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International Trade & WTO

Quantitative Restrictions – An Overview

13 十二月 2013

Article XI of GATT contains one of the cornerstones of the disciplines regarding multilateral trade regime established under the WTO i.e.

Service tax on Education Service

13 十二月 2013

As rightly quoted by Ralph Waldo Emerson – “For every benefit you receive a tax is levied”. Taxes are now being levied on many transactions.

Intellectual Property Rights

Brazilian patent law – Proposed reforms inspired by Indian law

25 十一月 2013

Brazil was the fourth country in the world to enact a patent law (in 1809) and it was also a founding member of the Paris Convention in 1882.

Corporate Advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions / PE

Changing contours of mergers and acquisitions under Companies Act, 2013

25 十一月 2013

The task of enacting a new law to regulate companies in India is complete. The Companies Act, 2013, (“New Act”) in its new avatar, mirrors several changes when compared to the law contemplated under the Companies Act, 1956 (“Old Act”).

Corporate Advisory

Flying solo with one person companies

25 十一月 2013

Adam Smith in the ‘Wealth of Nations’ (1776) declared “Individuals always weigh their own interest more than the group”. He made this statement at a time when tradesmen in Europe were organizing themselves into groups to enhance their scale of business and leverage  potential markets available for their goods in exotic, far away colonies.

Obligation to tolerate an act – A declared service

15 十一月 2013

By Iype Mathew                     One of the special features of the negative list based service tax regime, introduced with effect from 1st July, 2012, is the introduction of the concept of declared services (Section 66E of the Finance Act, 1994).  Declared services, which are actually descri

International Trade & WTO

National Treatment principle - Analysis of GATT Article III

15 十一月 2013

Among the pillars of the modern trading system that developed due to the genesis of GATT/WTO, principle of National Treatment is arguably one of the most significant.

International Trade & WTO

Safeguard measures - Extension post-expiry, not correct

30 十月 2013

The framework for duration and review of safeguard measures is provided under Article 7 of the Agreement on Safeguards (AoSG).

Intellectual Property Rights

Hot news doctrine - Inapplicable in India

21 十月 2013

Deciding an appeal [ see end note 1 ], the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has set aside the Single Judge's decision [ see end note 2 ]

Intellectual Property Rights

Research exemptions not deemed as patent infringement

21 十月 2013

According to the Indian Patents Act, 1970 (‘the Act’), a product patent gives an exclusive right to the patentee to prevent third parties, who do not have his consent, from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing the patented product into India till the product patent is valid.

VAT on developers - Certain issues

16 十月 2013

The Supreme Court in the case of Larsen & Toubro Limited & Anr v. State of Karnataka & Anr.

Corporate Advisory

Class actions under the Companies Act, 2013

16 十月 2013

A class action allows a number of claimants with a common grievance against a company to file a lawsuit against it.  Claimants can pool their resources, share attorneys’ services and save the time and costs of litigation. The scale of economies associated with class actions seem especially critical to those individuals who have limited resources or small claims that render individual lawsuits expensive and unfeasible.

Corporate Advisory

Investigation & whistle-blowing provisions under Companies Act, 2013 – An overview

16 十月 2013

The Companies Act, 2013 (“new Act”) contains stringent provisions to contain corporate frauds. A new “investigation” procedure has been provided under Sections 210 to 229, as against Sections 235 to 251 of the Companies Act, 1956, (“old Act”).

International Trade & WTO

Labour standards and international trade – Some issues

08 十月 2013

In July 2013 United States of America withdrew trade benefits available to Bangladesh, one of the least developed countries, under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) quoting lack of worker security and workers’ rights in Bangladesh.

Corporate Advisory

Companies Act 2013 – New Dimensions

24 九月 2013

The Companies Bill 2012, tabled in the Indian Parliament in 2011 was passed by the Lok Sabha on December 18, 2012 and thereafter by the Rajya Sabha on August 8, 2013. The Bill received the assent of the President on August 29, 2013 and was notified in the Official Gazette on August 30, 2013.

Intellectual Property Rights

Working of patents in India

17 九月 2013

Primarily, in order to understand the reasoning behind why a patentee or a licensee thereof is required to furnish information regarding the working of patents in India, it may be pertinent to study the Statutory provisions envisioned under Section 83 of the Patents Act, 1970 hereafter referred to as the Act.    

Corporate Advisory

Doctrine of attribution in corporate criminal liability

17 九月 2013

The question of making a company liable for for criminal offences committed by its directors, managers, officers and other employees  while conducting business  has gained  importance in criminal law  jurisprudence  while  being  subject to debate

Goods and Services Tax

Availability of Cenvat Credit on partially paid invoices

16 九月 2013

Prior to 2011-12 [see end note 1] service tax was payable on receipt basis in the calendar month or quarter, depending on the class of the assessee, immediately following the calendar month or quarter in which the payments are received towards the value of taxable services.

Regulatory Laws

Industrial/ Institutional Consumers – Complicating the uncomplicated

13 八月 2013

The great Chinese philosopher Kong Qiu, famously known as Confucius, once said - “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated”.

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