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  • COVID-19 – Implications for the Indo-German supply chains

    India's biggest export markets are the US and the EU. In particular Germany and India have an extensive trade history with bilateral trade amounting to Euros 21.9 billion in 2017-2018. Key sectors include IT, automotive, and especially pharma. Germany is one of the main buyers of Indian generics in the EU. Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, India has restricted the export of essential...

  • Sustainability – where are we now?

    What are the main sustainability issues currently affecting the real estate industry?  And what are the practical implications – will they cause a change in behaviour? Recent months have seen schoolchildren going on strike, parts of London being brought to a halt by Extinction Rebellion and climate change activists blockading corporates’ headquarters. On top of...

  • Imogen Fowler a sponsor at the Hogan Lovells Women’s Tea – INTA 2019

    Renowned IP lawyers at the Annual INTA Meeting gathered in the Westin Hotel mid-morning on Tuesday 21 May for the Hogan Lovells Women’s Tea. IMPT partner Imogen Fowler was the sponsor of this event. The Hogan Lovells Women’s Tea is a networking event that brings together women from all over the world – from India...

  • New insolvency and bankruptcy law creates opportunities for foreign investment in India

    In 2016, the insolvency and bankruptcy landscape in India was radically overhauled by the introduction of the new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). In addition to consolidating the complex set of existing laws and regulations on insolvency and bankruptcy into a single law, the IBC introduced time bound and creditor driven resolution process for distressed...

  • India’s Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018: Charting the “Fourth Way”

    India's Committee of Experts has submitted a draft Data Protection Bill for review by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The Bill represents an important milestone for India, which has yet to enact comprehensive, principles-based data protection regulation, lagging a trend set in recent years by Singapore, the Philippines and others in the region playing catch up to Hong Kong

  • Commerce Department Relaxes Restrictions on Certain Defense-Related and Other Exports to India; Tightens Hong Kong Documentation Requirements

    On January 19, 2017, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued several amendments to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to implement the India-U.S. Joint Statement of June 7, 2016, recognizing the U.S. and India as Major Defense Partners, and making certain technical changes regarding Hong Kong’s Import and Export (Strategic Commodities)...

  • A costly lesson in consent

    When a tenant wants to assign its lease but needs the landlord’s consent, the law (if not the lease) prevents the landlord from acting unreasonably.  The landlord may want to withhold consent or impose conditions, but how does it know whether that is considered reasonable? Earlier this month the High Court considered this question in...

  • Heads up for 23 October 2016 – the new 12 month time limit for Indian seated arbitration

    In October 2015 India’s arbitration law underwent major changes with the enactment of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2015 (“Amendment Act“).  One of the most controversial provisions in the Amendment Act was the introduction of a 12 month time limit within which an arbitral award must be rendered (section 29A). The Amendment Act According...

  • SIAC signs an MOA with GIFTCL and further strengthens its Indian presence

    On 3 June 2016, SIAC announced that it entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA“) with the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Company Limited (“GIFTCL“) and GIFT SEZ Limited (“GIFT SEZ“). Under the MOA, SIAC will establish a representative office in the IFSC-GIFT, and SIAC, GIFTCL and GIFT SEZ will promote the use of arbitration, mediation...

  • India’s New BIT and Arbitration Law Send Mixed Signals to Foreign Investors

    On December 28, 2015 , the Government of India released the text for its revised model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). In this release, the Government of India also announced that the Department of Economic Affairs will be leading all negotiations on BITs and investment chapters of trade agreements to ensure continuity between trade and investment issues.

  • President Obama’s Visit to India Raises Hopes for More Significant Nuclear Cooperation With India but Leaves Lingering Uncertainty for Suppliers

    President Barack Obama’s January 2015 visit to India began with the announcement of an agreement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate cooperation between the two countries on civilian nuclear technology. Read More: Obama’s Visit to India Raises Hopes for More Significant Nuclear Cooperation With India but Leaves Lingering Uncertainty for Suppliers

  • President Obama’s Visit to India Raises Hopes for More Significant Nuclear Cooperation with India but Leaves Lingering Uncertainty for Suppliers

    President Barack Obama’s January 2015 visit to India began with the announcement of an agreement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate cooperation between the two countries on civilian nuclear technology.

  • U.S.-India Agreement Promises to Pave the Way to Implementation of the WTO “Bali Agreement” on Trade Facilitation

    The U.S. and India have reached an agreement that promises to pave the way toward global implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.

  • Indian Supreme Court Reaffirms Severability Principle of Arbitration Agreements

    In Reliance Industries Ltd. & Anr v. Union of India, the Supreme Court of India has again declined jurisdiction to consider an application to set aside an UNCITRAL award in an arbitration seated outside India, finding that the intention of the parties was that Indian arbitration law would not apply to their dispute. In 1994,...

  • Beyond Kolkata: Delivering on the Goals of the Communications Act

    Home to more than 4.5 million people, Kolkata, India has a fascinating transportation network.  A recent visit to the city revealed bicycles, motorbikes, taxis, buses, rickshaws, cyclerickshaws, cars, trucks, and trams crowding roads already thickly congested with pedestrians, students, street vendors, and parked cars.  Perhaps as a result sharp-witted Indian critics have described traffic...

  • Hogan Lovells Hosts Roundtable on India Women and Water

    Hogan Lovells recently hosted a roundtable discussion entitled, “Water and Women: Village Development in Rural India”, which brought together non-governmental organizations, federal agencies, and corporations to exchange ideas and experiences in improving access to water in rural India. The roundtable was initiated by the Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) and the Seghal Family...

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