Month: September 2020

This Article is submitted by – Pubali Chatterjee Sagarnil Ghosh Illicit untamed life exchange is assessed to be a multibillion-dollar business including the unlawful collect of and exchange live creatures and plants or parts and items got from them. Natural life is exchanged as skins, cowhide products or gifts; as food or conventional medication; as

Surrogacy is defined as the process of giving birth to a baby by a woman (Surrogate Mother) and then hand over that new born to the couple who are unable to conceive one. The concept of Surrogacy has been on the table for quite a long as a result of which, Surrogacy was made commercialized

September 17, 2020 PIL in SC seeks legal action against Justice Markandey Katju for tarnishing Indian judicial system [ by Legal Era News Network ] A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking legal action against former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Markandey Katju by making defamatory allegations while deposing before

Legal disputes can be an emotional rollercoaster with feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. When court cases involve family disputes such as child custody or divorce, confrontations can turn messy quickly when emotions run high. Unfortunately, this makes legal proceedings more challenging and, in many cases, neither side wins. The legal process doesn’t have to be

5th Annual 40 Under 40 Rising Star Awards 2020 Firm Profile Partner Contact Awards & Accolades Is The Ban On ENDS Healthy? Is it fair for the Government, as a stakeholder in India’s largest cigarette company, to advise banning a product without even considering the vi… Read More Debarring Directors: A New Deterrent In Competition

This Article is submitted by – Abhishek Goyal “To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them[i].” George Orwell in one of his renowned books, Animal Farm, talks about a situation which is quite germane even in present times. The book primarily discusses about a revolution kindled by the ideologies of independence,

[Disclosure: I represent/have represented clients on related and unrelated issues. Views expressed here are personal.] In a recent landmark ruling, the U.K. Supreme Court (here) dismissed the appeals filed by implementers of technical standards, i.e. Huawei, ZTE, against standard essential patent (SEP) holders, i.e. Unwired and Conversant.  This is a well-known dispute and has previously

Shahezad Kazi becomes S&R partner S&R Associates has elected arbitration and litigation counsel Shahezad Kazi into its partnership. Kazi was a Bombay high court advocate before joining S&R in 2016, and specialises in corporate, commercial and real estate litigation, insolvency matters, securities law and other regulatory matters and international arbitration. He is a 2006 GLC

The Supreme Court in the case State of Odisha v. Surendra Munda [Review Petition (Crl.) D. No. 4235 of 2020] stated that, “In a criminal matter, where the life and liberty of a person is in question, one right of appeal has always been accepted and appropriate steps must be taken to effectuate that right.”