Category: India Legal Market
India Ushers in Historic Legislative Frameworks
India witnessed two landmark pieces of legislation – the data protection regime and labour codes – being notified and enforced by the Government. These were extremely important developments that addressed the country’s current needs and aimed to propel it towards a modern economy, with supporting legislation […]
India’s Economic Growth Forecast: Slower but Sustained
The economic growth forecast for India was rather subdued in the recent reports by global financial institutions. US-imposed tariffs remain a key factor shaping future growth projections. The government is making a concerted effort to improve business conditions in the country. There is a push for […]
India’s Sustained Economic Growth Efforts Add to Diwali Cheer
There is frenzied activity going on to light up the country and the lives of its people – the festival of lights always dazzles and brings cheers. The Diwali ‘diyas’ are visible in the Government of India’s efforts to sustain economic growth, as reflected in reports […]
Mixed Forecast for India’s Growth
The monsoons have arrived in most parts of India inviting grey gloomy skies with the smiles in the agricultural and related sectors being the silver lining. This corresponds to the gloomy lower economic growth forecast for India which also comes with a silver lining of retaining […]
India Lays Red Carpet for Foreign Law Firms
The long winding journey of entry of foreign law firms has finally concluded on a successful note with the Bar Council of India notifying the Rules framed in 2023. Soon after this significant development, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam, referencing IMF data, stated that India has […]
Impact on India’s Financial Growth
The impact of the slowing global economic growth is slowly being felt in India now as the growth forecasts have slipped rather sharply in recent reports of global financial institutions. There are several circumstances which are weighing down the growth including tariffs, policy uncertainty, and financial […]
India’s Financial Year Closing Calls
India witnessed another financial year end with stable economic outlook mentioned in recent reports by global financial institutions. There are several key factors to be considered which help to maintain a strong position including long term focused planning approach. This economic progress can be boosted significantly […]
India Off To A Cautious Start in 2025
The first month of 2024 was a continuation of the effects of the previous month and year. The economic growth forecasts continued to be lowered by global financial institutions for the immediate months and year ahead. There are several factors which have been highlighted which are […]
Navigating the Complexities of Land-Related Legal Issues in the Indian Transmission and Renewable Energy Sectors
India’s renewable energy sector has gained unprecedented impetus, driven by ambitious targets such as achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030. In 2024-25, the Ministry of Power has been allocated Rs 20,502 crore, an increase of 16% over the revised estimate for 2023-24. Pioneering […]
India Looking For Regional Economic Cooperation
India has been focusing on fostering trade relationships with ASEAN and continued to discuss the new agreement. The economic growth forecast seems to remain positive. There have been further withdrawal of funds by foreign portfolio investors. There have been interesting usage of artificial intelligence to translate […]
India’s Legal Technology Revolution: A Transformative Journey
India’s legal technology scene is changing dramatically, bringing about a fundamental change in the way that legal services are thought about, provided, and obtained. Legal startups are becoming important drivers of changing the historically conservative legal industry as companies change and digital use picks up speed. […]
India’s Economy: On Soft Mud
There have been some interesting developments lately with respect to India’s economic growth. While international financial institutions continue to forecast stable or even upward revisions, foreign portfolio investors are acting quite differently. There is renewed focus on alternate dispute resolution mechanism with a proposed amendment to […]
Tackling Corporate Fraud in England and India
Corporate fraud has increased globally, especially in recent years due to economic and geopolitical challenges. In the UK, PwC’s Global Economic Crime Survey (2022) revealed that 64% of businesses had experienced fraud or financial crimes in the previous two years, up from 56% in 2020. In […]
India: Consistent Economic Growth Forecast
There are signs of stability and growth in the economic growth forecasts for India. This will boost the sectoral efforts and uplift the overall development of the country. The landmark ‘Make In India’ initiative completes a decade of its immense contribution to the country’s all round […]
India’s Economic Developments
There have been key developments on the Indian economic front and global leadership views on the vast potential growth were displayed in recent interactions. The digitization of regulatory procedures continues to a focus of the Government with allocation of time, effort and suitable resources. Regional economic […]
India’s Economic Growth Hopes
The recent upward revision or stable figures in the economic growth forecasts by international financial institutions can be seen as a sign of hope for the Indian economy. The Union Budget had some positive announcements on the foreign investment front. The existing regulations and policies are […]
India’s Future and The Third Term
The results of the general elections led to the third term of the current government, though with some changes to India’s Parliament and its elected members. Hopefully, the momentum of economic growth will continue. The first indications of a slight fluctuation in the forecasts by a […]
India’s Economic Progress and Partnerships
The ‘election month’ saw curious economic developments in India with outflow of foreign investments by FIIs and publication of a UN Trade Body report reasoning India’s ‘improved prospects’ as one of the reasons for upward growth forecasts of the world economy. It also came to the […]
India’s Robust Economic Growth
India is witnessing its 5-year exercise to decide on its future as general elections are progressing through the length and breadth of this vast country. The economic growth prospects seem to have improved significantly as global financial institutions cite robust economic growth for India. Asian Development […]
India early stage ecosystem law firm LexStart Partners announces promotions
LexStart Partners, a boutique law firm exclusively focusing on the early-stage ecosystem in India, has unveiled significant promotions for the fiscal year 2024. Smita Reddy, boasting 12 years of experience in general corporate advisory, rises to Partner. Leading the General Corporate Team, Smita advises a diverse […]
Decoding SEBI’S stance on Category III AIFS and ETF Investments
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) has provided crucial guidance on whether Category III Alternative Investment Funds (“AIFs”) can invest in Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”). In a recent interpretative letter issued to ASKWA Multi Opportunities Fund, SEBI has clarified that such investments are not […]
How Sohini Shrivastav helps lawyers and law firms adopt and understand AI and legal tech
Sohini Shrivastav is Founder and Director of Lexo Consultancy, based in Mumbai. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, she explains how she helps lawyers and law firms adopt and understand AI and Legal Tech, how law students can best prepare for a tech-enabled career, and […]
India’s Forex Reserves Swell
India’s foreign exchanges reserves saw a sharp increase to achieve the record for the highest peak till date. Global rating agencies are also looking favourably towards India’s economic growth forecasts. The Government’s procurement portal is also contributing to growth and revenue generation. Read More: India’s legal […]
Manupatra CEO Deepak Kapoor on India’s legal tech landscape and his journey in leading the country’s first online legal research platform
Deepak Kapoor is the Founder & CEO of Manupatra, India’s pioneering corporate in legal publishing and the first legaltech company in the country. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, he shares insights on the legal tech landscape and his journey in establishing and leading India’s […]
Opportunities for India’s Trade Partners
India is looking to build stronger economic relationships with its existing trade partners. The negotiations on some of the agreements with these trade partners has progressed recently. Further, the government is keen to promote India’s market potential and diverse opportunities which are available for different countries […]
India Hopes for a Better Year
The election year in India has commenced and everyone is keenly observing the ongoing developments for this mammoth exercise which is scheduled during the year. The economic growth forecasts for the Indian economy appear to be stable despite the numerous challenges observed during the year. The […]
Insights into legal business development strategies in India. An interview with Pintu Babu
Pintu Babu specializes in Practice Development (Marketing & Analytics) for Nishith Desai Associates based in Mumbai, India. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, Pintu reflects on his career in legal business development and the strategies he helps deploy in this important role in India. Tell […]
2023 Looked Favourably Upon India
The year 2023 has just gone by and ended on a strong note for India’s economy. With strong growth forecasts and record infusion of funds by FPIs. There is collective optimism on the economic front based on the available indicators and performance of various sectors in […]
India – Relook at SEZs and Regional Trade Pact
The Government continues its efforts on improving important economic considerations as it seeks to amend the Special Economic Zones Act and the trade pact with ASEAN countries. The economic growth prospects for India have been stable for some time. Moody’s Investor Service – Moody’s Investor Services […]
India – Economic Growth Forecasts Improve
The economic growth prospects for India have seen some upward movements in the recent reports published by international financial institutions. The detailed coverage by the World Bank is insightful and captures some of the key elements which have contributed to the current or proposed growth. There […]
India – Economic Growth Prospects Stable
The economic growth forecasts for India have not seen much change in the near term as per updates provided by international financial institutions. The detailed reporting by Asian Development Bank is noteworthy and provides insights into the performance in the past few months, together with projections […]
Gunita Pawha on helping S&A Law Offices navigate India’s increasingly competitive legal market
Gunita Pawha is Joint Managing Partner of India’s S&A Law Offices. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, Pawha outlines the firms’ unique services offer and geographic footprint — and the efforts to innovate its practice amid market challenges including the entry of foreign law firms. […]
A New Privacy Regime Begins in India
India created history when the Lander Module (LM) of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, launched on July 14, made a successful landing on the Moon’s surface on August 23, making India only the fourth country after the erstwhile USSR, the U.S. […]
Balancing Law, Marketing, and Business Development: Embracing the Unconventional with Anam Khan
Anam Khan has a focus on diversified roles in the legal industry which includes both conventional and unconventional career paths — specifically dispute resolution, corporate law, and intrapreneur roles. She consults law firms and legal start-ups on business development and marketing-related roles. In this interview with Asia […]
India Focuses on Ease of Doing Business
The economic growth forecasts for India seem to be stabilizing as per recent reports of global financial institutions. The proposed personal data protection law saw progress this month with hopes of the same being introduced in Parliament in August. The Government’s focus on ease of doing […]
India Focuses on Information Technology Improvement
Foreign investment in India through portfolio investors continues to remain positive in the last few weeks though there has been a decline in overall FDI in the past financial year. Economic growth forecasts appear to be moderated based on prevailing circumstances, globally as well as internally. […]
Interview with Hashim Wafa, Managing Attorney at Wafa and Wafa Law Offices, Cochin, India
Hashim Wafa is a highly experienced business lawyer and IP attorney based in Kochi, India. As the Managing Attorney at Wafa and Wafa, he leads a team of skilled lawyers providing comprehensive legal services. With expertise in global IP advisory, corporate law practice, arbitration, compliance management, […]
Economic Growth Forecast Reduces While Investment Increases in India
The global economic slowdown is impacting India with the reduction of economic growth forecasts by international financial institutions, a downward trend that has been continuing for more than a quarter now. There is hope for improvement with more domestic consumption that is expected to increase. The […]
Landmark Legal Development in India
It came as a huge surprise that the Bar Council of India (BCI) issued regulations permitting foreign lawyers and law firms to register in India.
Evolution of Legal-tech in India
The acceptance of technology as a complement to traditional work is clear, and with legal professionals readily embracing tech solutions, legal-tech is becoming the norm rather than the exception.
Intellectual Property Protection in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
Intellectual property (IP) protection is a crucial issue for businesses operating in Asia, as the region is home to some of the world’s largest and fastest-growing economies.
Bithika Anand: A pioneer in applying management concepts to law firms in India
Bithika Anand explains her central role in the adoption of sophisticated management practices to Indian law firms
India economic progress: New Year New Beginnings
India economic progress brings new hope and optimism for 2023 after a recovery phase in the second half of 2022. It is aiming for a betterment from the past year. The expectation for improving economic progress is not totally unfound. While considering that the Indian economy […]
Helping new business owners in India understand the importance of intellectual property. An interview with Kriti Priyadarshini Litoria
Kriti Priyadarshini Litoria is a lawyer specializing in intellectual property (IP) law practicing out of Delhi and Jabalpur. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, she explains what inspired her to become a lawyer. And the importance of IP to new business owners, and the challenges […]
Helping lawyers market their practices in India. An interview with Prachi Shrivastava, Founder, Lawfinity Solutions
In this interview with Asia Law Portal, Prachi Shrivastava, Founder of Lawfinity Solutions, discusses the challenges and opportunities in marketing law practices in India based on her extensive legal industry experience in business development and marketing. What inspired you to found Lawfinity Solutions and how do […]
India Focuses on Digital Development
The economic forecast continues to remain slightly weak with lower growth forecast by leading financial agencies. The impact of external factors continues to influence the current local situation. As the Government makes attempts to improve economic conditions. India has now assumed the prestigious presidency of the […]
How India’s MyLawman is helping law students build their legal careers
MyLawman (www.mylawman.co.in) is one of the fastest growing Legal Community websites for Legal Resource sharing. And an e-learning platform for law students, legal professionals and legal academia. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, MyLawman leadership explains the challenges and opportunities law students in India face. […]
Advising clients in employment, industrial and technology law in India. An interview with Neeraj Dubey
Neeraj Dubey is a Partnerwith India’s Juris Corp. He has substantial experience in advising clients in employment, industrial and technology law. With expertise encompassing business law, regulatory and compliance. Along with experience in industry sectors including real estate & infrastructure, e-commerce, aggregators and a variety of […]
Ritika Ganju, Former Phoenix Legal Partner sets up a new firm – ‘Rise Legal’
Ritika Ganju, a former partner in corporate and M & A practice of Phoenix Legal. She has set up a new law firm with partners, Tejas Patel, Aquib Ali and Meera Kaura. Rise Legal is a full-service law firm with a principal office in New Delhi. […]
Saraf and Partners advised Carlyle Group in pre-IPO transactions with RJ Corp, SBI MF and Novo Holdings
Saraf and Partners advised Carlyle Group in a pre-IPO transaction involving sale of its partial stake in Global Health Limited to a clutch of three investors namely (i) RJ Corp Limited; (ii) SBI Funds Management Limited; and (iii) Novo Holdings. Global Health Limited, which operates and […]
India: Overall Economic Forecasts Dip Further Despite Individual Gains
External factors continue to be adversely impacting India’s economic progress. Though the Government has taken adequate steps to steer the economy back on the growth path. Despite the individual performance factors being higher than the rest of the world, the overall growth forecast has gone down. […]
Link Legal advised BeyondSeed in its seed investment in Goofy Tails Private Limited
Link Legal represented and advised BeyondSeed, a Singapore based fund, in its seed investment in Goofy Tails Private Limited. The Firm also worked alongside Chennai Angels, an angel investment group based in Chennai, for its investment in Goofy Tails in the same seed round. The ticket size of […]
Luthra and Luthra expands its practices with new international Trade and Corporate Partners
Leading law firm Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India ramps up its practices in India by hiring Tamal Mandal and Abhilekh Verma as International Trade and Corporate Practice Partners, respectively. Tamal has joined the Firm’s Delhi office while Abhilekh will be based out of the Firm’s […]
India: Economic Forecasts Dip on Global Cues
With the Covid-19 pandemic waning in India, the other aspects of the economy came to the fore. Especially the increasing inflation which appears to be one of the major factors dampening economic growth prospects. Most of the international financial institutions and global rating agencies have lowered […]
Luthra and Luthra elevates 31 members as it announces promotions for the year 2022
Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India celebrated its ‘32nd Annual Day’ on Saturday, the 10th of September 2022 in the most unique way with members gathered physically at respective offices and all offices connected virtually. Read More: Trowers welcomes new international corporate partner Geoff Allen The evening commenced with the […]
Luthra and Luthra advise L and T Finance on a highway project of INR 629 Crores
Luthra and Luthra recently acted as Lenders’ Legal Counsel for L&T Finance Limited in relation to the financing made available to Kappirikkad Highways Private Limited, for an amount of INR 628 Crores in connection with six laning from Kappirikkad to Thalikulam section of NH-66 (old NH-17) in the […]
India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Will Prevail Over Customs Act, 1962
The Supreme Court has passed a landmark decision today in the matter of “Sundaresh Bhatt vs. Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs” [Civil Appeal No. 7667 of 2021] and held that the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”) will prevail over the […]
India: Economic Growth Further Slows Down
India’s economic growth has further slowed on global cues and disruptions as reflected in the reduced economic growth forecasts by global financial institutions. Concurrently, the Indian Rupee had almost a freefall against the dollar due to global factors such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, soaring crude oil […]
Aekom Legal, firm of 25+ practitioners formed by breakaway team from Vaish Associates
Seasoned corporate lawyer Mr. Satwinder Singh, Partner at Vaish Associates Advocates along with Mr. NPS Chawla, Associate Partner and three Principal Associates, namely Mr. Sujoy Datta, Mr. Kalpit Khandelwal and Mr. Lokesh Dhyani have moved out from Vaish with team and have started a new journey […]
Link Legal advised Doncasters Group of Companies in relation to the Indian element of its acquisition of Uni-Pol Group of Companies
Link Legal represented and advised Doncasters Group of Companies (“Doncasters”) in relation to the Indian element of its acquisition of Uni-Pol Group of Companies (“Uni-Pol”). Read More: Aekom Legal, firm of 25+ practitioners formed by breakaway team from Vaish Associates Doncasters is a leading international manufacturer of high-precision […]
DSK Legal welcomes 21 new partners and their teams
DSK Legal are delighted to announce that Mr. Bobby Chandhoke and Mr. Sudhir Sharma have joined DSK Legal together with 19 partners and their respective teams aggregating to 63 lawyers, after leaving L&L Partners where they had worked for several years. They bring a diverse range […]
Krishnayan Sen, Founding Partner and Head of Disputes Practice at Verus, is set to merge his practice with L and L Partners
L&L Partners is delighted to announce that Krishnayan Sen, Founding Partner and Head of Disputes Practice at Verus, is set to merge his practice and join L&L Partners as a Partner in the Firm’s Disputes Practice at New Delhi with his team. Read More: DSK Legal […]
Funding Societies acquire CardUp’s entire shareholding – L and L partners acted for Sequoia
The Firm recently advised Sequoia on sale of its entire shareholding in CardUp to Funding Societies, Southeast Asia’s largest SME digital financing platform. This forms a part of Funding Societies’ acquisition of CardUp’s entire shareholding. Read More: L and L Partners advises L and T Finance Limited in connection with financial assistance […]
L and L Partners advises L and T Finance Limited in connection with financial assistance made available to a subsidiary of Renew Power Private Limited
Banking & Finance team at L&L Partners Law Offices advised L&T Finance Limited (the “Lenders“) in connection with financial assistance for an aggregate principal amount of INR 595,00,00,000 (approx.) made available to a subsidiary of Renew Power Private Limited for its operational wind power project located at Babaleshwarand Batkurki districts of Karnataka. Read More: […]
India on Economic Growth Path, Albeit Slower
India continues its slow economic recovery while Covid-19 cases are rising once again in the country. The economic growth forecasts have been reduced by global financial institutions amidst internal issues including inflation and external issues comprising largely due to the supply chain disruption arising out of […]
L and L Partners acts for Gaja Capital making MarketXpander the next unicorn
The Firm’s Corporate team recently acted for Gaja Capital(“Gaja”), that is an existing investor in MarketXpander Services Private Limited (“Company”) on the recent fund raise by the Company from WestBridge Read More: India on Economic Growth Path, Albeit Slower With the recent investment, the Company has become a ‘unicorn’. […]
L and L Partners acted for Bank of Baroda for funding of working capital requirements of OLA Electric
L&L Partners recently advised Bank of Baroda in connection with the funding of working capital requirements of Ola Electric Technologies Private Limited aggregating up to INR 616.00 Crore for its green field project for manufacturing two-wheeler vehicles at Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu with an initial capacity […]
L and L Partners advised ICICI Bank Limited on a re-financing transaction in relation to Rajiv Chowk and Gurugram National Highway – 248A
The Firm advised and acted for ICICI Bank Limited (“ICICI”) in connection with financial assistance sanctioned to Rajiv Chowk-Sohna Highway Private Limited for the purpose of re-financing part of existing secured indebtedness of the borrower company availed in relation to six-laning and strengthening of NH-248A from existing km 2.740 (Rajiv […]
L and L Partners acts on one of the largest projects financing transactions in the fertilizer sector in India
L&L Partners acted as lenders’ legal counsel for 3 separate consortiums of banks led by State Bank of India, in relation to the financial assistance in the form of term loan facilities and working capital facilities made available to Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited for the purpose […]
Chandhiok and Mahajan elects three to Partnership
Chandhiok and Mahajan has promoted Lagna Panda, Avinash Amarnath and Lovejeet Singh to partnership, effective 1 April 2022. Commenting on the promotions, Pooja Mahajan, Managing Partner of C&M said: “our newly elected partners represent a breadth of skills and experience across practice areas. These promotions demonstrate […]