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In present day arbitration jurisprudence, the principle of territoriality is generally followed to determine which courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

India has acceded to the Convention in 2006, subject to its declarations with respect to Articles 8, 10, 15 and 16 thereof.

The sole objection herein, was with reference to claim No. (2), that is, with respect to losses due to unproductivity of the men and machineries.

In a significant ruling on comparative advertising and product disparagement, the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court in Emami Limited v. Dabur India Limited dismissed Emami's appeal against Dabur's advertisement for its product "Cool King."

The recent surge in commercial space exploration is not merely a fleeting trend; it represents a paradigm shift with far-reaching implications for humanity.

The article analyzes the legality of click-wrap contracts by minors in the era of technological advancements with reference to various judicial pronouncements and statutes.

The query regarding the feasibility of a lease and leave and license is often answered through commercial feasibility in terms of the applicable stamp duty, particularly in Maharashtra.

Section 19 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 provides that in an agreement where consent to an agreement if caused by coercion, fraud or misrepresentation...

Urban redevelopment has become a defining feature of Mumbai's real estate landscape. Ageing buildings, structural risks and space constraints have made redevelopment inevitable across residential, commercial and mixed-use...

A collision is said to exist when there is contact between two ships regardless of whether they are moving or at anchor.

The shipping lanes connecting India to the Middle East have turned into a commercial battlefield. For three months, an ongoing conflict has effectively choked the Strait of Hormuz, leaving cargo bound for India stranded at sea or held back at origin. For Indian manufacturers and importers dependent on this corridor, shipments are now routinely delayed by two months or more.

An indemnity clause is a standard provision in a contract. By definition, Section 124 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, defines a ‘contract of indemnity' whereby one party of the contract promises to save the other party from any loss or damage caused to the Indemnified Party, owing to any conduct of the Indemnifying Party.

Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) in India is a statutory obligation under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”), requiring eligible companies to constitute a CSR Committee, formulate a CSR Policy and spend at least 2% of their average net profits of the preceding three financial years on activities specified under Schedule VII of the Act.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 contains the provisions of Delayed Payments to the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs). For these provisions to be enacted...

This newsletter covers key updates about developments in the Insolvency Law during the month of September 2021.

In arbitration, when two parties fall into a dispute, they go back to their agreement. That agreement usually names a place where the arbitration will happen. Sometimes it names two places, one where the proceedings...

The quest of the contracting parties to secure themselves against breaching acts of the opposite contracting party led to the conceptualization of "Liquidated Damages".

The outbreak of COVID-19, the pathogen causing coronavirus has been widely reported and the suffering consequences still continue.