Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised Anand Group on global acquisition of APAG Holding AG The leading law firm in India, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (SAM) acted as lead counsel to Anand Group on its global acquisition of APAG Holding AG, a Swiss-based company engaged in auto component manufacturing. The transaction involved the acquisition
... Continue Reading.RPNLU Prayagraj Concludes Para Legal Volunteers’ Basic Training Programme: Empowering Students for Access to Justice
Prayagraj, October 8, 2025 — Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj (RPNLU Prayagraj), in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (UPSLSA) and the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), successfully concluded a three-day Para Legal Volunteers’ (PLV) Basic Training Programme for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students of the 2025 batch. Held from October
... Continue Reading.Allahabad HC Initiates Contempt Action Over Disparaging WhatsApp Message About Judge
In a digital age where messages travel faster than the truth, the sanctity of judicial institutions is increasingly tested by irresponsible and defamatory communications circulated online. Allahabad High Court recently took suo motu cognizance of such an instance in Contempt Application (Criminal) No. 14 of 2024, initiating proceedings against one Krishna Kumar Pandey for a
... Continue Reading.Announcing SpicyIP TV! The SS Edition: Episode 1 with Mr Murali Neelakantan
A few months ago, in the green environs of the inaugural edition of the SpicyIP Summer School (held at the lovely campus of ECC, Whitefield, Bengaluru) , we had the golden chance to sit and engage with so many interesting, and interested, minds. As course-participants took the opportunity to sit back with many of the
... Continue Reading.Khaitan & Co Advised TruAlt Bioenergy Limited On Initial Public Offering
Khaitan & Co advised TruAlt Bioenergy Limited on Initial Public Offering The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised TruAlt Bioenergy Limited in connection with its initial public offering of equity shares aggregating approximately INR 83,928 lakhs. The IPO comprised a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating INR 75,000 lakhs and an offer
... Continue Reading.FRANDship with Comparable Licenses: Confidentiality Club Constituted in Nokia v Asustek & Ors.
Image from here. In a recent order, the Delhi HC decided on the terms of the constitution of the Confidentiality Club in certain connected SEP suits. Confidentiality clubs, as agreed-upon mechanisms to restrict the dissemination of confidential documents and materials in certain suits to only the necessary personnel, do have their criticisms. For example, by
... Continue Reading.The 3(E)-3(D) Fumble: When Synergy Gets Lost in Application
On the CHC’s judgment clarifying the difference between the statutory filters under Sections 3(d) and 3(e), Srishti Gaur breaks down the Court’s findings and explains how this is not the first time that courts have faced confusion between the two provisions. Srishti is a third-year student at National Law University, Delhi. Her previous posts can
... Continue Reading.Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted As legal Counsel To DBS Bank Ltd., The Hongkong And Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Citicorp Investment Bank (Singapore) Limited, And Mizuho Bank Ltd, Singapore Branch
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Acted as Legal Counsel to DBS Bank Ltd., The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Citicorp Investment Bank (Singapore) Limited, and Mizuho Bank Ltd., Singapore Branch The leading law firm in India, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, acted as legal counsel to DBS Bank Ltd., The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Citicorp Investment
... Continue Reading.Not Every Shiny Idea Travels Well to be an Invention! Lessons from the Saint-Gobain Patent Battle
On the Delhi High Court’s decision rejecting Saint Gobain’s appeal against a rejection order, Srishti Gaur explains the Court’s rationale on non-obviousness and novelty, and highlights why the Court was right in rejecting the argument for granting a patent merely because it had been granted by a foreign jurisdiction. Srishti is a third-year student at
... Continue Reading.Khaitan & Co Advised Kaynes Semicon Private Limited On Strategic Investment By US Technology International Private Limited
Khaitan & Co Advised Kaynes Semicon Private Limited on Strategic Investment by US Technology International Private Limited The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co, advised Kaynes Semicon Private Limited (“Company”) and its controlling shareholder, Kaynes Technology India Limited, on the strategic investment by US Technology International Private Limited (UST) for a minority stake
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