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Common Cause: Six Reasons Why Now Is the Right Time for UK Lawyers to Help Transform Business Relations with India
By Amarjit Singh, CEO of the India Business Group When Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi made his historic visit to the UK last November, it was hailed as one of the greatest business opportunities for a generation. The visit was significant on a number of fronts – politically, culturally and economically. During his time…
Ashish Makhija and His Book “Corporate Directors”
On a warm summer evening of June 2016, LawZ interviewed Ashish Makhija, on the release of his book, “Corporate Directors” published by Lexis Nexis. Ashish Makhija spoke about his life, his interests and how Corporate Law is integral to him. Being both a qualified Chartered Accountant and a practicing lawyer, gave him that special insight…
Youth Involvement in Law and Policy Making
By Bhumika Sharma and Monika Thakur ‘Youth has the power to make choices. The engagement of youth in democratic governance is fundamental to the development of the country.’ National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared the day as the…
The Need for Labour Law Reforms
By Mukesh Gaur The Challenges Multiplicity of laws leading to much confusion which is aggravated by ambiguous and equivocal acts and poorly framed laws. India being a democratic developing country has still remained incomplete towards the growth of the employment. The history of Indian Labour Laws is naturally concerned with the history of the British…
The Moral Status of the Rule of Law
By Anirudh Gotety Lon Fuller propounded the procedural morality of law. He said that in the presence of certain characteristics in a legal system, the legal system is a morally sound regime. In the absence of even one of these characteristics known as the 8 desiderata, the legal regime fails Fuller’s test of morality. The…
The New Proposed Consumer Protection Act, 2015
By Dr. Sailaja Petikam Consumer markets for goods and services have undergone drastic transformation since the enactment of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The modern market place contains a plethora of products and services. The emergence of global supply chains, rise in international trade and the rapid development of e-commerce have led to new delivery…
Harnessing the Incredible Powerhouse of the Human Mind
By Anoop Bose, Advocate, Supreme Court of India When the Mughal army under Emperor Akbar’s titanic Commander Raja Kunwar Man Singh was hesitating to cross the turbulent Indus River at Attock, the legendary poet Goswami Tulsidas proclaimed: ‘Sabe bhumi Gopal ki, ya men Atak kahan / Ja ke man men Atak hai, so hi Atak…
Education – Law in India
By Mohit Gupta India has been a major seat of learning for many years. While the country has some of the best Universities (BITS, ISB, IITs, NITs, IISc, IIMs, AIIMS) in the world, it is also dealing with challenges in its primary education and strives to reach 100% literacy. Universal compulsory primary education, with its…
Religion and Jurisprudence
By Justice Sudhir Narain, Former Judge, Allahabad High Court; Member, Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, Delhi Meaning of Jurisprudence The word jurisprudence has been derived from the words ‘Juris’ and ‘Prudentia’ (Juris – Law; Prudentia – knowledge). It is knowledge of law. Jurisprudence means the science of law. When man gained a little wisdom on this…
Arrest of Ships
By Capt. A.K. Bansal, Master Mariner, Bar-at-Law and Arbitrator in Maritime matters Master of a well founded foreign going Merchant ship, safely alongside in a foreign port, may be surprised to be served a warrant of arrest of his ship in that port. To his knowledge his ship has not had any accident and there…