Author: Legal 60

Skrine Promotes Engy Tan and Kailash Kalaiarasu to Partner Effective January 2026 The Malaysian leading full-service law firm, Skrine is pleased to announce the promotion of Engy Tan and Kailash Kalaiarasu to Partner, effective January 2026. Their promotion reflects the Firm’s ongoing commitment to nurturing talent, recognising excellence, and strengthening leadership across its practice areas.

Raja, Darryl & Loh Expands Partnership with Four Promotions Effective January 2026 The prominent, full-service Malaysian law firm Raja, Darryl & Loh (RDL) has announced the expansion of its partnership with the admission of Azanida Alladin, Dianne Hong, Santhyaa Venugopal, and Freddy Choy Kay Chun as Partners, effective 1 January 2026, marking a significant step

Nishimura & Asahi Advised Tokyo Century Corporation on Co-Investment in UK Renewable Energy Assets The international law firm in Japan, Nishimura & Asahi advised Tokyo Century Corporation [TSE: 8439] on an agreement with asset management funds operated by Octopus Energy Generation, part of the global energy company Octopus Energy Group, to co-invest in operating solar

Examining the growing structural gap between TRIPS’ public-health objectives and the contemporary political economy of pharmaceuticals, Tanya Verma in her entry for the SpicyIP-jhana Blogpost Writing Competition, argues that tariff regimes and expanding trade-secret protections together create a “double bind” that constrains the Global South’s ability to both import and manufacture medicines. Tanya is a

MahaRERA Issues Key Circular on Execution of Deeds of Cancellation One of the major problems faced by promoters is defaults made by the allottees in making timely payments of the installments towards the consideration for the purchase of the unit. As a result, promoters face uncertainty of fund flow causing delays to project completion. As

Khaitan & Co Advised Book Running Lead Managers on Horizon Industrial Parks Limited’s DRHP Filing The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co acted as legal counsel to the book running lead managers – JM Financial Limited, Axis Capital Limited, IIFL Capital Services Limited, SBI Capital Markets Limited, and 360 One WAM Limited –

Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law Promotes Ahmed Abdel Meguid to Partner The prominent and historic Egyptian law firm, Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law, is pleased to announce the promotion of Ahmed Abdel Meguid from Counsel to Partner, effective January 2026. Ahmed has been a key member of the Firm’s Corporate Department since 2012 and brings

S&A Law Offices Successfully Defended Western MP, Part of the Cube Highways, in a Dispute Relating to the Unlawful Termination of a Contract The leading law firm in India, S&A Law Offices, successfully defended Western M. P. Infrastructure & Toll Roads Private Limited (part of Cube Highways group) in an arbitration proceeding against Markolines Pavements

Did the Delhi High Court compromise on doctrine while maximising outcome? Discussing some knotty procedural law, Arshiya Gupta examines DHC’s decision in Shri Surinder Kumar v. Registrar of Copyrights and argues how it collapses a carefully designed special procedural regime in favour of general transfer powers. Arshiya is a third-year law student at National Law University,

Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy Advised B.TECH on EGP 1.759 Billion Securitization Transaction The leading full-service MENA (Middle East and North Africa) law firm, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (MBH), advised B.tech Trade and B.tech Finance (B.TECH) in connection with an EGP 1,759,000,000 securitization transaction. The transaction represents the first issuance under Capital’s fourteenth securitization program, which