Dentons advised on AED 3 billion real estate financing for The Private Department of Sheikh Mohamed Bin Khalid Al Nahyan LLC Dentons has advised Mashreqbank PSC (Mashreq) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) as Joint Coordinators, with Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) as a syndicate partner, in connection with the successful closing of a landmark
... Continue Reading.Can an Arbitration Agreement Be Enforced Without Signature If Parties Accept and Act on It?
Arbitration as a mode of dispute resolution rests on party autonomy. The cornerstone is the arbitration agreement, which signifies the willingness of the parties to submit disputes to arbitration rather than litigation. Traditionally, such agreements are executed in writing and duly signed, leaving little room for controversy over their validity. However, modern commercial dealings—conducted through
... Continue Reading.Can a Wife’s Refusal to Return to a Violent Matrimonial Home Ever Amount to Provocation?
Indian criminal justice system has consistently evolved to protect women from domestic violence, marital coercion, and patriarchal entitlement. A recent judgment by the Delhi High Court in Sushant Raj v. State (NCT of Delhi) has reaffirmed this stance, holding that a wife’s refusal to return to a violent matrimonial home cannot be treated as a
... Continue Reading.Can Criminal Courts Review Judgments Beyond Clerical or Arithmetical Errors?
The power of courts to revisit their own judgments is a subject of significant importance in criminal law. Unlike civil courts, which are expressly vested with review jurisdiction under the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), criminal courts operate under strict limitations. The recent Supreme Court ruling in Vikram Bakshi & Ors. v. R.P. Khosla &
... Continue Reading.Kirkland & Ellis Advised Blackstone Energy Transition Partners On The Sale Of Irth Solutions To TPG
Kirkland & Ellis advised Blackstone Energy Transition Partners on the sale of Irth Solutions to TPG Kirkland & Ellis advised Blackstone Energy Transition Partners and Irth Solutions, a leading provider of enterprise software for critical energy and infrastructure companies, on a definitive agreement for the sale of Irth to TPG Growth, the firm’s middle market
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as legal advisors to the Investors and Catalyst Trusteeship Limited The leading law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as legal advisors to the Investors in connection with the issuance of up to 82,000 (Eighty Two Thousand only) fully paid-up, senior, secured, listed, rated, redeemable, non-convertible debt securities, aggregating up to INR
... Continue Reading.Can a Stray Blow to a Child During a Quarrel Be Treated as Child Abuse?
The protection of children against abuse and exploitation is an integral part of India’s legal framework. Legislation such as the Goa Children’s Act, 2003 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 were enacted to shield children from harm and ensure their holistic development. However, the Supreme Court in Santosh Sahadev Khajnekar
... Continue Reading.White & Case Advised EchoStar On US$23 Billion Spectrum Sale To AT&T
White & Case Advised EchoStar on US$23 Billion Spectrum Sale to AT&T White & Case LLP has advised EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS), a global communications and content delivery leader, on its entry into a definitive agreement to sell the company’s 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz spectrum licenses to AT&T for approximately US$23 billion, subject to regulatory
... Continue Reading.Does Order XXX Rule 10 CPC Restrict Suits Against Proprietors?
The legal position of proprietorship has often been a subject of confusion in Indian civil procedure. Unlike companies and partnership firms, a proprietorship has no separate juristic personality. This creates a recurring question: should a suit be filed against the proprietorship concern in its trade name, or directly against the proprietor? The Supreme Court in
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Gibson Dunn advised Carlyle on acquisition of intelliflo from Invesco Gibson Dunn advised Carlyle, a global investment firm, on its acquisition of cloud-based practice management software provider intelliflo from global asset management firm Invesco. The transaction included intelliflo’s U.S.-based subsidiaries and was valued at up to USD 200 million. The London corporate team was led
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