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Admissibility of Electronic Evidence

Mandating Certificates for Admissibility of Electronic Evidence under Section 65B of The Evidence Act

In this article, the author has evaluated the provisions regarding the admissibility of electronic evidence under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The author analyses the recent Supreme Court judgment of Arjun Khotkar v. Kailash Gorantyal which held that a certificate is ‘mandatory’ for admission of electronic evidence.

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UK Supreme Court Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd

Case Comment: Sevilleja v. Marex Financial Ltd [2020] UKSC 31

In this post, the author comments upon the recent landmark decision of the UK Supreme Court in Sevilleja v. Marex Financial Ltd., wherein the Court significantly curbed the scope of the “reflective loss” principle that had been steadily expanding for several decades.

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Protectionism in the Age of Globalisation

Protectionism In The Age of Globalization: An Appraisal Of India’s Economic Policy

In this article, the authors critically analyse India’s tryst with protectionism in the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic. While doing so, they highlight that this is a significant shift from India’s stance on globalisation and argue that such a protectionist policy is a lost opportunity for India.

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Free Speech AI

The Interface between Artificial Intelligence and Free Speech: Implications for India (Part I)

In this two part article, the author sheds light on growing significance of Artificial Intelligence in regulating hate speech and its ramifications on Freedom of Expression.
In Part I, the author talks about existing policies regarding AI in various jurisdictions and their insufficiency vis-à-vis the fear of “chilling effect”.

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Bihar Liquor Ban Prohibition

Bihar Liquor Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016: The Strategic Use of Law as a Tool for Battered Women

In this post, the author seeks to analyse the Bihar Liquor Prohibition and Excise Act 2016 from a socio-legal perspective. In doing so, the author argues that the Act has empowered women in Bihar to communicate their demands, by providing them with the backing of a legal norm.

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Rent Waiver for Commercial Lease- Force Majeure Event?

Suspension/Waiver of Rent under Commercial Leases or Licenses during COVID-19: A Force Majeure Event?

In this article, the author attempts to bring clarity to the issue concerning the entitlement of tenants to seek waiver/ suspension of payment of rents, in the absence or presence of a Force Majeure clause under commercial lease/ license agreements, during the period of lockdown as well as post lockdown.

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India Patent Protection

Should India reconsider its Patent Protection Regime in the wake of a “Self-Reliant India”?

In this post, the author argues for the development of a Utility Patent regime in India, in light of the ‘Self-Reliant India’ initiative. In doing so, the author highlights the importance of Utility Patents in fostering inclusive growth, and further provides some interesting suggestions to develop the concerned regime.

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Reflection of Debt in a Balance Sheet

Reflection of Debt in a Balance Sheet: Acknowledgment or a Statutory Compliance?

In this post, the author critically examines the decision of the Hon’ble NCLAT in V. Padmakumar v. Stressed Assets Stabilisation Fund & Anr. The author differs from the majority’s widely debated view holding that the reflection of debt in the balance sheet of the Corporate Debtor does not amount to an acknowledgment under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963, and argues that sole reliance on Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 is misplaced and the implication of the balance sheet along with the Directors’ Report and financial statement must be considered holistically.

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Irene Calboli on TCLF One-on-One

TCLF ONE-ON-ONE| Ep. 11 Ms. Irene Calboli: Innovative Academic Models and Trademark Law

In the 11th episode of TCLF One-on-One, Ms. Irene Calboli talks about a career in legal academia, the importance of practical exposure for academics, looking beyond Patents in the access debate, comparative trademark law and much more

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