Image from here Earlier this week, the General Court of the European Union (part of the Court of Justice for the European Union or the ECJ) ruled in favour of Lego in Case T-515/19. The Board of the appeal of the EU IPO had declared Legos community design registration number 1664368-0006 corresponding to the description
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INTRODUCTION In Ancient India there were no laws regarding guardianship of a child. It was only during the British era that laws of guardianship were evolved in courts. A guardian is a person who is formally appointed by the court to look after a child after the death of its parents until he is of
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How can a sexual harassment at work or at work from home be reported? Sexual harassment of women at work is a heinous crime, because if it is not curbed in a strict manner, it may lead to oppression of women, pushing them away from expressing their abilities at workplace. Realizing that, the government made
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Taking cognizance of complaints about the rapid increase in incidents of crime against women in Rajasthan, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Rajasthan. Noting that the state’s primary duty is to protect the rights of women and punish the perpetrators without fail, the
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Supreme Court: Even if Principal Borrower is Not ‘Corporate Person’ Insolvency proceedings Can be Initiated Against Corporate Guarantor The Supreme Court (SC) on 26 March 2021, in the case titled Laxmi Pat Surana (Appellant) v. Union Bank of India & Anr. (Respondents) ruled that even if the loan was offered to a proprietary firm that
... Continue Reading.[Rohit Sharma is a partner at Mamta Binani & Associates, Mumbai] Since the inception of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘Code’), numerous amendments have been carried out to plug the loopholes or uncertainties in the Code. In such a vein, section 30(4) of the Code was amended on 6 August, 2019, which states as
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The Supreme Court has informed on Friday that Advocates-on-Record Examination 2021 will be held on June 8, 9, 10, and June 11, 2021, in the Supreme Court premises. The notification issued on 26 March states that all the lawyers who have completed one year of continuous training on or before 30 April 2021 will be
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Its TATA bye-bye for Mistry One of the most keenly watched corporate war in India had a fascinating end with the Supreme Court giving a green signal to Cyrus Mistry’s sacking as Tata Sons chairman Industrialist, philanthropist, visionary, nationalist – Ratan Tata wears many hats with equal ease. On Friday, another hat came his way
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Auro University is organizing a National ADR Quiz Competition 2021 with the objective to encourage students to test their knowledge in the field of ADR. The competition is going to be conducted virtually from 15th April – 16th April 2021. About the National ADR Quiz Competition 2021 The Quiz will take place from 15th April
... Continue Reading.[Manohar Samal is a Master of Laws student at the National Institute of Securities Markets, Mumbai] Competition law has played a vital role in enhancing healthy competition in Indian markets and has also boosted innovation and economic development. The Competition Act, 2002 is the principal legislation which prevents activities that have adverse effects on competition
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