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Khaitan & Co advised certain promoters of Stylam Industries Limited on the sale of up to 40% stake to Aica Kogyo The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co acted as legal counsel to certain promoters of Stylam Industries Limited in connection with the sale of up to 40% stake to Aica Kogyo. The

Etihad Law Firm Promotes Farah Mahmood to Partner The prominent Iraq-based legal practice with an international reach through its representation in the UK and UAE, Etihad Law Firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Farah Mahmood to Partner. This promotion reflects a professional journey built on competence, commitment, and meaningful contributions to the firm’s

Khaled Al-Marri & Partners Appoints Himanshu Goswami as Head of Transactions and Regulatory Practice, Strengthening Firm Leadership with Kushagra Ashok Arora, Khaled Khalfan Al-Marri, and Abdul Sattar Pirzada The Emirati law firm primarily based in Dubai, UAE, Khaled Al-Marri & Partners, recognised for its commercially aligned legal advisory and astute dispute resolution work across the

Leash to Legacy: Pets as Beneficiaries of Their Owner’s Estate Although Indian law does not currently allow pets to inherit directly, thoughtful estate planning whether through appointed guardians, NGOs, public trusts or private shelters named in a will, can still provide protection This article examines the legal challenges preventing pets from directly inheriting property in

Former NSE Vice President Ajit Sinha Joins Angel One as General Counsel One of India’s leading fintech and broking platforms, Angel One, has appointed Ajit Sinha as its General Counsel. In his new role, Sinha will lead the company’s legal function and provide strategic counsel to the Board and senior leadership team. Sinha brings over

In a series of sweeping judgments on the Domain Name System, the Delhi High Court has framed anonymous and infringing domain registrations as a problem of systemic online fraud rather than routine trademark disputes. Vishno Sudheendra critically examines the Court’s wide-ranging directions, arguing that their ex ante regulatory turn is overbroad, raises serious data protection

Against the backdrop of DPIIT’s Working Paper on AI and Copyright, Akshat argues that both the paper’s proposed framework and a broader turn to copyright are ill-suited to address labour displacement caused by GenAI and risk harming the very creators they claim to safeguard. Akshat is the founder and counsel at AASA Law Chambers. He

Continuing the discussion on why copyright is ill-equipped to address labour displacement caused by GenAI, Part II of Akshat’s post moves beyond copyright to explore alternative frameworks for engaging with the underlying concerns. Akshat is the founder and counsel at AASA Law Chambers. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. He would

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co advised Brookfield India Real Estate Trust on its maiden sustainability-linked bond issuance The leading law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co acted as legal counsel to Brookfield India Real Estate Trust, represented by Brookprop Management Services Private Limited, in connection with its maiden issuance of sustainability-linked listed bonds aggregating to

The Delhi High Court’s decision in Leayan Global Pvt. Ltd. v. Bata India Ltd. turns on the uneasy interaction between exclusive trademark rights and descriptive use defences. Arshiya Gupta probes the Court’s see-saw framing of Sections 17 and 35, and asks whether collapsing these distinct enquiries risks blurring core principles of trademark doctrine. Arshiya is