Ever since India was ranked at 178 out of 189[1] nations in the world in contract enforcement, the government has attempted to take different steps to facilitate quick enforcement

How many times have you resorted to tweeting or posting on Facebook, trying to grab the attention of a particular seller or brand for an online shopping transaction gone wrong?

McDonalds, Subway, Pizza Hut, KFC, Domino's Pizza, and The Hard Rock Café – iconic brands, household names but above all, franchise behemoths.

The role of the National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT") as a specialised forum under company law has often led to questions around the exact scope of its jurisdiction.

On 24 January 2024, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Ministry of Finance have notified the Companies (Listing of Equity Shares in Permissible Jurisdictions) Rules...

In the last few years, the Indian government has taken various steps to reform the patent filing process in India and strengthen the Indian IP ecosystem.

When filing a patent application in India, several documents and information are required to be submitted before the Indian Patent Office (IPO).

The importance of following due process when handling patent applications cannot be emphasised enough.

To promote ease of doing business in cross-border trade through simplified procedures and reduced compliance burdens, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI")...

Pursuant to the enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act"), the personal data of a ‘Data Principal' can be processed only in accordance with the DPDP Act and for a lawful purpose...

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs ("Ministry") has prepared a Draft Model Tenancy Act, 2020 ("MTA") with the objective of balancing the interests and rights of landlords and tenants...

According to the World Health Organisation, for the year 2016, more than 25 Indian cities are within the 100 most polluted cities in the World.

Contractual lease provisions are freely negotiable in India. In the absence of a contract to the contrary, the Transfer of Property Act 1882 ("TOPA") ...

On November 9, 2023, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 79 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 ("LLP Act")...

A seven judge bench of the Supreme Court was called upon to resolve an issue which arose in the context of three statutes – the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of India revisited the issue of when and to what extent can advance money be forfeited in a failed property sale transaction.

One of the three universal requirements for the grant of a patent is that the patent must be for a new invention.

The Supreme Court by way of a landmark judgment in Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited, dealt with the issue of whether courts have the power to modify an arbitral award...

Cosmetic compositions and methods, like any other inventions, are expected to meet the three step requirement of patentability in India before being granted protection under law, ...

The Government of India in supersession of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2011, has notified the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ...