Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Adani Group on collaboration with GEMS Education Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised the Adani Group in relation to its collaboration with GEMS Education, a global leader in private K-12 education. The Adani Foundation, the CSR arm of the Adani Group, has partnered with GEMS Education to establish world-class schools across India. With
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Matthew Pitman joins Simmons & Simmons as Head of Asset Management and Investment Funds Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Matthew Pitman as the new head of its Asset Management and Investment Funds (AMIF) sector, effective 6 May 2025. Matthew, who joined the firm in 2014 and has been a partner for over
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[Anushka Kanabar is a third-year student at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore] The conception of parties “claiming through or under” parties to an arbitration agreement has undergone a significant evolution since the Supreme Court judgement in Cox and Kings v. SAP India. Appearing in sections 8, 35, 45, 54, and 73 of the Arbitration
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Global Capability Centres, Startups & Corporate Social Responsibility: The Innovation Triangle India Needs This policy change (whereby private sector incubators associated with GCCs are also included within the ambit of mandated CSR spends) provides an opportunity for the CSR funds to be channelled into incubators and accelerators through which GCCs can support the startup eco-system
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Some years ago, I had traced out two decades of the ‘confusingly confounding’ regulation of software patents in India. The “ping-ponging” journey traced in that post seems to have been a precursor for the judicial fragmentation that Section 3(k)’s interpretation would soon see. Last week, as a few of us (Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan, Yogesh Byadwal, Anushka
... Continue Reading.Opposites Do Not Attract —An Introduction To The Contra Trade Regime In India
Opposites Do Not Attract —An Introduction To The Contra Trade Regime In India If a contra trade is executed, inadvertently or otherwise, then the profits from such trade shall be disgorged and remitted into the Investor Protection and Education Fund administered by SEBI. This is in addition to any penalties that may be imposed by
... Continue Reading.Former Khaitan Partners Kshitij Bishnoi and Gautam Bhargava Join IndusLaw Along with Teams to Grow Real Estate Practice
Former Khaitan Partners Kshitij Bishnoi and Gautam Bhargava Join IndusLaw Along with Teams to Grow Real Estate Practice IndusLaw has strengthened its real estate practice in the National Capital Region (NCR) with the addition of Kshitij Bishnoi and Gautam Bhargava, both former partners at Khaitan & Co, along with their respective teams. Bishnoi brings over
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Kunal Mehra Joins Phoenix Legal as Partner in Delhi to Bolster Antitrust and M&A Practice Phoenix Legal has welcomed Kunal Mehra (Partner) to its Delhi office, enhancing the firm’s antitrust and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) practices. Kunal joins from DSK Legal, where he was a Partner since 2022. With over 20 years of experience in
... Continue Reading.Courts Should Not Be Swayed Only By Allegations In FIR When Deciding Bail: Delhi HC
It is absolutely rational that while taking the right step in the right direction at the right time, the Delhi High Court while striking the right chord in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Amit Agrawal vs State of
... Continue Reading.Khaitan & Co Advised Lighthouse India Fund IV AIF On The Acquisition Of Aminority Stake In Kalki Fashion
Khaitan & Co advised Lighthouse India Fund IV AIF on the acquisition of a minority stake in Kalki Fashion Khaitan & Co advised Lighthouse India Fund IV AIF on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Kalki Fashion Private Limited. Launched in 2007 in Mumbai, Kalki is a direct-to-consumer fashion brand renowned for luxury,
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