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8 August 2020
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Features

Surviving a ‘new normal’

Top GCs debate strategies for COVID-19 fightback

financial
Intelligence report

A tool for financial trouble

Why India needs a composite code for distressed banking and finance companies

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Expert briefing

Left without remedy

Creditors in need of a credible mechanism for resolution of covid-19-related distress

intellectual property
What’s the deal?

Creative synergy

IP and R&D teams must collaborate to better monetize intellectual property

regulatory
Phoenix Legal

Awkward regulatory tango over COVID-19 relief

By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal
non-compete
Spotlight

Keeping competitors at bay

Why unreasonable or one-sided non-compete clauses may become unenforceable

India
Intelligence report

Indian Law Firm Awards 2020

And the winners are …

NEWS

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FEATURES

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Spotlight

The power of persuasion

A critical part of a lawyer’s job is being a good negotiator. It requires people skills, well-ordered priorities and a positive approach to doing business
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smart contracts
IBLJ Featured

What’s blocking the chain?

Blockchain can be a disruptive technology for the administration of smart contracts in the financial sector if some regulatory hurdles are cleared
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intellectual property
What’s the deal?

Creative synergy

High-quality protection of intellectual property (IP) is a crucial factor for companies to succeed in today’s competitive world. An effective IP strategy built together can aid the organization to manage its IP portfolio and attain a significant portion of the earnings
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non-compete
Spotlight

Keeping competitors at bay

It is well-settled law that a non-compete obligation in an employment contract in India is unenforceable after termination of the employment. However, an acquirer in an M&A transaction can require a promoter to not compete with the business that he is selling
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new normalvideo
Features

Surviving a ‘new normal’

India Business Law Journal teamed up with prominent arbitrator Ashok Sharma and a stellar panel of GCs to debate how in-house legal teams should rise to the unprecedented challenges facing Indian companies in a post-lockdown environment
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privacy
Spotlight

Are you being watched?

Governments adopting trace-and-track apps to prevent the spread of the pandemic have raised questions about the ‘right balance’ between pandemic response and privacy considerations
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contracts
What’s the deal?

Managing outsourcing contracts

Outsourcing companies face severe operational challenges under the pandemic and understanding the impact of the force majeure clause and the doctrine of frustration is important in determining recourse for parties.
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Features

Slowing the free fall

With the COVID-19 outbreak, the government has introduced a lockdown to limit the spread of the virus among the population, while introducing a raft of measures to protect businesses
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home
Spotlight

Home and safe?

With COVID-19 forcing companies to implement work-from-home policies, Jim Fitzsimmons helps us understand the cybersecurity risks posed by a remote workforce
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VANTAGE POINT

Vantage point

Moving past the pandemic

The pandemic has thrown up challenges for maintaining productivity, honouring contracts and keeping workers employed
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contracts
Vantage point

‘E’ sign of the times

With COVID-19, the silver lining for the legal community will be a greater adoption of e-contracts
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Vantage point

Dealing with delays at the IPO

The Patent Office making exceptions for delays to applications due to COVID-19 is welcome, but it should adopt more applicant-friendly policies for other cases too
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CORRESPONDENTS

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    indian manufacturing lawyer
    India Law Offices

    Expanding Indian manufacturing in EU, US

    By Gautam Khurana, India Law Offices
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    E-courts
    Kochhar & Co

    E-courts to aid Japanese companies with disputes

    By Manish Dembla and Pradyuman Singh Sewar, Kochhar & Co
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    PPP Projects
    HSA Advocates

    Legal issues affecting PPP projects after lockdown

    By Soumya Kanti De Mallik and Prithviraj Chauhan, HSA Advocates
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    Post covid-19

    Facilitating exits in a post-covid-19 world

    By Nivedita Tiwari and Nandini Seth, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    FDI

    Standing down the guard and increasing FDI in defence

    By Damini Bhalla and Akshay Jain, L&L Partners
    Copyright

    No copyright protection implied for film sequels

    By Manisha Singh and Gautam Kumar, LexOrbis
    Software

    Fighting piracy: A usual day at work for software giants

    By Manisha Singh and Simran Bhullar, LexOrbis
    regulatory

    Awkward regulatory tango over COVID-19 relief

    By Sawant Singh and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal
    protection

    Protection of founder interests in VC transactions

    By Nisha Mallik and Neha Mirajgaoker, Samvad Partners
    Electricity

    Electricity Bill lights path but sparks controversy

    By Abhishek Tripathi and Narayan Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

    Beneficiaries of public welfare schemes are consumers

    By Karthik Somasundram and Shreya Gupta, Bharucha & Partners
    creditors

    COVID-19, IBC suspension and operational creditors

    By Shweta Bharti and Sukrit Kapoor,Hammurabi & Solomon
    moratorium

    COVID-19 moratorium package: An RBI safe haven

    By Nishtha Arora and Anjuli Hora, SNG & Partners
    real estate

    Foreign entities acquiring real estate in India

    By Alok Tewari and Simrat Grover, Kochhar & Co

    EXPERT BRIEFINGS

    creditorsvideo
    Expert briefing

    Left without remedy

    Creditors are in need of a credible mechanism for the resolution of covid-19-related distress until the suspension of the corporate insolvency resolution process is in place
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    lockdown
    Practitioner's Perspective

    Keeping in step with the times

    Patent offices and courts have introduced proactive measures in response to the COVID-19 lockdown
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    Practitioner's Perspective

    COVID-19: Business as usual

    Despite the disruption created by the lockdown, Remfry & Sagar has been providing real-time updates on IP matters to clients
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    CCI
    Expert briefing

    Blue sky thinking

    The competition regulator has over the years allowed companies to undertake innovative commitments to enable their mergers to go through
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    brand
    Practitioner's Perspective

    How Colgate defended its brand

    Pravin Anand and Achuthan Sreekumar illustrate how limited information isn't a barrier to stopping an infringing activity
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    Practitioner's Perspective

    When should companies recoup pension fund losses?

    Exempted employers have to make good on payment defaults by issuers only in the event of a shortfall in interest payout
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    INTELLIGENCE REPORTS

    financial
    Intelligence report

    A tool for financial trouble

    Widely reported troubles at Yes Bank, IL&FS, DHFL and others have exposed inadequacies in the insolvency resolution regime for distressed banking and finance companies. Mohit Shukla, the legal head of Barclays India, argues that now is a perfect time to introduce a new composite code to address these shortcomings and rebuild public trust
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    India
    Intelligence report

    Indian Law Firm Awards 2020

    In this difficult and dynamic environment, India Business Law Journal’s editorial team was once again tasked with selecting the winners of the Indian Law Firm Awards. Our decisions are based on thousands of nominations and endorsements received from in-house counsel, other senior corporate executives and legal professionals around the world, as well as hundreds of submissions from Indian law firms
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    Intelligence report

    Diversity adversity

    Supreme Court Justices Dhananjaya Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi recently passed a ruling that enables women officers to serve as army commanders. The court also granted women officers the right to extended permanent service – a privilege that previously applied only to men. While the order affords women army officers the rights they deserved long ago, it does not fix overnight the backward views and stubborn stereotypes that persist within the corridors of power, be it those in the army or elsewhere.
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    Features

    The International A-List 2020

    Of the hundreds of lawyers around the world who claim to be India experts, which ones are leading the field? To find out, India Business Law Journal sought answers from a large number of professionals, mainly experienced lawyers at Indian law firms and India-focused in-house counsel around the world.
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    Intelligence report

    Pecking order

    This article explores the tensions that arise between the powers of the court in policing the implementation and proper interpretation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (code), the limits on the rights of the corporate debtor during the insolvency process, and the powers of the insolvency resolution professional (IRP) in these circumstances
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    Intelligence report

    Rising Stars 2019

    Jostling for position, arguably a useful skill when employed in moderation, has been elevated to a high art form in India, be it on busy highways or in professional life. While six or seven law firms dominate the legal market, a universe of medium and small firms of varying expertise and reputation are elbowing their way forward
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    AROUND THE REGION

    dispute resolution
    Head 2 head

    A comparison of developments in dispute resolution

    A close look at the emerging trends in litigation and alternative dispute resolution around Asia
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    Expert briefing

    Bermuda leads with ‘soft touch’

    By Henry Tucker, Carey Olsen
    Earlier regarded as a last resort, soft touch provisional liquidation is today a commonly deployed tool for restructuring offshore companies listed in Hong Kong and Singapore
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    Thai law firms
    In focus

    Rising Stars: Thailand law firms

    In the first of our new series that identifies movers and shakers making waves in regional legal markets, we showcase Thai law firms on the rise
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    cook islands trust Private trust companies and the Cook Islands Finance
    Expert briefing

    The Cook Islands solution

    This South pacific island country offers convenient, flexible and easy-to-administer options for setting up private trust companies
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    japan
    The A-List

    Japan’s top 100 lawyers

    Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Japan
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    Features

    Charting a new course

    As the region feels its way through the fog of the global pandemic, we enlisted some of Asia’s top general counsel for a virtual roundtable to plot a roadmap for recovery
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    Bangladesh
    ABLJ May/June 2020

    Structuring and financing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh

    The Bangladesh economy continues to grow at an impressive scale, with a GDP growth rate of 8.1%, surpassing that of its neighbouring countries and making it one of Asia’s most remarkable success stories
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    Bangladesh
    Asia-specific

    Bangladesh: Ready for business

    Often overshadowed in such a powerhouse neighbourhood, this populous nation has scripted an unlikely economic success story, creating lucrative opportunities for pioneering foreign investors
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    trump
    In focus

    High stakes

    The months leading up to the US presidential election in November will be crucial for the world, and especially for Asia. Dennis Unkovic explores the cards being dealt in political and legal terms, and warns the stakes could not be higher
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    New challenges of medical sourcing in China

    What are the risks for global buyers sourcing medical equipment in China?

    new normalvideo

    Surviving a ‘new normal’

    India Business Law Journal teamed up with prominent arbitrator Ashok Sharma and a stellar panel of GCs to debate how in-house legal teams should rise to the unprecedented challenges facing Indian companies in a post-lockdown environment

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    A wealth of advice

    David Liu, one of the most acclaimed financial lawyers in China, is a passionate advocate of the country’s opening-up and a rare optimist in these trying times. He has played a key role in many important transactions that helped shape China’s legal market and its banking and finance industry

    smart contracts

    What’s blocking the chain?

    Blockchain can be a disruptive technology for the administration of smart contracts in the financial sector if some regulatory hurdles are cleared

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