In Part 2 of our examination of internal investigation trends in India, Perkins Coie partners Markus Funk and Chelsea Curfman speak with Arpinder Singh, a partner with EY Forensics & Integrity Services and head of their India and Emerging Markets
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Litigation Finance in India; Not So Fast
By John Freund
India appears to be the latest country to embrace the practice of Litigation Finance—at least in theory. The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, recently spoke about foreign investment opportunities in India. One of the many types of foreign investments being…
Primacy of Family Settlements Upheld
Family settlements and ensuing documentation have been a subject matter of litigation for various reasons. One such litigious issue is whether the documents pertaining to family settlements are required to be registered under the Registration Act, 1908 (“Act”). If a…
Global Investigation Trends – India (Part 1): A Discussion With Sherbir Panag of Panag & Babu Law Offices
Continuing our series of episodes regarding investigation and enforcement trends around the globe, Perkins Coie partners Markus Funk and Chelsea Curfman interview Sherbir Panag, co-founder and head of the Compliance and Investigations Practice at the Law Offices of Panag &…
Class I heirs of a woman dying intestate are her husband and children
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The Private Client team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas shares their comments and opinions shared in an article in the following Q&A which was published by the Mint Newspaper on 18th August, 2020 and the…
What is the impact, do wives benefit and other questions about SC ruling giving daughters equal rights over their father’s property answered
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The Private Client team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas shares their comments and opinions shared in an article which was published by Moneycontrol.com on 12th August, 2020 and the same can…
India Releases Draft Non-Personal Data Governance Framework
On July 13, 2020, a Committee of Experts within India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology published the first draft of a Non-Personal Data Governance Framework for India for public consultation.…
The Estate and Succession Planning Consideration That (Almost) No One Discusses
Introduction
The complex nature of estate and succession planning requires careful assessment of myriad considerations, such as the nature of estate (composition and location), family type (nuclear, joint or hybrid), and potential cost outlay (taxation and stamp duty) in order…
A handwritten will signed by two witnesses is considered valid
The Private Client team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas shares their comments and opinions shared in an article in the following Q&A which was published by the Mint Newspaper on 5th August, 2020 and the online edition of the same…
Suspicious Circumstances & Wills
The Supreme Court in the case of Kavita Kanwar v. Mrs. Pamela Mehta (“Kavita Kanwar case”), has extensively discussed certain key factors that may render a will surrounded by suspicious circumstances as invalid.
While drafting, a will may bring up…