Mulla & Mulla law firm news

Indian law firms Amarchand & Mangaldas and Khaitan & Co have bolstered their partnership with new hires.

Inside this special report: Foreign investment brings local legal windfall; India prepares to open its doors; LPO all the go; In-house perspective: entertainment Network India; Shining India story stresses family ties

Still in its fledgling years. Asia's in-house legal profession, still in its fledging years, is facing a period of rapid growth and change. An ALB survey of private law firms across Asia has unearthed the names of the best and brightest in-house minds in the region, and sought their perspectives as they grapple with the profession's teething problems

ALB is proud to announce the finalists for this year's SE Asia Deals of the Year Awards, which will be held at the Marina Mandarin in Singapore on 2 June

Lovells has advised Lehman Brothers, DBS Bank and CLSA Asia-Pacific markets on a US$90m bond offering by  India's Videocon International.

Colin Ng & Partners (CNP) has advised US-based Reed Business Information in its joint venture with Infomedia India to establish Reed Infomedia India.

With a view to improving the Corporate Governance Standards, SEBI revised clause 49 of the Listing Agreement by its master circular, dated 29 October 2004, superseding previous SEBI circulars.

A new Companies Act is proposed to replace the existing Companies Act of 1956. The new legislation is intended to simplify and be more responsive to current situations.

Bharat Vasani is the Mumbai-based group general counsel of Tata Sons Limited, part of the Tata Group, India's largest corporation, with 80 operating companies across seven key business sectors. He spoke with Lauren Scott.

On July 25 2000, the Indian Government liberalised the existing Uplinking Policy. Under this Policy, Indian private companies were permitted to set up uplinking hub/teleports for licensing/hiring out to other broadcasters.

One of the world's fastest growing economies, India is discovering the demands of globalisation while pursuing an ambitious economic reform program. The law meanwhile is struggling to keep up. Lauren Scott reports from New Delhi and Mumbai.