The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015: A Primer

By Srinivas Atreya Chatti In what is being termed as a significant move towards creating a more effective arbitration regime, the President of India promulgated the Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment Ordinance[1] (the ‘Ordinance’) on Friday,

Special law of electronic evidence: Section 65B of The Evidence Act, 1872

By Varun Singh & Ruben George Rock A 2005 ruling of the Supreme Court of India in the State (NCT of Delhi) v. Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru, which stood as an authority for more than nine

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014

By Saurav Agarwal & Nischay Nagarwal The Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014[1] (“Bill”) was passed by Lok Sabha on 17th December 2014 in Parliament to make certain amendments in the Companies Act, 2013. The Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) was

Analysis of doctrines: ‘Sweat of the brow’ & ‘Modicum of creativity’ vis-a-vis Originality in Copyright Law

By Shuchi Mehta Originality is the basic yardstick used by the copyright regimes in the world to evaluate the availability copyright protection to a particular work. The threshold of originality varies from jurisdictions. Section 13(1)

Privacy and Law

By Srinivas Atreya Chatti Introduction “Perhaps the most striking thing about the right to privacy is that nobody seems to have any very clear idea what it is.” [1] When we contemplate an invasion of privacy

Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014

By Maj. Aneesh Gurudas In the light of SEBI’s legal turf with the Sahara group, SEBI has been in dire need of enhanced powers to regulate the securities market. Adding fuel to the fire, the

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