Legal Era Magazine - August 2020

In this issue

Anti-Competitive Practices in the Auto Sector – A Decade in Review, By Charanya Lakshmikumaran, Partner and Neelambera Sandeepan, Joint Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Data Sovereignty: Issues And Challenges In A Cross-Border Data Transfer, By Nirupam Srivastava, Specializes in Cyber Law, Corporate Law, IPR, Competition Law and ADR

Managing The Impact Of Covid-19 Infrastructure & Construction Sector, By Atul Sharma, Managing Partner, and MARTIN HARMAN, CBE - Chair International Business, Link Legal India Law Services

Necessity and Importance Of Confidentiality Clubs, By Saya Choudhary Kapur
Partner, Devanshu Khanna, Senior Associate and Vrinda Bagaria, ASSOCIATE, Singh & Singh

Mediation Takes One More Step Forward In India, By Rajiv Dutta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Fellow-CIArb., Arbitrator & Mediator

Enhanced Role Of Audit Committee In Listed Companies, By Prerak Ved, Partner, and Siddhartha Das, Associate, AZB & Partners Advocates & Solicitors

An Exclusive Interview with Dr Donald Vinson.

A Peek Into The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 By Mini Raman, Partner, and ANGELINA TALUKDAR, Associate, LexOrbis

Arbitrability of the Disputes/Differences Insurance Policy, By Niraj Singh, Partner, RNS Associates

Impetus to Public M&A in Distressed Companies through Relaxations to SEBI Regulations, By Prasenjit Chakravarti, Partner, and Nitish Goel,
Principal Associate, Khaitan & Co

Consumer Protection Act, 2019 - A Primer By Anil Tiwari, Partner, Shuchi Sejwar, Senior Associate, and Aayushya Aankul, Associate, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners

Efficacy Of Interim Protection In Foreign-Seated Arbitrations – An Indian Perspective, By Aditya Mehta, Partner and ARJUN SREENIVAS, Senior Associate, and SAMEER BINDRA, Associate, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Patenting Stem Cell Inventions In India - What To Expect? By Nupur Maithani, Partner, Anand & Anand

Anti-competitive practices in the AUTO SECTOR A DECADE IN REVIEW

“Cartels, leniency, abuse of dominance and more…”

4 mins

DATA SOVEREIGNTYISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN A CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFER

The topic of Data Sovereignty of citizens/residents is going to see more conflicts as Governments and Internet Businesses both realize the value of data and informed Citizens are equally skeptical to give it to either of them for the preservation of their Privacy

10+ mins

MANAGING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

Contractors need to consider the strategic consequences of a Force Majeure claim and the need to give Notice, establish causation, maintain careful records and evidence and provide updates where required.

8 mins

NECESSITY AND IMPORTANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY CLUBS

Confidentiality clubs have become the new norm in litigation/legal proceedings across the world, be it in the field of tech-licenses, trade secrets, data protection, arbitration involving business agreements, etc.

10 mins

MEDIATION TAKES ONE MORE IN INDIA

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public distribution (department of Consumer Affairs) vide a Notification dated 15th July 2020 1 in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clauses (r) and (ZF) of sub-section (2) of section 101 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (35 of 2019), the Central Government has framed the rules which are called Consumer Protection (Mediation) Rules, 2020. The same have also been ordered to be brought in force from 20th July 2020.

2 mins

We haven't been wrong very often

Legal Era gets the lowdown on what C|T Group does and plans to do in India

6 mins

A PEEK INTO THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020

Is the Bill a step in the right direction towards facilitating the operations and growth of companies in India?

5 mins

Arbitrability of the disputes/differences Insurance Policy

If the insurance co. disputes or repudiates the claim or the insured voluntarily executes the discharge voucher in accord and satisfaction of the claim, then there cannot be any reference of any dispute to arbitration

10 mins

Impetus To Public M&A In Distressed Companies Through Relaxations To SEBI Regulations

A unique opportunity to investors to acquire “control” of Stressed Companies by infusing capital at current valuations without the obligation of making an open offer

4 mins

Patenting Stem Cell INVENTIONS in India - What to Expect?

The Indian Patent Office has been following an unwritten code in the examination of stem cell-related applications but the approach currently adopted is debatable

4 mins

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