When law takes effect

Business Standard takes stock of key changes in the legal and regulatory environment in the course of the year, and how it impacted businesses Read more »

10 landmark judgments of 2014

Largesse of natural resources stoppedThe most resounding judgment which the Supreme Court delivered this year was the one cancelling about 200 coal mining licences on August 25, after setting up a special... Read more »

There is no such thing as selfless spending

  Full disclosure: I have a dog and a cat. They get Christmas presents. Now, to be fair, I don’t go crazy or anything. They generally get the kind of treats and toys they’d... Read more »

More than 1 billion rubles, 100s of thousands of Credit Cards and vast amounts intellectual property has been stolen by a new group of cyber criminals ‘Anunak’

Another joint investigation by Group-IB from Russia and Netherlands based company Fox-IT is finished. Group-IB specializes in cyber crime investigations and Fox-IT offers innovative cyber security solutions. As a result of their... Read more »

Student loan borrowers don’t know what they owe

Here’s the scene: you’re closing on your dream house. The bank’s approved you for a loan. They present you with a stack of paperwork and begin to explain the terms and conditions... Read more »

Corporate India learns to live with competition law

Compliance needs to be embedded in the decision-making process, say experts Read more »

Three areas of regulatory attention for 2015

The process of selecting and appointing personnel to run the regulatory agencies is the weakest link in the system Read more »

Arbitration agreement needs no signature

An arbitration agreement, even though in writing, need not be signed by the parties if the record of agreement is provided by exchange of letters, telex or other modern means of telecommunication,... Read more »

ADLV Urges Fleets To Seek Electronic Data Checking And Compliance Benefits Now As Counterpart Abolition Delayed

The Association For Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) has responded to reports that the date for the abolition of the paper counterpart to the current driving licence has been delayed. In their view... Read more »

Beware of Student Loan Counseling Scams

As student loan debt continues to be the single largest form of consumer debt, it is no surprise that scammers have been hard at work targeting vulnerable borrowers strapped with unmanageable student... Read more »