by Majmudar & Partners | Feb 18, 2022 | Tax
Background Over the years, India has made significant changes to its domestic tax law to ensure that it receives its fair share of tax from the digital economy. Some of the changes include: the amendment of the definition of “royalty” in 2012; the introduction...
by Majmudar & Partners | Feb 1, 2022 | Policy & Governance Updates, Tax
Introduction India’s Union Budget (the “Budget”) was announced on February 1, 2022, and the Finance Bill, 2022 (the “Finance Bill”) was tabled in Parliament. The Finance Bill will be discussed in Parliament before its enactment, and therefore, it is likely that...
by Majmudar & Partners | Jan 14, 2022 | Disputes and Arbitration
Background In December 2021, the Union Law Minister tabled the draft Mediation Bill (the “Bill”) in parliament. Due to significant opposition, the Bill was sent to the Committee on Law and Justice for further scrutiny. This article lists out some salient...
by Majmudar & Partners | Jan 7, 2022 | Technology, Telecommunication and Media
Background In December 2019, India’s Ministry of Electronics, and Information Technology tabled the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (the “PDP Bill”) in the Lok Sabha. However, the PDP Bill, as drafted, raised several issues and challenges in implementing a...
by Majmudar & Partners | Dec 20, 2021 | Rankings
Our managing partner, Akil Hirani, had been nominated by his peers and recognized in the Who’s Who Legal 2020 edition as one of the world’s leading practitioners in the areas of banking; corporate governance; data (information technology; and telecoms and media); and...