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Cryptocurrencies in India: Only cryptic and no currency
By: Sharanya Ranga, Laxmi Joshi and Probal Bose The evolution of ICOs Bitcoin, and the ideas behind it, will be a disrupter to the...
Amendments to the Gratuity law relax gratuity limits
By: Laxmi Joshi The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (the “Bill”) approved by the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) earlier...
Supreme Court puts to rest jurisdictional issues in execution of Arbitral Awards
By: Meenakshi Iyer Introduction In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court has finally settled the much debated and divergent views by...
Regional Connectivity Scheme transforming Indian skies
By: Ramesh Vaidyanathan and Mansi Singh Introduction India is one of the fastest-growing aviation markets in the world and currently the...
Recent Developments in Foreign Direct Investment Regime in India
By: Ramesh Vaidyanathan and Aditi Rani India is likely to be the fastest growing economy in 2018 with growth expected to accelerate to...
Drones in India: Laws Hovering Overhead!
By Ramesh Vaidyanathan and Mansi Singh Drones have myriad applications such as news gathering, commercial surveillance, power line...
Company Law Update: Restrictions on Number of Layers of Subsidiaries
By Sharanya Ranga and Aditi Rani The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) recently notified the Companies (Restrictions on number of...
New Master Directions on PPIs: A quick overview
By: Probal Bose The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new Master Directions on the Issuance and Operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments...
India’s New Law on Disability and its Applicability to the Private Sector: A Broad Overview
By: Laxmi Joshi The new disability law India’s new disability law, The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the Rights of...
Exit Strategies for Investors: A Quick Overview
By: Sharanya Ranga, Laxmi Joshi and Aditi Rani Year 2016 was a good one for exits, instilling confidence in Indian and foreign investors...
Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and contractual rights in India
By: Sharanya Ranga and Neil Lopez Contract enforcement through speedy dispute resolution has always been one of the biggest concerns for...
Realizing the potential of equity crowdfunding
By: Sharanya Ranga Recent news that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is cracking the whip on angel investment networks...
Getting the Deal Through: Franchise 2018
By: Sharanya Ranga, Laxmi Joshi and Aditi Rani Advaya Legal contributed to the India chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Franchise 2018....
Getting the Deal Through: Construction 2018
By: Ramesh Vaidyanathan, Laxmi Joshi and Probal Bose Advaya Legal contributed to the India chapter of Getting the Deal Through:...
State of play in insolvency and bankruptcy reforms
By: Ramesh Vaidyanathan The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) was enacted with the primary objective of consolidating and...
The conundrums of a gig economy
By: Ramesh Vaidyanathan and Probal Bose “There were laws created for businesses and there were laws created for people. What the sharing...
Getting the Deal Through: Commercial Contracts 2017
By: Sharanya Ranga and Riya Dutta Advaya Legal contributed to the India chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Commercial Contracts 2017....
Amendment to Legal Metrology Rules – A Clarion Call for Greater Consumer Protection in India?
By: Sharanya Ranga and Mansi Singh The boom in e-commerce in India over the past few years has paved the way for a spate of consumer...
Will or Gift?
By: Priyanka Shetty What is a will? A will is a legal declaration of the intention of a testator (person making the will) with respect to...