From Neutral Conduits to Content Architects: Redrawing the Lines of Intermediary Liability

Authors: Mr. Rishi Anand (Partner), Mr. Utkarsh Mishra (Senior Associate) and Ms. Deeksha Dubey (Associate) Introduction The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (“AI”) has profoundly altered the digital landscape, fading the long-standing legal distinctions between content originators, AI developers, and online intermediaries. Statutory safe harbour protections, i.e., legal immunity that shields intermediaries from liability for […]

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Limitation of Rights vs. Limitation of Claims: Enforceability of Time Caps in M&A transaction documents 

Authors: Ms. Mala Mehto (Principal Associate) and Ms. Sumedha Tewari (Associate) In M&A transaction documents such as share purchase agreements (“SPAs”), the parties generally allocate transactional risk by negotiating differentiated indemnity survival periods or time caps for various categories of claims. Breaches of fundamental warranties and claims arising from fraud or wilful misconduct are often […]

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Does Reliance On The Defendant’s Registered Office And An Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause Confer Jurisdiction In Commercial Suits?

Authors: Mr. Samir Malik (Partner), Mr. Mahip Singh (Associate Partner) and Ms. Ayushi Pandey (Associate) Introduction Despite over three decades of settled jurisprudence, Indian commercial litigation continues to suffer from a basic and recurring jurisdictional error: the assumption that a suit can be validly instituted merely because the defendant’s registered office is located within the […]

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Navigating The Layering Rules: Scope, Exceptions, Interpretation And Applicability To LLPS

Authors: Mr. Hemang Parekh (Partner) Ms. Aishwarya Kapoor (Principal Associate) INTRODUCTION The corporate world has long leveraged complex organizational structures to optimize operations, manage risk, and achieve efficiency. However, governments have introduced legislative curbs on such complex multi-layered corporate structures. In India, one such regulatory intervention is the Companies (Restriction on Number of Layers) Rules, […]

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The Unbreachable Sanctum Reinforcing Legal Professional Privilege in India and Its Critical Implications for Competition Law

Authors: Kanika Chaudhary Nayar (Partner) and Ishan Handa (Associate) I. A Privilege Reaffirmed The recent judgement of the Supreme Court of India in Re: Summoning Advocates who give legal opinion[1] is not merely a legal ruling; it is a profound jurisprudential restatement of the very foundations of a robust justice delivery system. At its heart, […]

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RFNBO Certification – Leveling dissonances between EU and Indian scenarios

Authors: Anjan Dasgupta (Partner) and Yashaswini Basu (Associate) Owing to the abundance of renewable energy in India, India is posited to be a major exporter of green hydrogen and substantially cater to Europe’s burgeoning green hydrogen needs against the backdrop of its proactive decarbonatisation goals. Leveraging the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), India aims to […]

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Legal Update – From Legislation to Action – Tracking the New Labour Codes

Authors: Mr. Suyash Srivastava (Partner); Mr. Kumar Prem Anand (Associate Partner) Introduction In one of the most significant and awaited legislative developments in India’s labour landscape, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India (“Ministry”) has notified the implementation of the four (4) consolidated labour codes, namely the Code on Wages, 2019 (“COW”), the […]

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Legal Update – Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025

Authors: Mr. Rishi Anand (Partner), Mr. Chirag Jain (Associate Partner), Ms. Shreya Singh (Senior Associate), Ms. Ria Mishra (Associate) and Ms. Drishti Jain (Associate) After months of anticipation, the Government has now notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“DPDP Rules”), marking a significant step toward full operationalisation of the Digital Personal Data Protection […]

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