International

Practising Before India’s Apex Court
The Supreme Court of India is the final arbiter of every question of Indian law. A matter that reaches the Supreme Court has almost always been through one or more lower courts or tribunals — and by the time it arrives at the apex court, the factual record is largely settled. What the Supreme Court decides is whether the law was correctly applied to those facts, or whether a question of law of general public importance requires its authoritative determination.

Corruption Charges Demand Specialist Criminal Defence
An allegation under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – as significantly amended in 2018 – is among the most serious charges a public official, contractor, or private sector professional can face in India. Investigations are typically conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or state anti-corruption bureaus. The reputational and professional consequences begin before a chargesheet is even filed.

The NCLT: India’s Most Consequential Corporate Tribunal
The National Company Law Tribunal, constituted in 2016, absorbed the jurisdiction of the Company Law Board, the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction, and part of the winding-up jurisdiction of the High Courts. It is now the primary forum for corporate insolvency under the IBC, company law disputes under the Companies Act 2013, and a growing body of regulatory and quasi-judicial work that touches virtually every aspect of Indian corporate life.