Legal 60

This article aims to explain how insurance companies investigate big rig accidents and the tactics they use to reduce or deny settlement payouts. Insurance Companies Work to Minimize Settlements After Big Rig Accidents After an 18-wheeler or truck accident, the at-fault driver’s insurance company quickly starts investigating to limit how much they must pay. Their

Watson Farley & Williams Appoints Paul Coggins as Partner The leading international law firm, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW), has appointed Paul Coggins as a Partner in its Tokyo office to strengthen its Asia-Pacific maritime offering. Coggins rejoins WFW after more than 15 years at Norton Rose Fulbright, where he served as Partner from May

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Advised JSW Energy Limited on INR 3,000 Crore Preferential Issuance of Equity Shares and Warrants The leading law firm in India, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (“SAM”) advised JSW Energy Limited on its fund raise of approximately INR 3,000 crores through a preferential allotment of equity shares and convertible warrants. The fund

DMD Advocate Represented Respondent Creditors as NCLT Ahmedabad Bench Reaffirms Limits on Suspended Board’s Locus in CIRP; Upholds Financial Debt Classification The leading law firm in India, DMD Advocate, represented Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 in proceedings before the Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench. The Tribunal, vide order dated February 26, 2026, dismissed

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised Nexus Select Trust on Joint Venture with Runwal Enterprises The leading law firm in India, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (“CAM”) advised Nexus Select Trust (“Nexus REIT”) on its formation of a joint venture with Runwal Enterprises for the construction and development of a mall in Runwal Garden City, Dombivli, Kalyan (“Mall Asset”).

AZB & Partners Advised Vertex Ventures on Series B Investment in Creatormon Private Limited (Wishlink) The leading law firm in India, AZB & Partners advised Vertex Ventures, as the lead investor, on its Series B funding in Creatormon Private Limited (d/b/a Wishlink), which operates a creator commerce platform. The funding round also saw participation from

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised RMZ on Joint Venture with Signature Global for Mixed-Use Development in Gurugram The leading law firm in India, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (“CAM”) advised RMZ on setting up a 50:50 joint venture with Signature Global for the development of a mixed-use project of approximately 3.94 million sq. feet of FSI in Gurugram,

Can patent systems actually accelerate climate action? In his submission for the SpicyIP–Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025, Abhinav Manchanda explores this question and explains how countries around the world are increasingly designing their IP regimes to support green innovation, while India’s green patent framework is still finding its footing. Abhinav is a legal researcher and

The rise of brain–computer interfaces marks a technological inflection point, blurring the line between cognition and computation. What happens when thoughts become data, and data becomes patentable subject matter? Soumya Juneja, in her post for the SpicyIP–Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025, engages with these questions and assesses whether there is a need to re-examine invention,

While India’s IP system has made significant strides in digital accessibility, Rushil Verma, in his submission for the SpicyIP–Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025, explains how it continues to fall short on intelligibility. He suggests that integrating “Explainable IP” could help transform patent and trademark databases from mere document repositories into inclusive, user-centric public knowledge systems.