The Competition Commission of India or the Patent Controller? Supreme Court to decide

Authors: Ms. Shambhavy Singh (Senior Associate) and Mr. Sayan Kumar Panda (Associate) The legal landscape governing economic regulation in India has reached a critical juncture, defined by a persistent and increasingly sophisticated tension between the cross-sectoral mandate of the Competition Commission of India (CCI/ Commission) and the domain-specific authority of various sectoral regulators. For nearly two […]

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Legal Update – Relaxations for Investments from Land Bordering Countries

Authors: Mr. Aparajit Bhattacharya (Partner) and Mr. Harvinder Singh (Partner) A significant policy development announced by the Government of India following the Union Cabinet meeting held on March 10, 2026. The Cabinet has approved significant relaxations to the investment restrictions applicable to investors from countries sharing land borders with India, namely Pakistan, Peoples Republic of China (including […]

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Record Of Default with Information Utility: One Leap or Two Stumbles?

Authors: Mr. Samir Malik (Partner), Mr. Varun Kalra (Senior Associate) and Mr. Pranav Khanna (Associate) Introduction At the time of the enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”), provisions regarding Information Utilities (“IU”) were included to establish a robust institutional framework for collecting and verifying information on financial defaults. IUs are projected to […]

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Legal Update – Acquisition Financing by Commercial Banks

Authors: Mr. Anjan Dasgupta (Partner) and Mr. Avinash Kumar Khard (Partner) S. No.   Particulars   Directions 1.  Regulatory Framework   Chapter XI of the Commercial Banks– Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Credit Facilities) Directions, 2025, as amended vide the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks- Credit Facilities) Amendment Directions, 2026 (hereinafter referred to as “Directions”) […]

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Trump Tariffs after the IEEPA debacle: Looking Ahead

Authors: Mr. Ashish Chandra (Partner) and Mr. Anupal Dasgupta (Principal Associate)The Supreme Court of the United States (‘SCOTUS’) in a landmark judgment on 20 February ruled that the tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration pursuant to International Emergency Economic Powers Act (‘IEEPA’) is illegal as the statute does not provide any powers to the US President to […]

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Legal Update – Framework for External Commercial Borrowings

Authors: Mr. Anjan Dasgupta (Partner), Mr. Avinash Kumar Khard (Partner) and Ms. Roochi Loona (Partner) Background S. No. Particulars of Change Erstwhile Framework Amended Framework 1. Borrower Eligibility All entities eligible to receive foreign direct investment (“FDI”);Port Trusts, SEZ units, SIDBI, EXIM Bank of India; andEntities engaged in micro-finance activities i.e. registered not for profit companies, registered societies/ trusts/ cooperatives and […]

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Planning to Establish a Family Trust?

Authors: Mr. Mayank Mehta (Partner) and Ms. Aishwarya Kapoor (Principal Associate) I. INTRODUCTION In recent years, there has been a discernible shift in the manner in how families in India approach succession planning and inter-generational wealth arrangements. Increasingly, families, particularly high-net-worth individuals and business-owning families, are opting to establish family trusts as a preferred vehicle […]

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Why Most Loss of Profit Claims Fail in Indian Arbitration?

Authors: Mr. Samir Malik (Partner), Mr. Mahip Singh (Associate Partner) and Ms. Ayushi Pandey (Associate) Loss of profit claims are among the most frequently pleaded heads of damages in Indian construction arbitration, and among the most consistently rejected. Despite prolonged delays, extensions of time, and employer-attributable breaches, contractors routinely fail to secure compensation under this head. The principal reason is both conceptual […]

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IBC in Conflict: Navigating Moratorium, Enforcement Actions, and Statutory Priority in a Multi-Regulatory Framework

Authors: Mr. Ashish Pahariya (Partner), Ms. Anisha Kumar (Principal Associate) and  Ms. Vinita Gaud (Senior Associate) Introduction: Competing Non‑Obstante clauses and divergent objectives The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”) which came into force on December 1, 2016, marked a decisive shift in India’s approach to insolvency and its resolution. It aimed to overcome a […]

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From Data Rooms to Consent Rooms: How M&A Due Diligence is changing in 2026?

Authors: Ms. Shubhi Ameriya (Associate Partner) and Ms. Mala Mehto (Principal Associate). I. Introduction M&A due diligence has historically been a document centric exercise. Data rooms traditionally functioned as repositories of contracts, licences, financial statements, and compliance records, with personal data appearing as incidentally embedded within those documents. The implicit assumption was that personal data […]

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