For the first time in history, the international crude oil prices have fallen below zero at a time when almost the entire world is under lockdown to combat Covid-19 and there is practically no demand for crude oil, with the US benchmark crude, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) May futures sinking to a record minus $37.63
... Continue Reading.[Karan Kamath is a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) graduate from Symbiosis Law School, Pune. The author would like to thank Rohan Deshpande, counsel, Bombay High Court for his inputs and comments on a draft version] On 5 May 2020, a five-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court in Pandurang Ganpati Chaugule v. Vishwasrao Patil Murgud Sahakari
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Chakraborty (left), Santosh join PwC as director, associate director Former Algo Legal partner Archan Chakraborty and principal associate Vijay Santosh have joined Big Four global consultancy and accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Bangalore as director and associate director respectively. Chakraborty and Santosh specialise in M&A, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) work; at PwC
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Over the years, Fake News have emerged as a big challenge in India both for the government and the civil society. Fake news can be misinformation, where information is missing, or information which is circulated is partly or Fully incorrect. However more seriously, it entails deliberate disinformation where false and misleading information is sowed to
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#India and #Japan have a strong #bilateral relationship in the areas of defence and security, infrastructure and construction, railways, automobiles and locomotives, steel and iron-ore, forest and disaster management, etc. India and Japan have so far executed a number of agreements for strengthening the strategic and global #partnership between the two countries. The significant #agreements
... Continue Reading.All kinds of businesses, industries and sectors across the world have been adversely affected due this Covid-19 Pandemic and the Lockdown situation. But the role of a lawyer in a society continues to have significance, even during this crisis period, to ensure that the aggrieved party has continued access to justice delivery system. Thus, The
... Continue Reading.//www.pathlegal.in/Introduction-to-Youtube-Channel–JEEVAGAN-LEGAL–blog-2384790 Author: S.JEEVAGAN, Advocate <h2 style="font-style:italic;">Those who are interested in law related topics, can subscribe to my channel "JEEVAGAN LEGAL" Don't forget to… Read More
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The unprecedented crisis caused by the #Coronavirus #Lockdown has compelled the Justice Delivery System to take recourse to video-conferencing to deal with the crucial legal matters. The likelihood of video-conferencing is expected to stay with Judges noticing its time-saving potential and ability to fast-track cases. However, adapting to this new technology, having virtual courts is
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The US based private equity firm The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire 74% stake in SeQuent Scientific Limited, the largest pure-play animal healthcare company in India, for $210 million (Rs.1587 crore), company said on Friday. Carlyle will buy shares at a price of Rs.86 apiece. — The Economic Times Nishith Desai Associates advised SeQuent
... Continue Reading.//www.pathlegal.in/Jail-Will-Not-Be-Held-On-Social-Media-Posts,-Supreme-Court-Quashes-Section-66A–legalnewscopied-2384639 Author: Sonali * Social media posts will not be jailed, Section 66A revoked. * Supreme Court quashed the historic decisions on Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, decl… Read More
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