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Navigating PE exits from India: Regulatory hurdles, structural optimisation and deal certainty

This article examines the evolving exit landscape for PE investors in India, the key regulatory and structural issues that should be addressed well before an exit process is launched, and the practical considerations that can affect deal certainty across the principal exit routes available to investors.

Gaurav Dayal+201 Sept 2026

Global Capability Centers All Industries

GCC operational playbook: Mitigating regulatory and compliance risks in India

The article discusses the regulatory and compliance risks faced by Global Capability Centers (GCCs) and emphasizes the importance of embedding governance, compliance, and risk management into their operating model from the outset.

Paritosh Chauhan+101 Sept 2026

Employment Law All Industries+1

Setting up a GCC in India: Managing employment and IPR risks

The article discusses the principal legal and practical considerations that foreign stakeholders should keep in mind when establishing or scaling a GCC in India.

Paritosh Chauhan+101 Sept 2026

IP Litigation Healthcare & Pharma

Minor variations, major consequences: Bombay High Court on pharmaceutical trademark infringement and trade-dress copying

The article discusses the Bombay High Court’s decision in Blue Cross Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. v. Alto Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., where the Court held that the mark ‘MEFIAL-SPAS’ infringed Blue Cross’s registered pharmaceutical mark ‘MEFTAL-SPAS’. It emphasized that even minor spelling changes can cause deceptive similarity in pharmaceutical products, where confusion may affect public health. The Court also found infringement of copyright and trade dress due to imitation of packaging, colour scheme, and artwork. According to the authors, commercial courts are becoming increasingly ready to make a considerable effort to punish those infringers who act deliberately, fraudulently, and opportunistically.

Khushi Lokwani+131 Aug 2026

Direct Tax All Industries

Cancellation risk for GPU-based NPOs diluted: A shift under the Income-tax Act, 2025

The article examines how the amendment by the Finance Act, 2026 in the Income-tax Act, 2025 changes the consequences for not-for-profit organisations (‘NPOs’) pursuing general public utility objects. The 2026 amendment removes many breaches from the ‘specified violations’, thus reducing the risk of cancellation. The authors however note that non-compliance may still lead to denial of exemption, taxation of commercial income, and scrutiny of charitable purpose. According to them, the change offers operational flexibility while preserving discipline governing NPOs.

Ravi Sawana+124 Aug 2026

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Export promotion programmes and SCM Agreement – Has the countdown begun?
Article 3 of the WTO SCM Agreement provides for two types of subsidies which are considered as prohibited subsidies, namely (i) export contingent and (ii) import substitution.
21 May 2013
All Practices All Industries
Export of services under the new regime of Service Tax
As we approach the second year in the negative list based regime in service tax, there are many issues which have not been comprehended yet.
14 May 2013
All Practices All Industries
Post dating of patent applications and its implications
Post-dating means to change the priority date of a patent application to a later date.
14 May 2013
All Practices All Industries
Foreign filing license A must know requirement
At times an applicant, i.e., a company or an individual may decide to file a patent application directly in a foreign country or as an international application under PCT other than in India, without first filing a patent application in India due to various reasons.
20 Apr 2013
All Practices All Industries
Arrest under Customs laws Some recent changes
Arrest provisions under various civil laws have always acted as good deterrence against different kinds of offences.
04 Apr 2013
All Practices All Industries
Cancellation of registered design- Is prior registration abroad a valid ground
Like any other Intellectual Property Right, industrial design registration protects the rights of the proprietor in his ‘registered design’.
20 Mar 2013
Is there a database right protection in India?
By Vidushpat Singhania Protection of database and associated rights is gaining traction in India. The vast volume and deluge of data available with the Business Processing Offices in India from jurisd
Vidushpat Singhania20 Mar 2013
FDI in multi-brand retail – Consistency with international trade law
By Bhargav Mansatta After much furore over opening up of the retail sector to foreign investment, Government of India (GOI) announced its decision to allow FDI upto 51% in multi-brand retail trading u
Bhargav Mansatta18 Mar 2013
Budget 2013 – Amnesty scheme in service tax
By Surbhi Premi In 1997, the Government of India introduced the Voluntary Disclosure of Income and Wealth Scheme, 1997 (VDIS), an amnesty scheme under the direct taxes which unearthed approximately Rs
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Acceptance of Kotak Committee recommendations by SEBI: Additional “To Do” for listed entities
Aman Parnami+101 Jan 1
Agreement in Restraint of Legal Proceedings – Is your Bank Guarantee valid?
Sudish Sharma01 Jan 1
Privity of contract and locus with a source of income – A test of diversion by overriding title
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