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Decriminalising defamation in India

Understanding defamation Before starting with the topic “Decriminalizing Defamation in India” it is imperative to understand the meaning and concept of “defamation”. The word “defame” means “to harm the reputation of”. Defamation... Read more »

Draft EIA Notification 2020: It may need a revisit by the executive

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) before the national lockdown has issued the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2020 for public consideration and comments. The draft notification is... Read more »

Indian environmentalism: Unconstitutional regression

The polluter must pay but he must be made aware of boundaries that are to be followed. Clarity and transparency are required on both sides. Read more »

Are tortious interference suits antithetical to free market competition?

Existence of a contract is an essential concomitant for this tort to have occasioned. The act of wrongfully inducing a person not to enter into a contract does not amount to tortious... Read more »

Madras High Court’s injunction against Patanjali’s Coronil

Coronil, the much marketed and advertised product offered by Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali had run into many imbroglios and legal hurdles since it was unveiled and introduced as a medicine to fight the... Read more »

‘Covid’ or ‘Corona’: Can they be trademarks for pharmaceutical industry?

The pandemic, an unprecedented crisis, has turned out to be a business opportunity for the pharmaceutical industry, with the industry reaping benefits from its Intellectual Property. There has been a plethora of... Read more »

The rigmaroles of deal making during Covid-19

Trends show that a number of businesses are facing challenges related to cash flows and investors are looking for assets at attractive valuations. Read more »

Competition law, digital world and search advertising

Introduction In our previous trend, we focused on the features of markets in the digital world with respect to high returns to scale and network externalities which went handin-hand with the rise... Read more »

Increase in settlement of disputes: The Covid-19 silver lining

COVID-19 pandemic has brought the Indian legal industry to a standstill. Even after the substantial reopening of the economy, Indian Courts and tribunals have continued to exhibit a cautious attitude by completely... Read more »

Court of Justice of European Union invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield

Is it time for companies to rethink their privacy policies because in case of Data Protection Commissioner V. (1) Facebook Ireland Ltd, (2) Maxmillian Schrems (C-311/18), popularly known as Schrems II, whereby... Read more »
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