Legal Era - February 2018

In this issue

Interview with Ram Sewak Sharma, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
The Black Hole Of Interim Finance Under Insolvency And Restructuring Regime by Bahram N. Vakil, Founding Partner, AZB & Partners; Shruti Sethi, Associate, AZB & Partners; and Prithvi Bhaskar, Associate, AZB & Partners
The Robovocate: How Many Drones Do We Have In Office? by Debolina Partap, General Counsel and Vice President Legal, Wockhardt Group
FTIL-NSEL Merger: Limited Liability Ends by Madhavi Gokhlay
RERA’S Way Forward In 2018!! by Shweta Bharti, Senior Partner, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners; and Pathik Arora, Senior Partner, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
Preferential Transactions: Potential Interpretations Based On The US Bankruptcy Code by James H.M. Sprayregen, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP; and Tarun Warriar, Associate, Kirkland & Ellis
Emerging Risks In India – 2018 by Sonjai Kumar, CMIRM, Vice President (Business Risk), Aviva India Life Insurance, & India Ambassador of Institute of Risk Management, London
Speedy Resolution Of Commercial Disputes by Shadaan M. Saipillai, Partner, Phoenix Legal; and Arul Prakash, Senior Associate, Phoenix Legal
Ethical Dilemma: Scope Of Investigation by Mahalakshmi Ravisankar, Founder, COMVERVE.

Legal Market Liberalization Case: Clifford Chance, Linklaters Among Top City Firms To Appear

Legal Market Liberalization Case: Clifford Chance, Linklaters Among Top City Firms To Appear 

2 mins

Playing National Anthem Not Compulsory In Theaters

Playing National Anthem Not Compulsory In Theaters

1 min

Court Cannot Assume The Role Of Super Guardian

Court Cannot Assume The Role Of Super Guardian

2 mins

Lawyer's Legal License Revoked After Criticizing President XI Jinping

Lawyer's Legal License Revoked After Criticizing President XI Jinping

1 min

Skymet Secures C Series Funding From Insuresilience Investment Fund

Skymet Secures C Series Funding From Insuresilience Investment Fund

1 min

The Black Hole Of Interim Finance Under Insolvency And Restructuring Regime

Companies undergoing corporate insolvency resolution process tend to be in dire need of funds to meet their working capitalexpenses. Interim finance can be an important tool for effective reorganization so as to prevent liquidation

5 mins

The Robovocate How Many Drones Do We Have In Office?

Until we see a major, society-changing breakthrough in artificial intelligence, robot lawyers won’t dispute the finer points of copyright law or write elegant legal briefs. But chatbots could be very useful in more straightforward areas of law…

5 mins

Rera's Way Forward In 2018!!

One of the major concerns raised by developers is that RERA, while covering ongoing projects, is trying to regulate in a retrospective manner, prompting some developers to challenge the constitutional validity of RERA itself

5 mins

Preferential Transactions: Potential Interpretations Based On The Us Bankruptcy Code

The key challenge going forward will be for the NCLT to adopt a purposive interpretation to the IBC provisions on preferential transactions which strikes a balance between preventing unfair payments and ensuring that lenders are willing to continue supporting a distressed business during the time when their support is most required

6 mins

Speedy Resolution Of Commercial Disputes

The enactment of the Commercial Courts Act is a step in the right direction in enabling speedy disposal of commercial disputes of specified value

4 mins

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