Nearly every commercial contract will have an indemnification provision. Indemnity is a contractual obligation of one party to compensate the loss suffered by the other party due to an act or omission. It is no secret that indemnification provision in a contract can be difficult to read for an ordinary person. I have seen many…

India is unique in mandating that organisations satisfying certain profitability, net worth and size thresholds are required to spend at least 2% of their net income on corporate social responsibility (CSR). The purpose of this blog is to give you a fair understanding of legal provisions pertaining to CSR implementation. In India, the concept of CSR…

Women working in the organised sector in India will now be entitled to paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks, as Indian Parliament passed a new law on 10th March 2017 that will benefit about 1.8 million women. The new enactment may ensure better maternal care and will encourage more women to join…

Employee attrition continues to be a burning issue for all Indian IT companies. Through this blog, I tried to briefly analyze the legal validity of a non-competing clause in employment contracts. Employment contracts that restrain employees specifically in any manner have always been a subject matter of debate and, consequently, have come under immense scrutiny…