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Former Eros Media World GC Bishwarup Chakrabarti Joins Dentsu as General Counsel – South Asia Dentsu India has appointed former Eros Media World General Counsel Bishwarup Chakrabarti as General Counsel – South Asia, effective January 2026. With over two decades of experience, Chakrabarti has worked extensively both as a litigation lawyer and as an in-house

Al Tamimi & Company Promotes Amr Hamdy and Mosaab Aly to Partner in Egypt and UAE The largest law firm in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Al Tamimi & Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Amr Hamdy (Corporate, Egypt) and Mosaab Aly (Dispute Resolution, UAE) to Partner, effective 2026. In

Jabalpur | January 9, 2026 — Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur, proudly announces that its Vice-Chancellor, Manoj Kumar Sinha, has been felicitated with the Outstanding Jurist Award at PICOM-26, the 21st International Conference hosted by Prestige Institute of Management and Research (PIMR), Indore. The award was conferred on January 9, 2026, in recognition of

Osborne Clarke Advised Habito on its Acquisition by Monzo International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Habito, a UK digital mortgage broker, on its agreed sale (subject to regulatory approval) to Monzo, the UK’s largest digital bank. Completion is expected to occur in Spring 2026. The acquisition is a further step towards Monzo’s mission to

S&R Associates advised Vodafone Group on settlement with Vodafone Idea Limited The leading law firm in India, S&R Associates represented Vodafone Group, a multinational telecommunications company, in its agreement with Vodafone Idea Limited, a listed Indian telecommunications company, regarding the final amount payable by Vodafone Group under the contingent liability adjustment mechanism agreed at the

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised WorkIndia on its USD 10.8 million Series B investment The leading law firm in India, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (“SAM”) advised Eloquent Info Solutions Private Limited, which operates the technology-driven recruitment platform WorkIndia, in connection with its USD 10.8 million Series B investment round. WorkIndia operates in the HR technology

Khaitan & Co advised certain promoters of Stylam Industries Limited on sale of shareholding to Aica Kogyo Company Limited The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised certain promoters of Stylam Industries Limited (“SIL”) on the sale of substantial shareholding in SIL (c. 40%) to Aica Kogyo Company Limited. The transaction triggers a

Khaitan & Co advised Sensa Core Medical Instrumentation Private Limited on USD 72 million investment by Motilal Oswal Alternates The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised Sensa Core Medical Instrumentation Private Limited and its promoters in relation to the USD 72 million investment by Motilal Oswal Alternates. This transaction represents one of

Khaitan & Co advised Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited on INR 550 crore QIP The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co acted as counsel to Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited (“HFCL”) in relation to their Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) aggregating to INR 550 crores. The Firm advised on structuring, documentation, and legal compliance for the

When I was reading the DPIIT working paper on AI & Copyright, my mind instantly went back to Bartz v Anthropic. To be specific, I recalled the following lines from the judgement- “The downloaded pirated copies used to build a central library were not justified by a fair use.” As Ed Lee explained here, Bartz did not consider it relevant whether the pirated