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Habib Al Mulla India consultancy
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UAE’s Habib Al Mulla opens consultancy services in New Delhi

Habib Al Mulla & Partners opens India-focused consultancy in New Delhi

ED attaches Reliance Anil Ambani Group properties
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ED attaches INR30.8bn of Reliance Ambani group assets over India fraud

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached INR30.8 billion in Reliance Anil Ambani Group assets over allegations of loan diversion and fraud

RBI draft ECB amendment
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RBI aims to simplify rules on external commercial borrowing

RBI proposes easing external borrowing rules under FEMA 1999

Vanya Singh joins Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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Former SEBI expert to boost CAM’s dispute resolution practice

Former SEBI executive Vanya Singh joins Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a partner in Mumbai

Vedanta USD500 million bond issue
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Firms guide Vedanta Resources on USD500m bond issue

Six firms advised Vedanta Resources on its USD500 million guaranteed senior bond issue due 2032

India deepfake regulation draft rules
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MeitY invites comments over India’s draft rules on deepfakes

MeitY seeks stakeholder feedback on draft IT Rules to regulate deepfakes, AI-generated content, and synthetic media misuse

Meesho IPO legal advisers
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Firms steer India e-commerce company Meesho’s proposed IPO

SAM, CAM, Khaitan & Co and Latham & Watkins advised on Meesho’s proposed USD483 million IPO in India

Amitabh Sharma rejoins JSA
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Amitabh Sharma returns to JSA as partner

Amitabh Sharma returns to JSA as a partner in Gurugram, bringing over 25 years of M&A and corporate law expertise

Emirates NBD acquisition of RBL Bank
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SAM, AZB, JSA act on Emirates NBD’s USD3bn RBL Bank buy

Emirates NBD’s USD3 billion RBL Bank deal sets a new FDI record in India’s financial sector

CO-PUBLISHED FEATURES

Invisible trademark infringement in India
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Invisible infringing still breaches IP holder rights

By Essenese Obhan and Ayesha Guhathakurta, Obhan & Associates

Courts in India are adapting trademark law to the digital era, recognizing that invisible use in meta tags can amount to infringement

Draft BIS e-commerce guidelines

Draft BIS e-commerce guidelines risk regulatory overload

By Ameet Datta, Rishikaa and Anindita Deb, ADP Law Offices
Film copyright tax dispute

Lights, camera action! Don’t forget the taxes

By Manisha Singh and Shivi Gupta, LexOrbis
India Digital Competition Bill

Rushing the road: Finding solutions before identifying problems

By Bharat Budholia, Mohith Gauri and Ojasvi Mishra, AZB & Partners

EDITOR’S PICKS

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Amplifying legal’s voice

KPMG’s associate GC, Priya Bahal, writes that being proactive is the only way forward for in-house teams

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Oiling a growth engine

Cummins GC, Sanjit Batra points out pain points in the promising Indian manufacturing industry

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Game over?

With harsh law, India’s real money gaming sector gets ‘fragged’ by the government

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More than 100 leading law firms join IBLJ Listings for 2025-26

India Business Law Journal is proud to unveil the 2025–26 IBLJ Law Firm Listings, the world’s most comprehensive directory of Indian law firms

Thought leadership from premier law firms

Invisible trademark infringement in India
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Invisible infringing still breaches IP holder rights

By Essenese Obhan and Ayesha Guhathakurta, Obhan & Associates

Courts in India are adapting trademark law to the digital era, recognizing that invisible use in meta tags can amount to infringement

Draft BIS e-commerce guidelines
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Draft BIS e-commerce guidelines risk regulatory overload

By Ameet Datta, Rishikaa and Anindita Deb, ADP Law Offices

Draft BIS e-commerce guidelines may complicate compliance for online platforms

Film copyright tax dispute
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Lights, camera action! Don’t forget the taxes

By Manisha Singh and Shivi Gupta, LexOrbis

CESTAT confirms that permanent film copyright assignments fall outside service tax scope under Indian law

India Digital Competition Bill
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Rushing the road: Finding solutions before identifying problems

By Bharat Budholia, Mohith Gauri and Ojasvi Mishra, AZB & Partners

India must ensure its Digital Competition Bill aligns with market realities and promotes innovation

Child online safety India
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Children’s online safety demands in-country solutions

By Abhishek Mitra and Samir Malik, DSK Legal

India needs stronger child online safety laws beyond data protection

Employee stock ownership plans
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Legal imperative of ESOP structuring in M&A transactions

By Rohan Jain, Kshitij Arora and Shruti Jaju, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Structuring ESOPs in M&As helps retain key talent and ensure compliance

Captive power rules
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Generating light on proportionality in captive power

By Utkarsh Mishra and Jahnavi Tolani, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Draft rules clarify ownership-consumption proportionality for captive power plants

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IBC a business advantage not an obstacle

By Varghese Thomas and Soumitra Majumdar, JSA Advocates & Solicitors

India’s insolvency and bankruptcy code builds confidence, strengthens resilience, and transforms distressed assets into growth opportunities

Foreign direct investment in India’s hospital sector
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Hospitals in India a healthy investment opportunity

By Anand Jayachandran and Aditya Prasad, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Foreign investors find India’s hospital sector an appealing opportunity with strong growth and regulatory maturity

Thought leadership from premier law firms

Correspondents

Invisible trademark infringement in India
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Invisible infringing still breaches IP holder rights

By Essenese Obhan and Ayesha Guhathakurta, Obhan & Associates

Courts in India are adapting trademark law to the digital era, recognizing that invisible use in meta tags can amount to infringement

Draft BIS e-commerce guidelines
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Draft BIS e-commerce guidelines risk regulatory overload

By Ameet Datta, Rishikaa and Anindita Deb, ADP Law Offices

Draft BIS e-commerce guidelines may complicate compliance for online platforms

Film copyright tax dispute
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Lights, camera action! Don’t forget the taxes

By Manisha Singh and Shivi Gupta, LexOrbis

CESTAT confirms that permanent film copyright assignments fall outside service tax scope under Indian law

India Digital Competition Bill
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Rushing the road: Finding solutions before identifying problems

By Bharat Budholia, Mohith Gauri and Ojasvi Mishra, AZB & Partners

India must ensure its Digital Competition Bill aligns with market realities and promotes innovation

Child online safety India
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Children’s online safety demands in-country solutions

By Abhishek Mitra and Samir Malik, DSK Legal

India needs stronger child online safety laws beyond data protection

Employee stock ownership plans
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Legal imperative of ESOP structuring in M&A transactions

By Rohan Jain, Kshitij Arora and Shruti Jaju, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Structuring ESOPs in M&As helps retain key talent and ensure compliance

Captive power rules
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Generating light on proportionality in captive power

By Utkarsh Mishra and Jahnavi Tolani, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Draft rules clarify ownership-consumption proportionality for captive power plants

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IBC a business advantage not an obstacle

By Varghese Thomas and Soumitra Majumdar, JSA Advocates & Solicitors

India’s insolvency and bankruptcy code builds confidence, strengthens resilience, and transforms distressed assets into growth opportunities

Foreign direct investment in India’s hospital sector
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Hospitals in India a healthy investment opportunity

By Anand Jayachandran and Aditya Prasad, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Foreign investors find India’s hospital sector an appealing opportunity with strong growth and regulatory maturity

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Standstill period pitfalls in M&A transactions

By Swathi Girimaji and Bhanusri Subramanian, Bharucha & Partners

CCI tightens scrutiny on gun jumping and CSI sharing in M&A standstill periods

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Confusion about who rules on corporate governance

By Ambar Bhushan and Aaryan Goyal, Bharucha & Partners

Delhi HC sets aside interim injunction in director removal dispute, highlights corporate governance limits under arbitration law

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Online Gaming Act, 2025: Game over for RMG?

By Shiv Sapra and Aviral Tripathi, Kochhar & Co

India’s new Online Gaming Act bans all real money gaming, triggering industry collapse and regulatory disputes

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Judicial perspective of covenants in Indian work contracts

By Anirudh Mukherjee and Narinder Kaul, Kochhar & Co

Indian courts uphold fair employment bonds but consistently strike down post-employment non-compete clauses as restraints on trade

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Consider enforceability in drafting cross-border arbitration contracts

By Sneha Janakiraman and Hardik Malik, Khaitan & Co

Cross-border disputes show how the choice of law, seat, and institutional rules in arbitration can determine enforceability

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Pay to play a GIFT to innovation

By Justin M Bharucha, Mita Sood and Saher Gandhioke, Bharucha & Partners

IFSCA introduces the platform play model to boost GIFT City fund management

India Greenfield Developmentvideo
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Legal matters for establishing greenfield operations in India

By Amit Kapur and Vishnu Sudarsan, JSA Advocates & Solicitors

India pushes greenfield projects to align growth with climate and sustainability goals

India GST Customs Tax Reformsvideo
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Cross-border trade not making you cross

By Kumarmanglam Vijay and Manish Mishra, JSA Advocates & Solicitors

India simplifies GST, Customs and Tax reforms to boost exports, ease compliance and align with global standards

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Limits on non-compete clauses in employment contracts

By Sneha Jaisingh and Manan Parekh, Bharucha & Partners

India’s legal metrology law creates high compliance costs and urgent need for simplification to boost ease of doing business

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Administrators must keep eyes on the ball

By Dinesh Pardasani and Siddarth Mehra, DSK Legal

India enacts national sports governance act to reform administration and ensure athlete focus

Expert analysis of contemporary legal issues

Reshaping employment covenants
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Reshaping employment bonds and restrictive covenants

By Ravi Singhania, Jivesh Chandrayan and Neha Meena, Singhania & Partners

Indian courts now emphasize fairness and proportionality in employment bonds and restrictive covenants

India-UAE CEPA Trade Agreement
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In the fast lane

By Ahmed Ziad Galadari, Manish Narayan and Antara Das, Galadari Advocates & Legal Counsultants

The India-UAE CEPA has set a benchmark for modern trade agreements, yielding benefits in many sectors

Reverse Flipping India
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The great Indian homecoming: Why startups are back

LexStart Partners explain the recent trend of Indian startups shifting their base back home

Distressed Debt Investment India
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Investing in distressed debt in India

By Gautam Narasimhan, Rishi Hindocha, Benjamin Foo and Jia Min Lim, A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman explores what makes distressed debt investment a popular trend amongst foreign investors

Data protection and IP in India
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Data protection and IP in India

By Cyril Abrol and Bisman Kaur, Remfry & Sagar

A look at India’s data protection law, its impact on IP and AI, and how it compares to the EU’s GDPR

Why the wait?

Delayed implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act sees Indian businesses struggle with compliance

Harvey’s passage to India

AI company's co-founder and CEO Winston Weinberg reveals India's role in his global ambitions

Amplifying legal’s voice

KPMG’s associate GC, Priya Bahal, writes that being proactive is the only way forward for in-house teams

Oiling a growth engine

Cummins GC, Sanjit Batra points out pain points in the promising Indian manufacturing industry

Game over?

With harsh law, India’s real money gaming sector gets ‘fragged’ by the government

Grabbing top talent

Legal recruiters share perspectives from the other side of the interview table

Flight protections need legal upgrade

Aviation attorney writes that India needs a dedicated law to protect the rights of passengers facing flight disruption

The legal appeal

How is Pune’s legal market faring while being situated next to India’s financial capital

Crossing legal lines

Indian stakeholders must consider varying legal considerations when navigating a cross-border transaction

ED attaches Reliance Anil Ambani Group properties
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ED attaches INR30.8bn of Reliance Ambani group assets over India fraud

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached INR30.8 billion in Reliance Anil Ambani Group assets over allegations of loan diversion and fraud

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RBI aims to simplify rules on external commercial borrowing

RBI proposes easing external borrowing rules under FEMA 1999

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MeitY invites comments over India’s draft rules on deepfakes

MeitY seeks stakeholder feedback on draft IT Rules to regulate deepfakes, AI-generated content, and synthetic media misuse

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SEBI probe clears Adani group of Hindenburg allegations

SEBI’s final report found no violations or market manipulation by Adani Group, rejecting Hindenburg’s allegations


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Court clarifies IBC priority is revival

Supreme Court recalled liquidation order in Kalyani Transco v Bhushan Power & Steel, reaffirming IBC’s rescue objective

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Interest on penalty follows specifics of order

Supreme Court held interest on SEBI penalties runs from adjudication order expiry

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Permissive clause ‘may’ not be binding

The Supreme Court held that a clause using permissive language like “may” does not form a binding arbitration agreement under section 7  

Flight protections need legal upgrade

Aviation attorney writes that India needs a dedicated law to protect the rights of passengers facing flight disruption

Blueprint for in–house success

Veteran legal expert shares actionable insights for in-house counsel aiming for senior leadership roles

India’s IP metamorphosis

Ahead of its annual meeting, INTA’s president highlights the need for legal innovation in India

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Korea’s Top Lawyers

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the A-List of Korea's top lawyers

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Who if not you?

New ACC president and CEO Jason Brown outlines his vision to deepen engagement with in-house counsel across Asia

CBLJ 商法

Research, recalibrate, repeat

Market shakeups lead to increasingly complex dispute issues and novel investor strategies to resolve them

CBLJ 商法

Guard your secrets

Xu Yehong, legal director at Nuctech, identifies some of the key issues to consider when preparing and reviewing confidentiality clauses and agreements

CBLJ 商法

No more wild west

China’s legal overhaul compels internet giants to follow new competition rules, reshaping platform and consumer power

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China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2025

China Business Law Journal identifies the leading “branch office” and “homegrown” law firms across different regions.

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No time to rest

The Revenue of 111 Chinese law firms depicts a struggling legal market and a rampant race for survival

CBLJ 商法

CBLJ Forum Beijing 2025

The event attracted more than 500 GCs and senior executives, featuring 13 panel discussions and 80 speakers

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Into compliance: Deeper waters

Senior partners dissect new compliance challenges while offering advice for navigating deeper waters of regulation

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