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Meenal Maheshwari Shah takes up group GC role at Angel One
Meenal Maheshwari Shah has joined fintech company Angel One as group general counsel, bringing more than 14 years of diverse experience to the team.
Shah’s expertise involves managing diverse legal transactions, adeptly navigating complex legal...
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Combatting counterfeiters is never easy, but often the very survival of quality enterprises is on the line. The stakes are high so the right strategies are key, write Ami Parikh and Bhavesh Haria, in-house...
Any hangups?
India is bringing its outdated telecoms regime into the present with new legislation. But the reforms have sparked concern over privacy and implementation, writes Indrajit Basu
India’s Telecommunications Act, 2023, announced in December last year,...
Data privacy considerations for technology companies
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India’s first comprehensive data protection law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act), was enacted in August 2023 to regulate the processing of digitalised personal data of individuals (data principals).
Most...
Black list or white: Navigating India’s data protection goals with AI
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In the digital era, the debate over data localisation laws has become increasingly nuanced and complex, particularly in countries like India, where technological advancement intersects with regulatory oversight. This intersection has...
Global compliance with data protection regimes
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India’s volume of data generated daily has skyrocketed, from social media interactions and financial transactions to healthcare records and transportation systems. Alongside the opportunity for innovation and growth, this development has...
Planning and implementing best-practice compliance
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The worldwide web has evolved from a read-only format to a more interactive and social media-driven format. The latter, however, poses significant challenges to security, privacy and data protection, thus becoming...
The key aspects of India’s Data Protection Act
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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), is a landmark in India’s journey towards robust data privacy regulations. Enacted in August 2023, the act is poised to redefine the...
Trademark cases not as smooth as silk
In the recent case of Berger Paints India Limited v JSW Paints Private Limited before the Calcutta High Court, the plaintiff, Berger, sought an injunction against the defendant, JSW, to restrain it from using...
2024: Spheres of influence
With China slowing, India and the Middle East factor heavily in legal experts’ predictions of key trends that will shape 2024. George W. Russell reports
While geopolitical tensions continue to make global headlines – the...
First time? Don’t pAnIc!
Smita Rajmohan, senior product counsel and co-head of the AI Practice Group at software company Autodesk, offers expert advice to in-house counsel on how their companies can implement AI systems
Companies worldwide are embracing new...
Health provider obligations in securing patient information
This, the second in a two-part series on health data protection law, examines the impact of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), on healthcare organisations.
The DPDPA was enacted in 2023 but is...
Greatest gift to humankind or its biggest threat
The exponential rise of the use and economic potential of artificial intelligence has made it a subject of front-rank legal importance. In a world driven by information and a growing awareness among consumers that...
Balancing innovation and regulation as AI spreads
Whether artificial intelligence (AI) is considered a disruptor or an accelerator, it is here to stay. After decades of being confined to laboratory-based research, AI has become mainstream and governments are becoming interested. India...
Balancing data protection and commercial practice
The coming implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), has required businesses to begin restructuring their processes and systems to comply with its data protection obligations. Data fiduciaries, entities that determine...
Digital India is now leading the world
The World Bank reported at the 2023 G20 Summit that Indian digital transactions had exceeded INR14.89 trillion (USD18 billion) by May 2023, marking an unprecedented achievement. It praised India’s strategic use of digital public...
Seven law firms act on USD8.5bn Reliance-Viacom18-Disney JV
Seven law firms have assisted in securing binding agreements between Reliance Industries and Viacom18 Media and the Walt Disney Company to establish a joint venture conglomerate in India valued at USD8.5 billion.
The JV will...
Asim Abbas aims to tap tech future with new firm Spectra Law
Asim Abbas has launched new firm Spectra Law based in Delhi with a partner and four associates.
Abbas, who will be managing partner of Spectra Law, said the application of new technology was disruptive and...
Health provider obligations in securing patient information
This, the second in a two-part series on health data protection law, examines the impact of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), on healthcare organisations.
The DPDPA was enacted in 2023 but is...
IP strategies in the auto sector
The automobile industry is one of the fastest growing economic sectors, and from a legal standpoint several increasingly popular trends can be seen, write Pravin Anand and Safir Anand.
One of the primary strategies the...
RBI drafts framework for self-regulatory organisations
Amid transformation of the financial services industry due to technological advancements, fintech firms have emerged as both disruptors and facilitators. Playing a crucial role in redefining the financial services landscape, fintech is also raising...
Building an infrastructure superhighway
Mukul Shastry details how state and central governments can plug the legal and regulatory gaps holding back the infrastructure sector
Human civilisation has been in existence for at least 5,000 years. During much of those...
Repeal consumer protection disguised as tax provision
The Goods and Services Act, 2017 (act), came into force accompanied by concerns whether businesses would pass on its tax benefits to consumers. Keeping its promises, the government introduced anti-profiteering measures against unfair profiteering....
Ankit Jaiswal leads legal team at CarDekho Southeast Asia
Corporate counsel Ankit Jaiswal has taken over as the head of legal and compliance for the SEA region at CarDekho Southeast Asia.
“I look forward to navigating the dynamic legal landscape, driving strategic initiatives, legal...
Burning ambition
The young talent poised to make a name for themselves
As the year draws to a close, India Business Law Journal conducted a survey inviting clients, peers and business leaders to nominate the young and...
Data dilemma
The very definition of a keeper of data has ramifications for how the relationship between users and processors in India will evolve, and in turn how laws must adapt to protect and regulate, writes...
2023 – The legal year in review
From artificial intelligence and de-risking from China to energy transitions and global taxation, law firms and in-house counsel had plenty to keep them busy in 2023. George W Russell looks back at an eventful...
Weighing the future
India's future legal leaders show what it takes to stand out to clients and industry peers. Katherine Abraham reports
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At a time when robust leadership potential has become imperative for success in the...
Only green energy will sustain data centres
Data centres are dedicated secure spaces where computing and networking equipment collects, stores, processes, distributes and provides access to large amounts of data. Most companies have data centres, either onsite or use the servers...
The almighty stamp
Court judgment leaves disputes community unhappy
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of India delivered a controversial ruling, which stirred heated debates and concern among disputes lawyers across India.
The judgment, rendered by a five-judge Constitutional...
Protecting patient data: Indian data protection framework
The Indian healthcare sector is expected to grow into a USD50 billion industry by 2025 due to digital innovation, such as in remote healthcare, medtech, and artificial intelligence. However, cyberattacks on AIIMS Delhi, a premier...
Addition of partners expands Global Law’s Beijing services
Global Law Office has added partners, Jia Yong, Yao Ping and Lilian Li to strengthen its Beijing headquarters.
Jia specialises in PE, investment funds, asset management, and dispute resolution, with a particular focus on the...
Protection revolution
In an era defined by digital transformation, data has rightly been called the new oil of the global economy. Richa Relhan, in-house counsel at Max Life Insurance Company, explores the safety fencing that India...
Flexible data law protects children from changing technology
In August 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (act), was passed into law. Before this, the collection, storage, usage, and other matters relating to personal data were regulated primarily by the Information...
Strength in numbers
The alliances among associations dedicated to the growth and development of corporate counsel in Asia seem to have become a numbers game. So, is everyone on the same side? Freny Patel reports
Just three...
Beyond the hype: Shortcomings of new data law
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), is expected to be implemented in the coming months. Businesses have begun to bring their data protection governance programmes into line with the legislation. However, a...
SEBI mandates reporting of demised investors
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has mandated the reporting of investor demise by market participants and introduced a centralised reporting mechanism through know your customer (KYC) registration agencies.
The SEBI’s circular spells...
Glimpses of the Road Ahead
Our annual 'State of the Legal Market' survey finds that AI, specialist firms, discerning clients and the paired trends of fragmentation and consolidation are preoccupying the legal community. Katherine Abraham reports
Big changes are afoot...
CLA joins hands with JSA to bolster services in India’s south
Chennai-based law firm Commercial Law Advisors (CLA) has merged with JSA, effective from 1 October 2023.
This merger is set to improve JSA's service offerings in the broader south India region, in conjunction with its...
Madhavan Srivatsan brings corporate team to Emerald Law
Madhavan Srivatsan has joined Emerald Law Offices as a senior partner and has brought his team to bolster the corporate and M&A practice.
“This collaboration with an industry leader represents a major milestone in our...
Data about to become even more personal
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), the new data law in India, will require businesses to evolve, and in all likelihood, restructure their data protection frameworks and user experience. While the law...
Growing pains in startup crib
Turmoil within high-profile unicorns, a downturn in funding and an investor emphasis on profitability have resulted in a picture for startups that is not so rosy. Indrajit Basu reports
Startups were called “the backbone of...
The influence marketing has on investment decisions
Influencer marketing, before known as word-of-mouth marketing, is now a primary marketing strategy for many businesses. It targets audiences using individuals who have established a relationship of trust with those audiences and who initiate...
Real intelligence must supervise AI and soon
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming our world. However, concerns have grown regarding its ethical implications and risks. The European Union (EU) has acted significantly by adopting the AI Act (act), a comprehensive regulatory framework...
Full speed ahead
Foreign firms grab the reins to fuel India Inc’s rising ambitions. Vandana Chatlani reports
The past year has been one of renewed optimism. India overtook the UK to become the world’s fifth-largest economy, with the...
Upping the ante on phishing through AI – The TRAI directive
Phishing misleads and tricks individuals into revealing personal or confidential information through deceptive emails or messages. Such information is then used for unlawful or harmful purposes, such as fraud or installing ransomware. Smishing, a...
Self-policing fintech
India’s banking regulator wants the fintech sector to form self-regulatory organisations, but diverse interests in the industry aren’t the only challenges in making this happen. Freny Patel reports
India is home to one of the...
Fractional ownership – A piece of the action
Fractional ownership is a new buzz phrase in India's real estate market gaining popularity with retail investors looking for lucrative projects. Amit Aggarwal, a senior partner at SNG & Partners, and Devyani Dhawan, an...
Your next judge may be an algorithm
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a familiar term and is a part of our everyday lives. AI is behind applications performing tasks that once required human effort. Today, lawyers use AI for research, document...
Eyes on the Middle East
UAE trade pact is spearheading regional interest in India, writes Vandana Chatlani
February 2023 was the first anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the United Arab Emirates...
Increased security and data protection coming online
The telecommunications industry is highly competitive, with telecom players constantly trying to outstrip each other and conquer the market. The industry consists of a few telecom service providers (TSP) supported by technical service providers...
Draft of DIA ready for consultation
The Ministry of State (MoS) for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has said the first draft of the Digital India Act (DIA) will be released in early June. IT executives were at the second...
Modified SIPP scheme proves to be a boon for startups
The progress made in the intellectual property (IP) regime during recent decades has been fuelled by the government’s many financial and support incentives, particularly those involving the IP of startups. One such initiative is...
Fundamental rights and internet gatekeepers – A new dawn
Technology is acting as a disruptor across all spheres: social, economic, and legal. Constitutional rights jurisprudence has not been untouched by industrial revolution 4.0. Recent decisions of constitutional courts, worldwide, have arisen from or...
Indian Law Firm Awards 2023
Recognising and rewarding exceptional legal work. Katherine Abraham reports
India’s legal industry is experiencing a surge in activity, driven by increased deal-flow and record-breaking IPOs. While the most recognised law firms continue to dominate on...
Former Juris partner Neeraj Dubey launches own firm
Neeraj Dubey, a former partner at Juris Corp, has launched his own firm, The Valid Points Law Offices, which will set up offices in Bengaluru, New Delhi, Gurugram and associate offices across India.
Its focus will be corporate and commercial advisory and...
Developments in India’s big-tech regulation
Big-tech regulation has gathered steam across the globe and India is no exception. While issues around data privacy and intermediary liability have long been a point of contention in this debate, active regulatory intervention...
Indian perspective on protecting children’s privacy
As access to internet and technology is increasingly pervasive, children emerge as significant stakeholders in the digital economy. Unfortunately, existing and proposed legal frameworks are not designed to protect children’s interests and are even...
Navigating global privacy laws: Best practices
With privacy laws in rapid development around the world, businesses with global ambitions must implement an effective data strategy and improve ‘data hygiene’ within their organisations
More than 100 countries around the world have privacy...
New draft rules for CETP plants
Draft rules for regulating common effluent treatment plants (CETP) were issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in January 2023.
The rules seek to regulate the responsibilities of state governments and CETP...
CCI in limbo
Competition regulator struggles amid M&A boom
For India, 2022 continued to be a great year for M&A, with deal values soaring to USD119 billion as per data from Refinitiv – a 156% increase compared to...
Personalised advertising needs to be less personal
Personalised advertising has become a tightly focused subject in the field of data protection and consumer protection. Large, data-driven companies leverage their access to consumers’ information, tailoring advertisements and marketing, and selling them personalised...
Staying on top of data privacy
In this edited extract from a roundtable hosted by India Business Law Journal and Ikigai Law, moderator Sreenidhi Srinivasan and a distinguished panel of global data privacy experts discuss how companies can create globally...
Deals of the year 2022
India Business Law Journal reveals the standout deals and disputes of 2022 and the law firms that showed their worth in successfully concluding them
Despite concerns of a resurgence in covid-19 cases at the beginning...
In-house Counsel Awards 2022
India Business Law Journal reveals the achievements of the country’s leading in-house counsel and corporate legal teams who have been selected as this year’s winners. Katherine Abraham reports
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As the In-House Counsel Awards 2023...
The big squeeze
Should India tighten its grip over international technology companies, or will this approach backfire and cause them to reconsider growth plans in India? Freny Patel reports
India is entering 2023 with policy changes that could...
Cookie use in India: A legal vacuum
Cookies are small files of code downloaded to the devices of individuals by the websites those persons visit. Cookies track visitors’ activity and experience personalisation and fall into two categories, first-party and third-party. The...
Cashing in on a digital currency
Throughout history, money has taken many different forms, finally developing into the most widely used, paper currency. During the past decade, money has further evolved into something previously thought impossible, cryptocurrency. The ongoing global...
Anand and Anand launches digital group in centenary year
Anand and Anand marks its centenary year in 2023 with the establishment of the firm’s new vertical, the digital group, which will be led by former MeitY director Dr Ajai Garg.
“After working for 21...
Moving from dot-com courts to bot courts
Good law needs good judges. Good judges closely examine their powers to see whether they are able to provide a remedy for a clear wrong. A good judge is also imaginative, able to see...
Employees may soon get better privacy protection
Employers inevitably process large amounts of personal and sensitive information about employees. While most data are collected for standard business purposes, such as payroll and the provision of insurance, the pandemic has seen a...
Caught in the crosshairs
Fierce campaign to tame online space
The digital sphere has been firmly in the sights of the government. When the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, were announced last year,...
Keymasters
As the world acknowledges the real threat of global recession, where and how a Company should invest has never been more challenging. General counsel hold the keys To unlocking opportunity, and more than ever...
GCs fight for access
In 2022, it seems bizarre that in-house counsel may not carry a bar licence owing to an antiquated law that dates to the middle of last century. Freny Patel looks at the battle for...
Who’s listening?
Cybersecurity directions from the country’s computer emergency response body in effect since late September have been decried by the industry for overreach and compliance burdens. Is the outcry being heard? Indrajit Basu reports
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Consent and security will underpin data protection
In November 2022, the government published a draft of its new data protection law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDPB). The DPDPB’s predecessors were the subject of controversy, including concerns over localisation,...
Time for pre-grant opposition process review
A reassessment of opportunities and obstacles with pre-grant opposition under the Patents Act is well overdue for the benefit of innovation and the economy
Historically, even before the pre-grant opposition procedure was introduced in the...
Lending apps under RBI scrutiny
India’s digital lending industry, which is expected to grow in worth to USD1.3 trillion by the end of the decade, has been subject to a clampdown by the central bank. The Reserve Bank of...
Digital lending goes up; RBI cracks down
India’s vibrant digital lending sector has grown at an unprecedented rate, increasing from USD9 billion in 2009 to USD110 billion a decade later. Participants in the industry include banks and financial institutions regulated by...
Electric dreams
There are obvious advantages to the adoption of electric vehicles, but a closer look reveals some key challenges holding the country back from making the switch. Chandu Gopal reports
India has set an ambitious target...
Safe digital spaces may curtail existing freedoms
Questions over whether the internet should be regulated and if so, how have vexed governments for years, with India being no different. In 2021, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)...
RBI perhaps too suspicious of digital lending
Consistent with its customer-protection orientation, and its hawkish stance towards the fintech sector, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set up a working group in January 2021 to evaluate “digital lending including lending through...
You’re hooked!
A new cyber scam is targeting top brands’ websites to sell fake dealerships and franchise offers. While the courts are helping by making such offences cognisable and non-bailable, brand owners must up the ante...
Bouncing back
As business and travel edge back to normal after the pandemic, which foreign law firms are leading the field with their India offerings? Vandana Chatlani finds out
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ollowing a swift...
RBI takes credit for curbing PPI financing
On June 20, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued directions to all non-bank prepaid payment instrument (PPI) issuers that loading of PPIs through credit lines was not permitted (PPI credit circular). This...
Condition critical
A conflict has played out before several judicial forums over the fate of Future Retail, a company in grave health with creditors and two of the world’s richest men entangled in its fate. Freny...
Ethical challenges in the internet of bodies
In the wake of the merciless pandemic, preventive and predictive healthcare has rightly become the norm. Healthcare systems have undergone a complete overhaul in the past few years, moving the focus from illness to...
Strength during adversity
Enduring challenges amid a perfect storm
The country is in the midst of grappling with unfavourable circumstances such as high unemployment and high inflation. Together these can potentially become as disruptive as the pandemic, but...
Price of protection
India's proposed data protection regulation demands data localisation and restricts cross-border transfers, promising economic benefits for the broader economy, but imposing big cost and logistical challenges on Indian and international companies, write K Satish...
Crystal gazing into the future of competition and digital markets
The rise in the use of digital platforms and emerging technology has forced competition regulators globally to keep up, innovate and widen their competition assessment tools. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is not...
Indian Law Firm Awards 2022
Discover our other annual awards Award
In a celebration of hard work, ingenuity and excellence, India Business Law Journal reveals the winners of the 2022 Indian Law Firm Awards. Vandana Chatlani reports
In the past 12...
Interoperability and data portability not market power busters
Earlier this year, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) hosted a workshop on the startup ecosystem and competition. Views emerged that data portability and interoperability can address market power concerns in digital markets. While...
Fintech is the future of inclusive finance
The banking and financial services sector has long been a pioneer and centre of technological innovation, providing end-user banking and financial services. Fintech has emerged as a direct competitor to legacy banking, but has...
EU’s Digital Markets Act and implications for Big Tech
According to a press statement issued on 25 March, the European Council and the European Parliament have struck a provisional political agreement on the Digital Markets Act (DMA act). The act classifies platforms in...
Kapur, Chandy re-elected as JSA joint managing partners
Amit Kapur and Vivek Chandy are re-elected joint managing partners of JSA for another three-year term.
The firm reconstituted its executive committee with Kapur, Dina Wadia, Rupinder Malik, Varghese Thomas and Chandy as the members....
Cryptic question
Viable alternative or Dutch tulip?
There should be little surprise that India continues to struggle with the knotty problem that is virtual currencies, which according to a May 2020 ruling of the Supreme Court, “elude...
DAOism: a new kind of faith
The idea for a decentralised autonomous organisation, where the rules are baked into its code with no management structure or board of directors, has emerged with the rise of blockchain technology. Andrew Godwin examines...
Between rocks & hard places
In the face of data requests from law enforcement agencies, conflicting legal requirements from home country and foreign jurisdictions are putting multinational tech companies in an unprecedented dilemma. How should they respond? Pan Cong,...
Power markets may finally spark into life
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (commission) in its continuing efforts to create a robust power market has introduced the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) Regulations, 2021 (PMR), replacing the 2010 regulations.
A large number...
Growing a conscience
Current events dictate that ESG considerations are increasing in importance for companies as well as regulators, warns Ashutosh Senger, lead counsel at Florence Capital
The challenges faced by societies due to the pandemic and the...
Meta ready to throw in towel
Facebook’s parent has threatened to call it quits in India as it fears the data privacy law could force it to modify or cease existing business practices.
On 2 February, Meta Platform expressed concerns in...
Role of SEBI in ‘year of IPOs’
The capital markets regulator has facilitated IPOs in 2021, but has also sought to deter large shareholders from using them as an avenue for quick company exits, writes Manshoor Nazki
The year 2021 has undoubtedly been...
States can regulate direct selling companies
The government of India has notified the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021, to regulate direct selling companies and network marketing operations in the country.
With the new rules, the government seeks to regulate the...
Hazards of exporting dual-use technology
Duct tape, digital photography, microwaves, night vision equipment, even sanitary napkins will be known to trivia enthusiasts as items that were first military inventions before they were adopted for civilian use. Military inventions are...
India’s path to carbon neutrality
The absence of a climate change law leaves pressing concerns for India’s achievement of emission reduction goals, write Priti Suri and Arya Tripathy
India is moving fast towards becoming the world’s most populous country, and...
Personal Data Protection Bill enables data flows from India to Singapore
India has waited many years for its general data protection legislation. This key legislation will regulate the data of over 1.4 billion people, impact businesses ranging from corner stores to conglomerates, and create what...
Failure of consensus cropped farm laws vision
Three farm acts introduced in 2020 as a market making programme were repealed last month after more than a year of agitation and confusion.
The main reform was the Farmers’ (Employment & Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance...
India-Singapore corridor bridges fintech regulatory hurdles
The fourth industrial revolution has allowed fintech companies to transform the delivery of financial services through technology and innovation-driven efficiency and inclusive access. Technology has automated financial services and products as well as processes...
Setting the line between innovation and privacy
Popular movies envisage futures in which advanced artificial intelligence (AI) becomes too powerful, enslaving and controlling humans. While the idea of world domination by AI may be far-fetched, the increasing and unregulated use of...
Burning question
Do lawyers have an increased responsibility in averting a climate catastrophe? Vandana Chatlani reports
In August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a UN body for assessing the science related to climate change, published...
Keeping up with IP
India’s IP regime is going through a tumultuous period with the abolition of the IP appellate board earlier this year, the emergence of new technologies, and challenges associated with covid-19 vaccines. We brought together...
Regulator develops blockchain platform for security
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is developing a security and covenant monitoring platform using distributed ledger technology (DLT), according to a 13 August circular by the market regulator.
The system, to be...
Corporate and commercial e-interests yield to consumers
A new draft of the e-commerce rules was published in June 2021 and feedback is invited. The rules apply to all goods and services purchased or sold over electronic networks, including non-tangible products and...
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PSL opens in Bengaluru
PSL Advocates has opened a new office at Gold Towers, 50 Residency Road in Bengaluru. Siddharth Jain, the firm’s co-founding partner, will move to the country’s IT capital to head the office. His practice...
Cabinet reshuffle delays data privacy law
The recent cabinet reshuffle that saw senior ministers leaving their posts will delay the country’s much-awaited data privacy law, legal experts have warned.
The government’s recent announcement saw the departures of: Minister of Law and...
Delays and inconsistent treatment reduce RERA’s effectiveness
RERA, or the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (act) and the Real Estate Regulatory Authority established under it, aimed to balance the interests of the various stakeholders in the real estate ecosystem,...
RBI puts freeze on Mastercard issuances
Mastercard’s failure to comply with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) directive to store payment data in the country has left private sector banks including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, RBL Bank and Yes Bank,...
Regulating e-commerce: Do we see oversight or an overdose?
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution recently proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020 (rules). The rules came into force in 2020 and were framed under section 101(2)(zg) of the...
WhatsApp shutters plan to enforce privacy update
Who would have imagined India, without a data privacy law, could make the Facebook-owned messaging service, WhatsApp, change its stance and adopt a more favourable approach to its privacy policy update? This is a...
