India Law Journal

Vol 3, Issue 4, October- December 2010

LEGAL WRAPS


India
	GNLU International Moot Court to start from 9th February, 2011
	Leading Indian lawyer, Hemant Batra appointed new Secretary General for SAARCLAW
	Pallavi Shroff awarded with Leading Woman Consultant Award
	Legal Fraternity celebrates World Human Rights Day, 2010
	CCI passes its first decision
	University College of London hosts global Competition Law Conference
	ILJ to assist the Bar Council of India in introducing a unified system of ranking law schools
	VIIth K.K. Luthra Memorial Moot Court, 2011 to be held in January 2011
	Luthra & Luthra Law Offices wins honours in Dealogic Global Project Finance Review for project finance deals
	Amarchand Mangaldas awarded at first Annual Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Award
	Luthra & Luthra Law Offices launches Anti- Piracy & Anti Counterfeiting practice [APAC]
	Amarchand Mangaldas advises FedEx Express on acquisition of AFL Private Limited’s Businesses
	Apex Court panel finds Justice Sen guilty of ‘misbehaviour'
	Supreme Court to examine Chief Vigilance Commissioner’s appointment
	Supreme Court asks authorities to amend the rules and bring domestic deals under the transfer pricing norms
	NUJS students launch Lawctopus
	The Geographical Indication Registry of India grants Geographical Indication (GI) status to Pashmina yarn
	Vodafone files writ petition in the Bombay High Court over tax matter
	Indian Copyright Board passes landmark judgment
	Sexual Harassment Bill cleared by the Union Cabinet
	National Green Tribunal launched
	Current Affairs to be tested in CLAT 2011

International
	French Court finds Continental Airlines guilty for the Concorde crash
	Saddam Hussein’s deputy sentenced to the gallows
	Belgian woman held guilty for murder in Parachute case
	UK’s Takeover Panel plans shake-up
	New Jersey Supreme Court censures lawyer for stealing food from a blind vendor
	Client wins a 103 million $ verdict against Baker & Mckenzie
	Lawyers reprimanded for placing misleading information on website
	Complaint to WTO could end the Chinese Internet ban
	Use of laptop leads to law student suffering from ‘Toasted Skin Syndrome’
	European Union to impose tougher privacy rules on social networking sites
	United States patent officials to visit India to curb biopiracy
	J.P. Morgan to face foreclosure fraud suits

INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH

This month, ILJ’s Aditya Shivkumar & Vikrant Pachnanda spoke to Gopal Subramaniam, Solicitor General of India & Chairman, Bar Council of India about various legal education reforms which are currently being undertaken under his able guidance.

LEGAL ARTICLES

The Satyam Scam causes the Supreme Court to permit previously concealed facts to set aside an arbitral Award by Vivek Vashi, Senior Partner, Bharucha & Parnters

FDI in the Retailing Sector- Pros and Cons by Hemant K. Batra, Lead Partner, Kaden Boriss Legal LLP

Right of First Refusal: is it valid in law? By Vyapak Desai, Partner, Alap Yadav, Associate & Simone Reis, Associate, Nishith Desai Associates

Legal Infrastructure for the before 21st century by Prof. Bimal N. Patel, Vice-Chancellor, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

Sanctity of Arbitral Awards in India by Ranbir Krishan, Counsel, Krishan Singhania, Managing Partner and Namit Gehlot, Associate, Singhania & Co.

Redefining dining through genetically modified foods: A call for legal answers to consumer questions by Ashish Virk & Aman A. Cheema, Assistant Professors, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana

Freedom of Speech and Expression: India v America - a study by Dheerajendra Patanjali, student, Chanakya National Law University, Patna

An Analysis of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010 by Dipesh Patel, student, Amity Law School, Noida

Homosexuality in India: Better Late Than Never by Amit Kumar Sinha, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur

BOOK REVIEW

Fali S. Nariman, ‘Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography’, 2010, Hay House (Rs. 599/-) by Surajit Bhaduri, student, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

LICITO CONCURSO ‘10 WINNING ARTCLES

Climate Change: Was Copenhagen more than the accord: The Indian perspective by Abhinav Gupta & Rahul Sinha Roy, students, KIIT Law School, Bhubansehwar

Legal Process Outsourcing: Is the lack of a regulatory framework one of the challenges facing the LPO industry in India? by Megha & Vipula, students, National Law University, Delhi

Climate Change: Was Copenhagen more than the accord: The Indian perspective by Vinaya Sharma, student, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar & Vijaya Sharna, student, National Law University, Jodhpur