How I recovered INR 70,000 from online fraudsters who sold me a fake Rolex
The bait I love watches – and who wouldn’t like to own a beauty like this? I was completely stunned when I saw an ad offering Rolex watches at 70,000 to 1.5 lakh rupees (Rolex normally cost upwards...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions
‘M&A’ is the hot buzzword in corporate law – it is supposed to be the ‘bread and butter’ of corporate law firms. Law firms want to work on the most big-ticket M&A deals. As a young associate,...
View ArticleDrafting an agreement – A primer
Understanding the implications of an agreement is critical for any business operations. There are various features and parameters in an agreement which makes it a viable and tenable document to avoid...
View ArticleDrafting a Technology Transfer and Licensing Agreement? – Here is a list of...
Technology transfer is a mode of transfer of technological knowledge from one company to another or within the same company. Technology transfer can be in the form of tangible knowledge – knowledge...
View ArticleCan your trademark trump cyber squatters?
This article is written by Kiran Mary George. Mandrake, Vixen and Co, a partnership company dealing in silk fabric in Bangalore for the last 10 years decides to expand their consumer base, and...
View ArticleWhy Indian entrepreneurs struggle with the legal system and the bare...
You have a great business idea, you got it validated from friends, family, advisors and now you are going to take the plunge of starting up. Maybe you have already started the journey and battling...
View ArticleWhy a Recent Landmark Decision by the Karnataka Labour Department Epitomizes...
Bagmane Tech Park, a major IT park in Bangalore. (Image used for representational purpose only.) At a time when the country is hotly debating the proposal of amending existing labour laws to make them...
View Article5 Critical issues to watch out for when you draft your own agreement
1. Components which are unique to the body of each agreement Drafting should be sufficiently detailed to crystallize the commercial intent and understanding of the parties, elaborate the roles of...
View ArticleHow to draft terms of service for e-commerce websites?
Online contracts in India are governed under the Indian Contract Act and validated under Section 10A of the Information Technology Act. The relationship between the customers and the e-commerce...
View ArticleHow to limit the liabilities in event of legal or regulatory action against a...
In the course of carrying out its activities, every business is required to comply with provisions of applicable statutes – company law, tax legislations, labour legislations, specific sectoral...
View ArticleAnnual compliance requirements and registers to be maintained by companies...
One can file the annual returns and other application online through Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ application platform popularly known as MCA21 (which can be accessed here). While, there are...
View ArticleProcedure for dematerialization of shares
This article is written by Yash Bagra. Dematerialization is a process of getting your share physical certificate into electronic format which is maintained in an account, known as the demat account...
View ArticleHow to participate in tender for procurement of services of central...
The Ministries or Departments can hire an external professional, consultancy firm or a consultant for a specific job. Procedurally, it is important for the ministry / department to define the scope of...
View ArticleHow to register for copyright in India?
Unlike trademarks and patents, registration of copyright is optional. Under Indian law (and in most other legal systems), copyright comes into existence the moment a work is created. However, from an...
View ArticleStarting your legal startup and legal recruitment scenario in India
In last August, a private publication approached me with some questions. I recently came across the answers I had shared with them and realized that a lot of this may be relevant to a lot of readers...
View Article10 principles of tort law every Indian should know
This article is written by Vriddhi Aroram of Bharati Vidyapeeth’s New Law College, Pune. INTRODUCTION Every person in our country is entitled to some legal right. Law imposes a duty on every...
View ArticleIs your “ workplace” covered under the new sexual harassment law?
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is drafted to prevent sexual harassment at the ‘workplace’. This term has a specific definition under the...
View ArticleOnline Revenge Porn-Recourse for Victims under Cyber Laws
This article is written by Advocate Puneet Bhasin, Cyber Law Expert, Cyberjure Legal Consulting, http://www.cyberjure.com Online Revenge Porn means that when there are relationship break ups, then...
View ArticleAre employment bonds legal in India?
This article is written by Saurabh Mishra, a student of HNLU. Introduction The competition in the corporate world has increased manifold. The business houses are incurring expenditure on imparting...
View ArticleIrretrievable break down of marriage as a ground for divorce in India
This article is written by Saurabh Mishra, a student of HNLU. In our country owing to various factors, it is becoming difficult for the disgruntled couples to live together on the ground of...
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