India Law Journal

Vol 4, Issue II, April-June, 2011

LEGAL WRAPS


India
	Lex Witness to organise a Legal Knowledge Management Conference
	Amarchand, ICICI Bank kickstart GNLU's 2012 batch recuritments
	Amarchand Mangaldas advises in the acquisition of Sumel Housing Finance Private Limited
	CCI slaps a penalty of 27 lakhs on Film Producers
	India rolls out a new Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
	CCI notifies final merger control regulations
	Competition Commission of India slaps penalty notice on NSE
	Dates for the VIIIth K.K. Luthra Memorial Moot announced
	Corporations no longer immune from criminal prosecution
	Aircraft owner is not liable to pay the debts arising out of services provided to the lessee of the airport authority
	Registration of mortgage by deposit of title deeds under SARFAESI
	Service tax on forex transactions capped at Rs 5,000
	Foreign investments in India by SEBI registered FIIs in other securities
	Service tax liability fixed at invoice stage
	Foreign companies to get more room in FDI
	No RBI Approval for Cash and Share Escrow

International
	Lahore High Court rules that Pakistani President Zardari must stop political activities
	Bangladesh Supreme Court rules that fatwa OK but extra-judicial punishment not
	Milbank bolsters India practice with addition of new attorney
	Clothing retailer Gap Raises $1.25B In Note Sale
	Dubai Seeks $800M Financing
	Google Makes $900M Bid For Nortel Patents
	2^nd Circuit states that 9/11 Lawsuit Could Lead to Sanctions for Lawyer
	Spanish law student seeking monthly allowance asked to move out
	The End of Consumer Class Actions? The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds AT&T Arbitration Contract
	University of Maryland Law School to Be Renamed After $30M Donation

INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH

This month, ILJ’s Naina Pachnanda spoke to Prof. Timothy Endicott, Dean, Oxford University, Faculty of Law about his views on the Indian legal education system vis-à-vis the legal system prevalent in the United Kingdom.

SPECIAL REPORT: Analysis of India's new consolidated FDI policy

Nishith Desai Associates analyses India’s new consolidated foreign direct investment policy.

LEGAL ARTICLES

Service Tax Issues in Relation to Legal Consultancy Service by Rajiv K. Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices

Anti Corruption Measures: the UK Bribery Act 2010 and Guidance Update by Dr. Linda S. Spedding, International Lawyer & Advisor

Delhi High Court upholds enforcement of ICC Arbitration Award by Vyapak Desai, Partner & Sahil Kanuga, Senior Associate, Nishith Desai Associates

An analysis of the current initiatives in monitoring of election related expenditure by Raju Narayana Swamy I.A.S

Analysis of the verdict of the apex court in CCI v. SAIL by Vikram Sobti & Kanika Chaudhary, Associates, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices

Competition Law: Draft regulations on regulation of combinations by Vinay Kumar Sanduja, Senior Associate, Dua Associates

Environmental Refugees: A case for including them within the ambit of International Refugee Law by Kirthi Jayakumar, lawyer and journalist & Natasha Jolly, student, School of Excellence, Dr. B.R. Ambadkar University, Chennai