[Parina Muchhala is a 3rd year student and Ira Pandya a 4th year student, both at the Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai] The effects of the COVID-19 outbreak has led to interruption of supply chains, reduction in consumer demand and disruption of economies. It has also led many companies to file for bankruptcy worldwide. This
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Call for Papers: NUJS Journal on Dispute Resolution
[Announcement on behalf of NUJS’s Journal on Dispute Resolution] The Journal on Dispute Resolution (‘JODR’) is the flagship biannual journal of the Mediation Clinic, published under the aegis of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. It is an open-access, student-reviewed journal, that aims to provide a platform for the discussion of national
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Government’s Covid-19 insolvency relief may be a double-edged sword
By Manish Jha and Vishrutyi SahniThe global COVID-19 pandemic and its consequential lockdown are having an economic ripple effect on the business of Indian citizens. To mitigate its impact, in the last tranche of economic reforms, the Central Government made numerous changes upon the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC“), and its adjudicatory processes, which
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In times of COVID-19, the rules for national protection against opportunist investment needs greater clarity
By Hiren Bhatt and Vikas Pareek In the current unprecedented times before the world, countries are ring fencing their national interest by setting oversight over the foreign investment in order to avoid opportunistic takeovers. Following the similar announcement by other jurisdictions like Australia, Spain, Germany; the Government of India (GOI) vide Press Note 3 (PN3)
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N. Prakash vs. State of Kerala , The City Police Commissioner
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMW.P.(C). TMP-28 OF 2020PetitionerN. PrakashRespondentState of Kerala , The City Police CommissionerDate of Judgement6th April, 2020BenchHon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar; Hon’ble Mr. Justice Shaji P. Chaly Introduction The petitioner was denied a vehicle pass to venture out and purchase “Meo-Persian” biscuits for his cats during the
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//www.pathlegal.in/Unelected-People-Think-They-Can-Impose-Will-Through-Courts:-Harish-Salve-legalnewscopied-2384936 Author: Names Noted jurist Harish Salve on Friday said a lot of people who are not elected representatives feel that they can impose their will on the government through the courts. … Read More
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Gopal Subramanium and P&A Law Offices win for Daiichi Sankyo in Singapore Court of Appeal against Ranbaxy promoters
Gopal Subramanium and P&A Law Offices win for Daiichi Sankyo in Singapore Court of Appeal against Ranbaxy promoters [ by Legal Era News Network ] On 28 May 2020, the Singapore Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals filed by ex-Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh against the judgment of the High Court
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Insurance Claim For Loss Of Profit / Consequential Losses/Business Interruption – Covid -19
May 29, 2020 Insurance Claim For Loss Of Profit / Consequential Losses/Business Interruption – Covid -19 It is highly improbable that Indian Companies having business interruption insurance will be able to get any benefit under the policy on account of business interruption due to COVID-19 or lockdown order… The countrywide lockdown by the Government of
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