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Akil Hirani quoted by The Economic Times on the NDTV takeover

Aug 27, 2022

The Adani Group recently announced that its media unit was set to buy a majority stake in NDTV. Akil Hirani, Managing Partner and Head of Transactions Practice, was quoted by The Economic Times on the topic. "NDTV can adopt the classic takeover defence of bringing in...

India – Insolvency Update

Aug 25, 2022

In the case of Somesh Choudhary v. Knight Riders Sports Private Limited & Ors, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that claims arising from the grant of an exclusive right and license to use intellectual property rights falls...

India – Employment Update

Aug 9, 2022

Under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, normally, the termination of a fixed term contract does not elicit payment of retrenchment compensation to the contractual worker, unlike the termination of an open-ended employment agreement. In the recent case of Jamnagar...

Withdrawal of Personal Data Protection Bill

Aug 4, 2022

On August 3, 2022, the Indian government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”), which was first introduced in Parliament on December 11, 2019, and had been thoroughly analysed by a Joint Committee of Parliament (“JCP”). To a Bill which had 99...

Akil Hirani quoted by BQ Prime on the resolution of the insolvent Reliance Capital Ltd.

Jul 5, 2022

The resolution of insolvent Reliance Capital Ltd. may face further delays due to a dispute with Credit Suisse AG. Akil Hirani, Managing Partner, was quoted in BQ Prime on the topic. "Since the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code prescribes that all matters...

Ravi S. Raghavan quoted by moneycontrol.com on what the new TDS rule means for social media influencers

Jun 23, 2022

Ravi S. Raghavan, Partner - Tax and Private Client Group, was quoted by moneycontrol.com in an article on what the new TDS rule means for social media influencers. "People used to get benefits but there was no avenue for the government to track this because...