Impact of new employment laws on business

Data protection and cross-border data transfer: Navigating legal compliance

May 17, 2025

On World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, we reflect on the role of data protection in a digitally connected world. With the DPDP Act set to reshape India’s privacy framework, we have compiled our insights on navigating the evolving legal landscape...

Forfeiture of gratuity does not require criminal conviction as a prerequisite

May 12, 2025

Download .pdf Introduction In the recent case of Western Coal Fields Ltd. v. Manohar Govinda Fulzele, 2025 INSC 233, the Supreme Court (“SC”) held that an employee’s gratuity can be forfeited in case of proven misconduct for an offence involving moral...

The Clean Slate Doctrine and the tax quandary

May 5, 2025

Download Now Background The Clean Slate Doctrine is a key legal principle embedded in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”), which plays a pivotal role in the corporate insolvency process in India. The doctrine suggests that once a company...

MCA proposes expansion of the fast-track merger framework

Apr 24, 2025

Download .pdf The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (the “MCA”) has recently issued a public notice inviting comments on the draft Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2025 (the “Draft Amendment Rules”). The Draft Amendment Rules...

India’s DPIIT clarifies on issue of bonus shares in prohibited sectors

Apr 15, 2025

Download .pdf Introduction As per Para 1 of Annexure 3 of India’s consolidated foreign direct investment policy, Indian companies are allowed to freely issue rights/ bonus shares to their existing non-resident shareholders, subject to adherence of sectoral caps and...

Current state of play of the liberalization of India’s legal market

Mar 4, 2025

Download .pdf Introduction In March 2023, the Bar Council of India (the “BCI”) notified the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022 (the “BCI Rules”) permitting foreign lawyers and law firms to...

Impact of new employment laws on business

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Data protection and cross-border data transfer: Navigating legal compliance

Forfeiture of gratuity does not require criminal conviction as a prerequisite

The Clean Slate Doctrine and the tax quandary

MCA proposes expansion of the fast-track merger framework

India’s DPIIT clarifies on issue of bonus shares in prohibited sectors

Current state of play of the liberalization of India’s legal market

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