India: Joint Ventures Guide 2024 (Legal 500)
The India: Joint Ventures 2024 Q&A guide, recently published by Legal 500 with contributions from RFKN Legal, offers a detailed look into India’s joint venture landscape.
Moral Rights in Art: A Critical Appraisal of the Indian Perspective
The article provides a doctrinal analysis of the “moral rights” jurisprudence that started with the Amar Nath Sehgal v Union of India (2005) case and was recently propounded upon in the Raj Rewal v Union of India (2019) judgment of the Delhi High Court. The article argues that the court’s omission in Sehgal to deal with the consequence of “moral rights” on property rights has allowed subsequent benches to dilute the original doctrine
International Commercial Guide – India
The International Commercial Guide – India Q&A guide, recently published by Global Law Experts with contributions from RFKN Legal, offers a detailed look into India’s commercial law landscape
Indian Tribunal Rejects Revenue’s Argument that Subscription Fees is a Fee for Technical Service: Reopens Discussion of India’s Outdated Tax Treaties
A recent order of the ITAT refocusses attention to the need for India to update its tax treaties and ensure that income from the digital economy is more equitably taxable in countries of residence and source. The case also highlights the problems with the way the revenue department responds to important judgments of appellate courts and how it pleads cases before tribunals.
Family Law Symposium at Commonwealth Law Conference 2025, Malta, 5 April 2025
The Family Law Symposium will be held in the wings of the Commonwealth Law Conference 2025. It is co-hosted by the CLA Family Law Committee, IAFL and the FLBA on the theme: “Show me the Money” – Family Law, Trusts and Recognition and Enforcement.
The Interplay between Section 17 and Section 9 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996
This paper examines the interplay between these two Sections, analysing their scopes, overlaps and procedural distinctions Section 9 allows parties to approach the judiciary for interim relief, thus ensuring the preservation of rights and status quo until arbitration concludes. Section 17, by entrusting tribunals with similar powers, seeks to streamline the arbitration process by reducing dependence on courts.
AI-Generated Art and Indian Copyright Law: A Legal Vacuum?
The advent of AI has globally taken the art industry by storm. It has raised concerns surrounding IPR. This has led to unease around possibilities of AI using copyrighted works without authorization. The copyright laws in India are governed by The Copyright Act of 1957. The limited scope of Indian copyright laws has been slightly widened by the 1994 amendment, which recognised computer generated artworks as copyrightable. However, questions around authorship and rights arising thereof remain under ambiguity. This scenario has highlighted a lacunae in the Indian copyright system.
World Law Congress 2025, Dominican Republic, 4 – 6 May 2025
The WLC Dominican Republic 2025 will bring together in Santo Domingo world leaders, experts, practitioners, academics and law students, along with entrepreneurs to discuss current legal issues, from human rights to Artificial Intelligence.
Ms. Lavanya Regunathan Fischer will be delivering a speech on ‘Rule of law within the family law system in India’.
9th World Congress on Family Law & Children’s Rights, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 27 – 30 July 2025
The conference is organised in partnership with the Faculty of Law and the University of Cambridge: The theme is ‘Children Caught in Conflict – Inspiring Positive Change’. The conference is a major international event held every 4 years, focussing on the rights of children, youth and family law.
IAFL Annual General Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya, 3 – 7 September 2025
IAFL Annual General Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya, 3 – 7 September 2025