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Considered analyses of recent judgments and the procedural shifts that quietly reshape Indian commercial practice.
You Rented Out Your Face. Did Anyone Check the Lease?
Brand deals in India are, for the most part, signed unread. Five clauses in the standard influencer contract — the copyright licence, your face, exclusivity, the indemnity, and the morality clause — and what the Copyright Act, the Contract Act and the Consumer Protection Act actually say about each.
Read the analysisFinality, Finally: The Supreme Court's First Word on Transnational Issue Estoppel
The Supreme Court, for the first time, recognises transnational issue estoppel in the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards — and tells losing award-debtors, in so many words, that they get one bite at the cherry. A close reading of the doctrine, the brakes the Court kept on it, and what it changes for cross-border commercial practice.
Read the analysisA Primer on Surrogacy Law in India and the Question of Age
Four years into the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, the case law has settled around the intending couple's eligibility. The surrogate's own age cap — central to advisory practice and consistently untested — remains res integra. A reading of the statute, the leading judgments, and the route Rajitha leaves open.
Read the analysisJustice Delayed, Interest Accrued: A Decade-Defining Reset for Summary Judgment under Order XIII-A
The Supreme Court issues, for the first time, a comprehensive set of guidelines on summary judgment under Order XIII-A of the CPC — and tells High Courts, in so many words, that they have been too cautious. A close reading of the judgment, the doctrine, and what it changes for litigants on the ground.
Read the analysisMore writing forthcoming.