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Filing Cybercrime Complaints: Legal Options for Victims of Online Fraud and Harassment

Online fraud, hacking, identity theft, bullying, non-consensual sharing of images – all of these fall under cybercrime and are taken increasingly seriously by law...

Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Basic Legal Considerations for Companies

Global business means companies often grow through cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A). On paper it looks simple – one company buys another – but...

Role of Independent Directors in Corporate Governance and Board Oversight

Independent directors are supposed to be the conscience-keepers of the board. They’re not involved in day-to-day management and are not tied to promoters through...

Insider Trading Compliance: What Company Officers and Employees Must Avoid

Insider trading sounds glamorous in movies, but in real life it is one of the quickest ways for directors and employees to ruin their...

Affirmative Action for Persons with Disabilities: Constitutional Basis and Practical Impact

Persons with disabilities often face invisible barriers – not just physical, but social and economic. Affirmative action for them is rooted in equality: the...

Reasonable Restrictions on Free Speech: Where the Law Draws the Line

Free speech feels absolute in theory – “I can say what I want”. But most constitutions allow reasonable restrictions for specific purposes. The tricky...

Public Interest Litigation (PIL): When Citizens Can Approach Courts for the Larger Public Good

Public Interest Litigation (PIL) changed the way people interact with constitutional courts. Instead of only affected individuals going to court, PIL allows concerned citizens,...

Mesne Profits: Claiming Compensation for Unauthorised Use of Your Property

Imagine someone occupies your property without right – maybe a tenant refuses to vacate after the lease, or a relative continues living there even...

Partition Suits Among Family Members: How Courts Divide Joint Property

Family property disputes are emotionally draining. When co-owners can’t agree on “who gets what”, the usual civil remedy is a partition suit. This is...

Private Nuisance in Civil Law: Legal Remedies Against Noisy or Troublesome Neighbours

Every neighbourhood has that one flat or house which just doesn’t care about others – loud music at midnight, constant drilling, smoke blowing into...