Mushrooming of law colleges: Madras HC

The Madras High Court on Tuesday (23 March) said on a petition seeking a rule to reduce the number of new private law colleges, it is necessary to ensure that the quality of education in the name of creation of opportunities by incoming new law colleges Could not be compromised with. A division bench of

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Trilegal promotes 5 to partner

Trilegal will promote five counsel into its equity partnership, we authoritatively understand: Yash Bansal, Gautam Chawla, Jyotsna Jayaraman, Ankit Kejriwal, Pallav Shukla. Last year Trilegal had promoted two, while in 2019 it had promoted six. Click to show comments at your own risk(alt+c) By reading the comments you agree that they are the (often anonymous)

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SUPREME COURT HOLDS REFERENCE TO ARBITRATION IS MAINTAINABLE INSOLVENCY PETITION IS NOT ADMITTED

SUPREME COURT HOLDS REFERENCE TO ARBITRATION IS MAINTAINABLE INSOLVENCY PETITION IS NOT ADMITTED Recently, the three-Judges Bench of the #SupremeCourt of India in the case of Indus Biotech Private Limited vs. Kotak India Venture (Offshore) Fund [Arb. Petition (Civil) 48/2019], vide Judgment dated 26.03.2021 held that #Arbitration Reference under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation

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Copyright Issues in Cyberspace

With the headway of Cyberspace, copyright issues in cyberspace are not restricted to the customary intellectual property yet has stretched out to intellectual property over the web. With the advancement of technology and bundles of advantages that come in handy, there are also quite a lot of disadvantages associated with it. Hackers find the first

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SUPREME COURT ALLOWS REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

SUPREME COURT ALLOWS REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES The #SupremeCourt has in a recent case of Small Scale Industrial Manufactures Association (Regd.) vs Union of India and others passed a Judgment dated 23-03-2021, whereby, the Apex Court allowed some of the #remedialmeasures sought by the Petitioners representing the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (#MSMEs) to redress the financial strain faced by the

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Taxing Data under the Equalisation Levy: Taxpayers’ Challenges

[Akshara Rao is a final year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat] With the increasing dominance of the digital economy, countries and international organisations have highlighted the inefficiency of the current tax system in covering digital businesses, which are generating enormous profits from a jurisdiction without having any physical presence. Several

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Trademark issues in Cyber Space

Trademark issues in cyber space, today, are a concerning issue since there is unfathomable data in cyberspace. In the ancient days, Romans and Greeks identified products by scribbling on them. With the advancement of civilizations, novel methods came for the unique identification of products. Trademark was a milestone in this development. Moreover, after the emergence

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Amazon-Future Case: Clarity towards the Stance of Emergency Arbitrator in Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

In the High Court of Judicature at Delhi Petitioner Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC Respondent Future Coupons Pvt. Ltd & Ors. Date of Judgement 18th March 2021 Bench Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.R. Midha. Introduction The concept of emergency arbitrator is getting huge admiration not only among the arbitral institutions but also among the users of

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