Articles and Updates

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The enactment of the Commercial Courts Act is a step in the right direction in enabling speedy disposal of commercial disputes of specified value

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While the GST, ever since it was implemented, has remained a topic of debate in public and private forums, the article looks at how the tax has fared for the first six months of its existence.

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Manjula Chawla is a Founding Partner of Phoenix Legal. Her practice concentrates on areas of strategic corporate investments, corporate finance and restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, and general corporate and commercial matters. She is also involved in complex litigation and dispute resolution matters.

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Russell McVeagh took home a top prize at this year’s Asia Women in Business Law Awards. Despite stiff competition from other leading firms from across the Tasman and from other parts of Asia, the firm was recognised for the “Best Gender Diversity Initiative by a National Firm” at the awards.

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In a boost to the Alternate Investment Funds (AIF) industry, tax authorities have clarified that non-resident investors investing through multi-layered structures would not be covered under the ambit of “indirect transfer” provisions of the income tax law.