I am extremely grateful to EBC Learning for providing me the opportunity to deliver a Webinar on Digital Documents and Pleadings, with a focus on the legal framework behind them in the Indian context. Over the course of this Webinar, I examine both the technical and legal aspects of digital documents, also known as "electronic records" under the Information Technology Act, 2000. The latter half of the Webinar deals with best practices for storing electronic records for trial in anticipation of a litigation, and also the manner in which they would be proved during the actual litigation.
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In this two part series Yash Jariwala and Pranay Dave from the Chambers of Amir Arsiwala take a look at the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. In the first part, Pranay Dave provides an overview of the legislation starting with its legislative history. He then goes on to note the authorities being created under the legislation including their scope and powers.
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In this webinar, we took a look at the concept of "Force Majeure" as it exists in the Indian law - more specifically the Contract Act, 1872. More importantly we took a look at how the COVID-19 pandemic and the concepts of Force Majeure affect certain common types of commercial transactions such as Leases, Leave & License Agreements, Infrastructure Agreements, and Bank Guarantees.
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Keeping in mind the emerging economic crisis, the government has decided to ease the nationwide lockdown and to allow some industries to resume operations. In this article I analyse the sectors that have been opened up as well as the restrictions and preconditions prescribed. However, I also note that the preconditions may just prove to be a deal breaker to MSMEs and smaller businesses.
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The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the Coronavirus has, without hyperbole, shut down industrial units across the board. In the absence of a vaccine or known cure, the government has had no choice but to issue directions to curtail its spread by initiating a lockdown. These FAQs take a look at the ramifications of the lockdown on maintaining the workforce.
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