquisition of an 82% stake in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres

Multiple firms advised on Nuveen’s board-recommended cash acquisition of Schroders, valued at USD13.46 billion

Trilegal advised Mahindra Lifespace Developers on its proposed JV with Mitsui Fudoson for the development of Mahindra Blossom

After 20 years, India’s banks will be allowed back into the takeover game under an RBI proposal on acquisition finance

Delhi High Court upholds Nutella shape trademark, finds jar makers liable, limits damages on evidence

Garima Shahani has joined Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM) as a partner in its banking and finance practice in New Delhi

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM), Trilegal advised IFCI and the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) on USD1.1 billion fiscal support for Assam OSAT facility

India-New Zealand FTA boosts trade, investment and mobility while protecting dairy, agriculture and sensitive domestic sectors

Delhi High Court mandates domain KYC, curbs the registrar safe harbour, tackling online fraud and brand impersonation

TT&A, Linklaters, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) and Clifford Chance advised on the inaugural US dollar bond issuance of USD600 million

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM) and Khaitan & Co have advised on the sale of PVR INOX’s entire shareholding in Zea Maize to Marico

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has announced export incentives for shipments made through postal mode in electronic form

India’s 2025 draft coal exchange rules: Regulated trading, transparent price discovery, quality checks and oversight

DMD Advocates and  CAM are steering the Investment Fund Denmark on their USD100 million investment in Radiance Renewables

India’s new labour codes reshape wages, employee coverage and compliance, impacting profits, restructuring and hiring practices

Seven firms advised global investment firm KKR and Asian communications technology group Singtel on the full SGD13.8 billion

The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) has concluded its flagship internship and mentoring programme

India’s credit market evolves with private debt, capital reforms, ECB liberalisation and GIFT City growth

AI transforms Indian sport, boosting performance and viewership while raising complex IP, data protection legal risks

Banks cannot freeze non-suspects’ accounts without authorities’ orders, citing fundamental rights and proportionality, says Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court says interest accrued on arbitration awards end when funds are accessible for claimant

Firms have assisted parties involved in learning solutions provider MPS North America’s 100% acquisition of US-based Unbound Medicine

The Supreme Court of India has observed in two recent cases that factors such as scale of operations are powerful factors when determining the environmental compensation a liable company must pay

Sumitomo’s rose-scented tyres secure India’s first smell trademark, but enforcement faces practical domestic limitations

Anjali Menon has rejoined Poovayya & Co as a partner in the corporate practice at the Bengaluru office after nine years of operating her own firm

Anagram and Trilegal advised parties on the Körber Group’s acquisition of a 49% stake held by Indian company Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing in Godrej Körber Supply Chain for an undisclosed amount

Rajendra Patil has joined SNG & Partners as a partner in its banking & finance practice at the Mumbai office

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has recruited Ankit Goyal, former head of South Asia at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), to lead its India desk

Harman Walia has joined Anagram Partners as a partner in its corporate practice at the New Delhi office and will start from 1 February 2026

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has released guidelines on water and air pollution laws to simplify bureaucratic processes

The Ministry of Coal has notified the Colliery Control (Amendment) Rules, 2025 simplifying approvals for opening coal and lignite mines under the Colliery Control Rules, 2004

The proposed reforms are aligned with the government’s vision of “Design in India, Design for the World”

Malaysian law firm Skrine has launched a dedicated India desk in response to a sharp increase in cross-border corporate activity between the two countries

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has amended the regulatory framework for common effluent treatment plants (CETPs)

While India expands its dispute resolution toolkit through arbitration and regulatory reform, Taiwan is sharpening efficiencies with court fee changes and mediation-first approaches

Saraf & Partners, and Jerome Merchant + Partners have advised on 360 ONE Alternates Asset Management’s investment in House of Diagnostics Healthcare

CMS IndusLaw advised healthcare-focused private equity firm OrbiMed Asia on its USD32 million investment in Indian company Redcliffe Hygiene

Rohan Singh has rejoined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a partner in its corporate practice and he will be based at the firm’s Mumbai office

Chandhiok & Mahajan advised JSW Steel on securing approval from the Competition Commission of India for its proposed USD171 million 50:50 joint venture with Japan-based JFE Steel

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM), Trilegal and Sidley Austin guided parties involved inglobal SaaS company Amagi Media Labs’ IPO

RBI draft directions open bank acquisition finance for listed acquirers, enabling MBOs, LBOs and cheaper M&A

Directors’ duties shift to creditors in insolvency: Section 66 liability for fraudulent and wrongful trading risks

Clarifying rights in ‘either or survivor’ bank accounts, fixed deposits and banks’ legal obligations

Delhi High Court has provided a solution to the misuse of domain names related to well-known brands purchased by anonymous and unrelated persons

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released a consultation paper for public comment on introducing changes to trading at stock exchanges

Supreme Court rules Tiger Global’s use of Mauritius-based structure to sell USD1.6bn Flipkart stake as a conduit arrangement and deal is taxable in India

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Environmental (Protection) Fund Rules, 2026 establishing a comprehensive framework

Honouring the A-List lawyers, Vanguards and Legal Icons who are irreplaceable to their clients

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released five sets of proposed directions to change  how the maximum eligible dividend payouts for banks are calculated

This is expected to improve capital augmentation, adoption of technology, bring global best practices to insurance in India

JSA, Kirkland & Ellis and Linklaters have assisted on Warburn Pincus’ proposal to invest in Acclime Group

Deduction limits apply to head offices of foreign companies in India, the Supreme Court has ruled, citing section 44C of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Japan powers dynamic real estate and investment corridor across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in India

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has amended its 2022 guidelines for AML, CTF and KYC rules

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Trilegal advised parties involved in Uber India Systems’ investment for an undisclosed amount in Carrum Mobility Solutions

Former JSA and IC Universal partners launch Mantrika Legal, a new corporate law firm in Mumbai

Inttl Advocare opens Kolkata office to expand intellectual property services in eastern India

CAM advises Ambuja Cements on ACC and Orient Cement amalgamations

Proactive SEBI settlements: preserving fund managers’ reputations amid India’s evolving compliance landscape

Greaves Cotton GC writes accountability is key in promoter-run enterprises for better corporate governance

SEBI tightens and expands the regulatory framework governing merchant bankers in India

MCA simplifies director KYC compliance with a new three-year filing regime

Zeeshan Khan joins Luthra and Luthra to strengthen its banking and finance practice

Rachana Rautray joins JSA to bolster technology, data and regulatory advisory

India’s constitution-based judiciary safeguards the rule of law for some 1.5 billion people

Mitigating hidden regulatory, tax, property and liability risks in India’s hospital sector investments

Building sustainable AI: Why robust, transparent data management must go beyond compliance to earn trust

Consolidating complex regulations to streamline compliance, enhance certainty and improve ease of doing business

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) will bring its flagship Annual Meeting and Conference to New Delhi from 25-28 February

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) will bring its flagship Annual Meeting and Conference to New Delhi from 25-28 February

JSA and TT&A advised on IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust’s INR3.72bn acquisition of Gadag Transmission