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Clear seat and venue drafting prevents pathological arbitration clauses, avoids municipal court delays and protects party intent

India's Supreme Court orders CBI to probe DLF and authorities over flats without independent water supply

The role of legal professionals is set to expand and become more critical as Artificial Intelligence (AI) develops

The BIR¡¯s RMC No.81-2025 sets rules on deductible business expenses, stressing they must be ordinary, necessary, reasonable, and well-documented under Philippine tax law

The Supreme Court now fully applies the dominancy test to determine confusing similarity in trademarks, focusing on the mark¡¯s most striking features rather than its overall appearance

Indian courts balance party autonomy and judicial oversight in anti-arbitration injunctions

With harsh law, º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø real money gaming sector gets ¡®fragged¡¯ by the government

Supreme Court recalled liquidation order in Kalyani Transco v Bhushan Power & Steel, reaffirming IBC¡¯s rescue objective

Supreme Court held interest on SEBI penalties runs from adjudication order expiry

The Supreme Court held that a clause using permissive language like ¡°may¡± does not form a binding arbitration agreement under section 7  

The Supreme Court ruled that Hyatt had a taxable permanent establishment in India through strategic and operational control

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Supreme Court ruling in SDMC v SMS Limited underscores that arbitration clauses must be drafted with precision to ensure enforceability

Courts weigh IBC insolvency against PMLA attachment in ongoing legal disputes

Supreme Court upholds contractual sanctity in hydro power free supply dispute

The CCI's new penalty guidelines aim to bring clarity, fairness and consistency to antitrust enforcement in India

Courts are favouring arbitration where all parties agree, even non-signatories to a contract

Supreme Court clarifies arbitration jurisdiction in Disortho v Meril Life, ruling that Indian law governs the arbitration agreement despite a foreign venue

The Supreme Court halts Telangana¡¯s forest clearance for IT park, citing environmental and legal violations

Raunaq Bahadur Mathur, an arbitration and commercial disputes specialist, has joined Saraf and Partners as a partner in Delhi

The Supreme Court ruled that insolvency proceedings under the IBC do not stay penalties under the Consumer Protection Act

Parag Chaturvedi joined Fox & Mandal as an associate partner to strengthen its dispute resolution practice

Providence Law Asia appointed Daniel Tan as director, boosting its insolvency practice

Supreme Court altered Madras HC order for statutory authority's bank guarantee over award depositt

Kerala launches its first 24/7 online court in Kollam to handle dishonoured cheque?

The Supreme Court upholds the state's authority to regulate private property for public welfare while protecting property rights

In Ajay Madhusudan Patel v Jyotrindra S Patel, the Supreme Court allowed non-signatories to join arbitration under a family arrangement agreement, applying the Cox & Kings tests

In MC Mehta v State of Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court emphasized the importance of nurturing and educating children to become impactful members of society

The Ministry of Finance has raised the threshold for filing income tax appeals before the ITAT, High Court, and Supreme Court of India

The Philippine Supreme Court reinforces CIAC's jurisdiction over construction disputes

The Supreme Court has upheld the sanctity of arbitration awards by overturning changes made to an award made by a civil judge and upheld by the high court

The Supreme Court rejects the "absolute and unrestricted right" to bypass pre-litigation mediation in commercial proceedings

The Supreme Court's five-judge bench reversed a 2018 ruling on interim orders from high courts, extending their validity under Article 142 of the Indian Constitution

Supreme Court invalidates arbitration clauses in Lombardi Engineering Ltd v Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. Deposit requirement and government-appointed arbitrators ruled unconstitutional

NCLT must provide reasoned order to reject IBC resolution plan, says Supreme Court. Committee-approved plans not to be questioned

In Batliboi v Hindustan Petroleum, the Supreme Court affirmed the arbitrator's right to interpret contract terms reasonably, barring award annulment

The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the principles relating to the liability of a director of a company for the dishonour of a cheque issued by the company

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled a draft paper of proposed revisions in the guidelines for handling wilful defaulters

Adivision bench of the Supreme Court rendered a split verdict while deciding whether a tax exemption could be granted on the basis of the doctrine of legitimate expectation

Milanka Chaudhury joins Trilegal as partner in the dispute resolution practice in New Delhi, taking the firm¡¯s partnership strength to 104

The Supreme Court¡¯s 3 May judgment, in MK Rajagopalan v Dr Periasamy Palani Gounder & Anr, shows insolvency resolution plans must be approved by a committee of creditors before being put to an adjudicating authority

Supreme Court judgment on 25 April 2023 (NN Global Mercantile Pvt Ltd v Indo Unique Flame Ltd) finally settled the ongoing legal conundrum of the enforceability of an arbitration agreement in an unstamped contract

An April 2023 decision by a division bench of the Supreme Court of India has held that arbitration is the appropriate method of deciding whether a development agreement can be lawfully cancelled

The Supreme Court on 2 May allowed Ezeego One Travel and Tours to withdraw its insolvency dispute against Yatra Online following a settlement where Yatra would pay Ezeego USD194,000

Kamaljeet Singh, who brings 12 years of experience to the team, is the newest partner in the disputes practice at AP & Partners

The Bombay High Court, in Shriram?EPC Ltd and Anor v Gaja Trustee Co Pvt Ltd, held that it would not be right for the court to foist unwarranted arbitration on the parties when clearly on the facts the cause was a dead letter

Mandatory retirement ages for judges may be depriving the system of its finest assets. What are the pros and cons?

Pre-deposit of 50% under section 18 of the Enforcement of Security Interest Act,2 (SARFAESI) is mandatory and cannot be waived in cases where the borrower challenges the action sale with respect to secured assets

After delivering a pro-arbitration judgment in the case of NN Global Mercantile Pvt Ltd v M/s Indo Unique Flame Ltd and Ors, the Supreme Court referred the case to a constitution bench of the court to resolve conflicting decisions of equal standing

The world of commercial transactions contains numerous unique intricacies, many of which are yet to be statutorily regulated

Insolvency board makes greater use of enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance with the bankruptcy code

An arbitration between the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Afcons Gunanusa commenced in 2015, but a disagreement arose over the fee to arbitrators and who should decide the issue

The Supreme Court recently held that an arbitration clause has to be given effect, whether or not expressly stated that an arbitrator¡¯s decision is final and binding

Where there is merely a possibility of the parties agreeing to arbitration in the future, in contrast to an obligation to refer disputes to arbitration, there is no valid and binding arbitration agreement

The tug of war over jurisdiction has surfaced many times in arbitration proceedings, necessitating the Supreme Court to step in repeatedly to settle disputes

Delhi High Court?has ruled that courts must lean towards referring matters to arbitration when one party seeks to negate an arbitration agreement by citing other provisions of a contract that require detailed interpretation

As the IBC clearly differentiates between financial debt and operational debt obligations, the question becomes whether interest can be included in both these types of debt for the admission of a company into insolvency under the IBC

The government and its relationship with the privacy of citizens has always been disproportional

The Supreme Court in a recent ruling has held that when an agent under a power of attorney is in possession of an immovable property, the possession is that of the principal owner

The Supreme Court, in a recent matter, held that in case of offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), courts cannot proceed merely on the basis of the principle of ¡°preponderance of probabilities¡±

Argus Partners named Bhavya Mohan as a partner in the dispute resolution practice from June at the firm¡¯s Bengaluru office

With many IT employees offered huge salary hikes and perks from competing firms amid soaring global demand for IT services

Massive infrastructure development and liberalisation of overseas investment have boosted the Philippines¡¯ competitiveness, but the pandemic has changed everything. What will a newly elected government mean for business-related legal reform?

New roles of intermediaries place them under the microscope of capital market regulation

Countries around the world are strengthening their data protection regimes given the rise in data breaches and the growing need to regulate how businesses use and process sensitive data

Supreme Court Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna passed a slew of directions for reassessment notices

In a Supreme Court judgment it was held that section 34(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 can be used to record reasons for findings already produced in an award

The Indian Supreme Court has set aside an arbitral tribunal¡¯s award for acting beyond the confines of a contract executed between parties

The past decade has seen extraordinary growth in technological innovation

Kolkata-based firm Fox & Mandal has expanded its footprint to New Delhi in a collaboration with BlackRobe Chambers ¨C a full-service firm headed by Kunal Vajani

IP disputes specialist Mohini V has joined Remfry & Sagar as an equity partner

A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy, in the case of Chander Sekhar Jha v Union of India and Anr, dismissed an appeal assailing the order of the Calcutta High Court regarding a gold smuggling charge

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø antitrust probe into the alleged collusion over fees charged by debt trustees of the State Bank of India, Axis Bank and IDBI Bank took a back seat following an intervention by the Bombay High Court after the banks challenged the jurisdiction of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in April this year

Among many things, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has put the spotlight on cryptocurrency. It is gaining global acceptance based on the sheer volume of donations flooding into war-torn Ukraine in the form of cryptocurrency, largely to finance military support. The virtual digital asset class is no longer seen as a shady ¡°black-market¡± transaction owing to reliance upon it in this geopolitical and humanitarian crisis

The requirement to submit a test licence in the drugs and cosmetics rules goes beyond the ambit of the Parent Act, and is a hindrance to R&D for pharma companies, writes Syngene International's Shreekanth Katti