Dentons among the first batch granted foreign law firm license in Saudi Arabia It has one of the largest international practices in the Kingdom Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, has joined the first wave to be granted a foreign law firm license by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice. Operating in association with The
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT REITERATES THAT IN THE EVENT ATTESTING WITNESSES TO A DOCUMENT ARE NOT ALIVE, THE AUTHENTICITY OF SUCH DOCUMENT MAY BE PROVED BASED ON OTHER EVIDENCE A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Hima Kohli passed a Judgment dated 14.03.2023 in the matter of Ashutosh
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Linklaters obtains license to operate in Saudi Arabia It will enable the firm to expand its capabilities to support clients in the region The multinational law firm, Linklaters has announced that it has been granted a license by the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to practise law from a new office
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT ACQUITTED THE APPELLANT-PUBLIC SERVANT ON THE GROUND THAT THE MONEY ACCEPTED WAS NOT IN THE NATURE OF ILLEGAL GRATIFICATION A Two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Rajesh Bindal passed a Judgment dated 17.03.2023 in the case of Neeraj Dutta v State (Govt. of N.C.T.
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT HOLDS TENANT LIABLE FOR UNAUTHORISED ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT TO USE THE LEASED PREMISES IN FAVOR OF A THIRD PARTY In a recent case of Yuvraj vs Janardan Subajirao Wide and other connected matters, Civil Appeal Nos. 2855-2856 of 2011, a two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Sanjay
... Continue Reading.[Bhargavi Zaveri Shah a doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and an editor of IndiaCorpLaw Blog and Harsh Vardhan is a management consultant] The Supreme Court is currently hearing an appeal against a Bombay High Court judgement on Yes Bank’s restructuring plan. The question at hand in this appeal is
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Delhi High Court: Determination of Arbitral Fees is Contractual in Nature and Requires Tripartite Consensus between both Parties and Arbitrator(s) The Delhi High Court held that the Supreme Court’s decision passed in Oil and Natural Gas (ONGC) vs. Afcons Gunanusa JV (2022), where it had interpreted the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,
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CCI To Set Up In-House Digital Market Data Unit for Regulating Tech Platforms Currently, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) is in the process of setting up an in-house data unit that which may act as a “force multiplier” to help the competition regulator navigate the challenges involved in regulating digital markets, as well as
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Trilegal appoints Dr Avnish Kshatriya as chief digital officer He was the CIO for integrated digital, engineering and application services of the global business line at Wipro Trilegal has appointed Dr. Avnish Kshatriya as its new chief digital officer (CDO), in the latest leadership hire in the firm’s continuing transformation journey to be future-ready. Kshatriya
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Gujarat High Court Dismisses PIL Against Nayara Refinery: No reason to Monitor when Pollution Control Board is Monitoring Emission Daily The Gujarat High Court dismissed the writ petition (Public Interest Litigation), filed against the oil refinery Nayara Energy Limited for allegedly emitting hazardous substances and polluting Vadinar Village in Devbhumi Dwarka. The matter was heard
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