Litigation

Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill: A potent weapon, if rightly used, can bring the Mallyas, Choksis back to where they belong

The Bill ostracises an offender from any civil rights to make his case legally and gives the power to local authorities to attach his assets and initiate proceedings.

Arun Jaitley says banks' exposure to telecom sector at Rs 97,681 cr 'highly unsustainable'

State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman pointed out that stress in the telecom sector has reached "highly unsustainable levels" due to erosion of topline and earnings of the service providers.

Yahoo is facing a new lawsuit alleging mismanagement of $17 million fund

Yahoo Inc has been hit with a lawsuit saying it failed to safeguard more than $17 million it pledged to help jailed Chinese dissidents in a 2007 settlement.

Judge may issue a warning to Uber in the Waymo-Uber case if key witness does not testify

The U.S. judge overseeing a blockbuster case over self-driving car technology suggested Uber could face an injunction if a key Uber executive does not testify for fear of exposing himself.

Seed giant Monsanto meets its match as Hindu nationalists assert power in Modi's India

The dispute’s fallout could have grave implications

Are Employees Sharing Too Much Info In Public Forums?

Cos not preserving Social Networking business content risk increased litigation costs, reputation.

Legal Team, IT Communication Must For e-Discovery

Gartner predicts that by 2014, lawyers and technologists will use a customary means of recording search processes in e-discovery.

Make safe harbour rules attractive for tax payers, it will limit litigations

Safe harbour rules of 2013 have fallen below the tax payers’ expectations and so have not been able to generate significant interest

Univision deletes Gawker posts subject to active litigation in bid to start over with a 'clean slate'

Univision Communications Inc said on Saturday it has deleted postings subject to active litigation against Gawker Media Group Inc to create a "clean slate" for the online publishing company acquired for $135 million in a bankruptcy auction last month.

Huge cost of litigation has turned justice into a dream for the weaker sections in India

Has justice become so expensive in India that it becomes evasive even for a senior ranking bureaucrat?