While negotiating cross-border transactions, quite often the parties involved are not in agreement with respect to taxability of the transaction and applicability of withholding tax obligations.

CBDT had recently, in December 2016, released a circular containing clarifications on questions raised by stakeholders on various issues relating to indirect transfer provisions...

Earlier today, the Indian Finance Minister (FM) presented the 1st Budget of the newly formed government for financial year (FY) 2019-20.

In the wake of the Tempe car crash, road-safety advocates have now called for rules around autonomous vehicles to be tightened rather than loosened.

The case provides guidance on a party's obligation to plead and prove actual loss even in a scenario where the contract stipulates grant of liquidated damages.

The Madras High Court has restrained India’s leading information technology ("IT") company from terminating the employment of a software analyst.

The presumption by the employer that the employee is not interested in the job when he/she is absent from work for a long duration without the authorization of the employer, has been considered as reasonable.

The Supreme Court held that the provisions of the Sick Industrial Companies Act, 1985 shall prevail over the provision for the recovery of debts in the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993.

This discussion pape.r was first presented at the ‘Seminar on Film Certification and Regulation of Online Content' organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Recently, the Supreme Court of India in Jayesh Pandya & Anr. v. Subhtex India Limited held that mandate of an Arbitrator terminated if they fail to act without undue

The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI"), in a recent order committed an individual defaulter, Mr. Vinod Hingorani, to civil imprisonment for a period of six months or until the dues are paid, for defaulting on payment of monetary penalty imposed on him by SEBI in the past.

Given that investor directors are usually non-executive in nature, they should normally not be liable for actions which are largely promoter-driven

The Supreme Court of India has held that in the event of liquidation of a company, claims of employees have to be considered by the Official Liquidator of the company and not by the Debt Recovery Tribunal.

Recently Senior Advocate Harish Salve accused the apex court for economic slowdown, repelling foreign investors

A claim submitted by a creditor during the insolvency resolution process can be disputed, undisputed, matured or unmatured

A small but very significant change made by the government is in the appointment of judges to commercial courts.

I am rather disappointed with the 119 page consultation paper on cloud computing from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

The Competition Appellate Tribunal (‘COMPAT') allowed the appeal of Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce (‘APFCC') and held that APFCC was not guilty of anti-competitive practices.

India's traditional policy of non-alignment and the Swiss policy of neutrality, coupled with shared values of democracy and rule of law have forged close ties between the two countries.