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Future Legal Leaders 2023
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Future Legal Leaders 2023

50 young and dynamic lawyers poised for great success and the common traits that define them
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insolvency service providers
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Enforcing integrity

Insolvency board makes greater use of enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance with the bankruptcy code
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GST implementation in India
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GST: A 5-year report card

A look back at the past five years shows that GST hasn't been the game-changer that was promised
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Condition critical
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Condition critical

A conflict has played out before several judicial forums over the fate of Future Retail
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Comply with AI

Why the automation of compliance processes is the need of the hour
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Between rocks & hard places

By Pan Cong, SHAREit Group
With differing obligations at home and abroad, how can global companies optimise data compliance strategies?
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Vaccinating your staff
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Vaccinating your staff?

The government has allowed the private sector to step in and vaccinate staff. Pharma legal expert Shantanu Mukherjee and co-author Sampreetha Kumar explain how to navigate setting up a vaccination facility for your employees
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Policing the internet

The new ethics code for social networks and digital news companies raises questions of overreach, prompting legal challenges across high courts
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Harsh Aggarwal is general manager of legal, and Roma Arora is the joint general manager of legal at Havells
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Eyes on the spies

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

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

With IP infringers shifting pirated content to mirror websites following takedown orders, Delhi High Court has started allowing dynamic injunctions to block new means of broadcasting the material
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Greener pastures

What is the best way for a law firm to manage the exit of a star partner? Six senior lawyers share their views
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intellectual property
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Creative synergy

High-quality protection of intellectual property (IP) is a crucial factor for companies to succeed in today’s competitive world. An effective IP strategy built together can aid the organization to manage its IP portfolio and attain a significant portion of the earnings
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contracts
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Managing outsourcing contracts

Outsourcing companies face severe operational challenges under the pandemic and understanding the impact of the force majeure clause and the doctrine of frustration is important in determining recourse for parties.
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disputes
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Pandemics unforeseen

How will the courts respond to an anticipated deluge of disputes relating to frustration of contracts in a post-COVID-19 world?
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RERA
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At a crossroads

Recognizing homebuyers as financial creditors in the event of insolvencies is a welcome move, but the RERA remains the preferred route for recovering funds
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music
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Out of harmony

Clarity from the Intellectual Property Appellate Board is required to lessen tensions between music labels and broadcasters
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deals
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Deals of the Year 2019

Revealing the most significant deals and disputes, and the lawyers who guided them
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harassment
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Progress against harassment

How courts are dealing with prosecutions of sexual harassment in the workplace
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india law firm fee 2019
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Law firm billing rates survey 2019

Rising fees and falling margins
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mergers
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Dial M for merger

Competition law: Assessing global TMT mergers
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arbitration
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Pressing issue

Why India’s arbitration ambitions are a hard sell
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provident funds
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Skipping out

Spotlight on companies skipping out employee provident fund contributions
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voting rights
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Tipping the balance

Is it time for India to embrace dual-class shares?
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The Brexit puzzle

Managing challenges and opportunities of Brexit for Indian businesses
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Rising to the occasion

Up close with IndiGo General Counsel Priya Mehra
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Deals of the year 2018 | India Business Law Journal
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Deals of the Year 2018

Top 50 deals and dispute resolution cases in 2018
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Blowing the whistle

How HR and legal departments should work together to resolve harassment complaints
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No prizes for second place

Tough going for students from lower-rung law schools
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Fighting for control

Two regulators tussle over jurisdiction
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Open market for fake goods

The current system does not create a sufficient deterrence to counterfeiters
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insolvency-code-india-challenges
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Full steam ahead

Insolvency code: Investors continue to face daunting challenges
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Dishing up the deal

How a merger overcame news of loan default and US$4.3b debt
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Parliament: The winter session

Key commercial bills introduced in India's recent parliament session
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How the budget taxes you

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india's deals of the year 2017
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Deals of the Year 2017

IBLJ recognizes the top deals of 2017 and the law firms behind them
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Shot in the arm for ‘Bharat’

Bharat 22 ETF: A look at what the deal entailed for its legal advisors
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An eye for a deal

When pursuing mergers and acquisitions, comprehensive due diligence is vital for understanding the target company and identifying potential snags
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Taxing times

The GST rollout was expected to be bumpy and that expectation was accurate
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Slow road takes its toll

Working through regulatory uncertainties was vital to pulling off the maiden issue by an infrastructure investment trust.
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Crime in cyberspace

Remedies and recourse for victims of cyber-attacks
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The germination of the Belt and Road initiative and its growth
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Think big

In the first of a new special series of the Belt and Road, we look at the germination of the Belt and Road initiative and trace its growth so far
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Clearing hurdles for mergers between insurance companies
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Partners for life?

Clearing hurdles for mergers between insurance companies
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PK Malhotra advised on dispute resolution process
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New mindset needed

PK Malhotra: Making the dispute resolution process more efficient
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India deals of the year 2016
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Deals of the year 2016

IBLJ celebrates the top deals, projects and disputes of 2016, and reveals which law firms made them happen
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A feature image about successful joint venture in India
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Double act

How to form a successful joint venture in India
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Suitable fixes

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One step forward, half a step back

Has India's amended arbitration law made a difference
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Resolvable clash?

Dissecting the Tata-Docomo conflict
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Marks in trouble

Protecting trademarks is tricky across the border in nepal, for a variety of reasons, write Roma Arora and Harsh Aggarwal
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A cat among the pigeons

How a recent court ruling increased stamp duty on mergers
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The tides turn

Will punitive damages deter IP infringement
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Indian people
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Redistributing risks

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Sumeet Kachwaha and Dharmendra Rautray at Kachwaha & Partners
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PPP problems

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India’s booming renewable energy sector
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Testing the waters?

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The bitter end?

Shree Renuka Sugars subsidiary filed for bankruptcy protection in Brazil?
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Pravin Anand, Dhruv Anand and Udita M Patro
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A win worth the wait

Pravin Anand, Dhruv Anand and Udita M Patro examine a landmark patent case
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Landmark Vestas decision

Arbitral award significant for Indian legal jurisprudence, say Ranjit Prakash and Arun Mani at HSA Advocates
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India deals of the year 2015
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Deals of the Year 2015

Celebrating the top deals and disputes of 2015
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Scant cover

Why PI insurance may be worthless
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Shopping for justice

The rampant rise of forum shopping
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Pravin Anand and Abhilasha Nautiyal
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A faceoff

How to handle buse of dominance in IP matters
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Samantha Mobley and Grant Murray
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Solving the global jigsaw

How to manage the risks linked to local merger control laws
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Watchdog unleashed

India’s competition watchdog shows its teeth
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A bit of bother

India needs to get to grips with the regulation of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin
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Uncovering the real deal

Flaws exposed in due diligence practices
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Trial and error

The risks of media meddling in trials
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In search of synergy

What should clients expect from the merger of Singh & Singh and Lall & Sethi?
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Alasdair Steele
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Tapping the London markets

Alasdair Steele, a partner at Nabarro, explores UK fundraising opportunities for Indian companies
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Capital crunch

Will India Inc be forced to break its addiction to overseas debt markets?
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How Tata tapped the debt markets

Capital raising requires gumption and out-of-the-box thinking
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India deals of the year 2014
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Deals of the Year 2014

India Business Law Journal celebrates the most significant deals and disputes of 2014 and reveals the law firms that guided them
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Turf wars

India’s competition regulator is targeting abuse of dominance that stems from IP rights
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Endless Enercon

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Voices
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Amplifying minority voices

What the introduction of entrenchment provisions means for minority shareholder rights
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An eye on the ball
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An eye on the ball

Why successful mergers depend on the focus of legal counsel
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An uphill struggle
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An uphill struggle?

Legal counsel go the extra mile as Financial Technologies offloads National Bulk Handling Corporation
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Learning the ropes?

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A new era
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A new era

Getting to grips with the new Companies Act
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Giving back

Self-reporting and transparency promise to be the hallmarks of India’s new legal provisions on corporate social responsibility, but there are several grey areas that may hinder compliance
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A well-structured alternative

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has taken positive steps to regulate the buy-back process
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Tightening the reins

Foreign investors are hoisting stakes in their Indian arms in order to manage their operations more independently
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Injecting competition

Rebecca Abraham gets under the skin of Mylan’s recent acquisition of Agila Specialties
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Unlocking potential

India was touted as the promised land for private equity investors. Now it’s time to deliver the dream
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Credit where credit’s due

India’s external commercial borrowing guidelines could do more to help borrowers obtain indirect financing from export credit agencies
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How secure are your IT systems?

As law firms and in-house legal departments embrace technology in pursuit of greater efficiency, they must consider the security implications of their choices
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Drilling into oil and gas contracts

Rajdeep Choudhury explains the legal ins and outs of hydrocarbon exploration and production in India
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New lease of life

An inside look at the complex restructuring that saved Suzlon
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London calling

Precedents set by English courts in banking and finance disputes are highly relevant to Indian investors and institutions
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Entering restricted markets

Sidharth Bhasin, Denise Ho and Sriram Kilapakkam discuss tactics to overcome some of the operational challenges of Indian investments in the Asia Pacific region
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Setting new standards

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Widening participation

Rahul Guptan comments on the nuances of the year-old offer for sale mechanism and the rationale behind its introduction by the Securities and Exchange Board of India
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A silver lining?

Bharti Infratel’s recent IPO may point to a revival of India’s capital markets despite the dark clouds that hang over the telecom sector
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Lighting up the bourses

The race to increase public shareholdings
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Parental control

Foreign companies need to put at least one share of their Indian subsidiaries in other hands
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The end of monogamy?

The end of the road for law firm marriages?
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Finding a way in

Franchising with the help of a local partner may be a foreign investor’s key to unlocking India’s retail market
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Playing by the rules
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Playing by the rules

How compliance can protect companies from competition penalties
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A new roadblock?

SEBI clamps down on consent orders
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A blackened record

How serious are TCI’s allegations against Coal India and the government?
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Bridging the divide
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Bridging the divide

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Smart safeguards
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Smart safeguards

Indemnity is used as a shield from liability, but how useful is it?
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Vodafone gets through
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Vodafone gets through

How will a pro-taxpayer ruling affect the taxability of a company?
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Debating the right be to wrong
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Debating the right to be wrong

India’s rambunctious media industry is grappling with concerns over defamation and the inadequate legal protection of serious journalism
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Deep-sea dilemmas
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Deep-sea dilemmas

Have contracts used in the oil and gas sector enabled companies like Reliance Industries to siphon off more than their fair share?
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Keeping up with the competition

A case study reveals how to ride the regulatory waves created by India’s new competition regime as well as similar laws in the UK, the US and the EU
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Back on track?

How a German engineering company is trying to change its fate in India through a compliance programme aimed at combatting corruption
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Crossed wires
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Crossed wires

India’s telecoms scam has shed light on policy manipulation and backroom deals at the highest levels of government
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Trouble at the border?

A growing number of inbound investment deals are being subjected to rigorous and long-drawn-out national security reviews
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Policing the puppet masters

Recent scandals have sparked debate over the need to regulate India’s unbridled corporate lobbyists
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Riding solo

As Hero and Honda part company after 26 years, IBLJ discovers that dismantling an old deal can be as complex as putting together a new one
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Playing by which rules?

The imminent introduction of India’s new takeover code presents an opportunity for regulatory arbitrage
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A spoonful of sugar

How Abbott sweetened the Piramal deal
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Firing up the markets

The complex preparations that were required and reveals the secrets behind Coal India’s success
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Battle of wits

How a friendly outbound acquisition by Sun Pharmaceutical descended into a hostile takeover war
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Caught in the net

International companies risk being entangled in India’s tax net, even if their investments have been structured offshore
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Delhi’s success story

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Fuelling the deal

What goes on behind the scenes of a multimillion-dollar deal and how do you ensure there are no hidden legal landmines?
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Cash trapped

Repatriating funds from India is a highly regulated process that continues to frustrate many foreign investors
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Falling off the patent cliff

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