We provide administrative and regulation services matching client’s requirements and expectations completely. Our professionals can help you in solving all types of issues and queries having proficiency and expertise in this field.
The Firm’s Litigation practice is focused on Corporate Commercial Disputes including Shareholder Joint Venture Disputes, Contractual Disputes (Commercial Contracts, Licensing Contracts, Project Contracts, Construction Contracts, Real Estate Contracts, Technology Transfer Contracts, Asset and Business Transfer Contracts and other Commercial Contracts and Arrangements).
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We cater the requests of clients in all areas of civil and commercial litigation and represent clients in an array of matters such as- Constitutional Law, Family Law, Company Law, Service Law, Banking and Finance Laws, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Law, Recovery Suit, Property Suit, Disputes related to Contracts/ Agreements, Intellectual Property Laws, Labour and Employment Laws, Tax Laws, Environmental Law, Wills and Probate, Enforcement of Decrees and Enforcement of Foreign Decrees etc.
Furthermore, we cater to the requests of clients in all areas of criminal litigation and represent them in an array of matters such as: Quashing of FIR, Criminal Writs, Criminal Complaints, Domestic Violence, Bank/Financial Institutions Fraud and Forgery, Misappropriation of funds, Embezzlement, Violation of Intellectual Property Rights /CyberLaws, Piracy, Dishonour of Cheques, Criminal Breach of Trust, Cheating, FEMA violation, Narcotics and Drugs violations, Bails, Trial, Evidence, Suspension of sentence, Appeals, Revisions etc.
The competition law practice of the firm focuses on the analysis of competition issues primarily affecting infrastructure sectors. The Firm advises on legal, strategic and compliance issues related to the Competition Act. The Firm provides practical solutions, on the basis of the extensive domain knowledge of the relevant industries, to complex legal problems that arise in the competition law space.
The team specializes in all aspects of competition law: cartels, leniency applications, anti- competitive agreements, concession arrangements, abuse of a dominant position, joint ventures, distribution systems, merger control, interface with IPRs and sector regulators, state aids, subsidy and consumer law. The team of Firm has been closely associated with the Competition Commission of India. The Firm undertakes drafting and review of term sheets, definitive agreements, non-compete agreements, non-disclosure agreements, franchise agreements, escrow agreements, stock swap agreements, employment agreements etc., to minimize the issues of competition law viz. anti-competitive agreements and /or abuse of dominance. The Firm provides regulatory review and advice with respect to issues and behavioural pattern of enterprises and / or transactions undertaken by foreign/ domestic enterprises, which could have implications under the Competition Act.
The Firm partners and associates advices a full range of corporate and commercial matters which inter alia include the following:
There is a well-recognized statutory, administrative and judicial framework to uphold Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”) in India, whether they relate to patents, trademarks, copyright or industrial designs. Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents or Designs, play an important role in determining the value of a Company. The protection of IPR’s against counterfeits is an increasingly bigger challenge in the backdrop of rising cross border trade. The importance of Intellectual Property Rights has been growing in India as Indian industries emerge from domestic markets and become global competitors. The role of IP in businesses is being felt increasingly over a wide spectrum of industries such as electronics, software, biotechnology, consumer goods, telecommunications, media and entertainment etc. It is therefore essential that companies develop mechanisms to protect and manage their IP to ensure the survival and growth of their businesses worldwide.
The team of the firm is actively involved in drafting and/or reviewing of employment documentation and advising on a wide range of labour law related queries, including structuring of Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), transfer of employees, termination, non-compete issues and alike. Our service includes advising clients on the litigation strategy, drafting and issuing legal notices, responding to legal notices, drafting claim documents, co-ordinating with local counsel to pursue litigation in the appropriate courts across India, representing clients in industrial relations matters, representing clients in respect of claims of wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment and whistle blower actions and draft original suits and petitions, interlocutory applications, criminal complaints, legal notices, consumer complaints and complaints relating to monopolistic and restrictive trade practices.
We advise clients in building and operating major power projects and securing production and distribution business. We understand and are awareof the risks and opportunities arising at every stage from conception to drawdown and from production to consumption. We deal in negotiating and draftingthe project documents, including Concession Agreements, EPC Contracts, Contractsand Financing and Security Documentation, Power Purchase Agreements, Fuel SupplyAgreements, Land Agreements, Construction Agreements, Production Contracts, Implementation Agreement, and BOOT Projects.
We advise our clients on issues relating to renewable energy including solar energy and wind energy. We advise our clients on tax, loan, insurance and guarantee, counter-guarantee documents, joint venture, joint operation and maintenance agreements, opportunity exploration Memorandum of Understanding and related agreements. We also advise on regulatory and environmental compliance related to power and energy-projects.
Our lawyers cover full range of oil and gas transactions from upstream to downstream, including pipelines, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), distribution networks, trading and petrochemicals. We assist our clients in development, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, privatizations, finance, tax, environmental or litigation work related to Oil and Gas transactions.
Our team, draft and assist clients in negotiating exploration and Production Sharing Agreements, Gas Transmission Agreements, Farm-in Agreements, LNG Supply Agreement, Pipeline Transportation Contracts, Power Purchase Contracts, Fuel Supply Agreements, Shipping and Bulk Carriage Contracts, Contracts for the Purchase and Leasing of Rigs and other drilling equipment’s, Natural Gas Gathering and Processing Agreements, Lease agreements, f o r mines law etc.
Real Estate & Property law continues to be a vital and necessary part of legal practice in India.
We solicit in real estate transactions, from banks and institutional lenders, to owners and operators, developers, lessors, lessees and individual or corporate partners in complex real estate partnerships.
Lease and option disputes, challenges to zoning and land use determinations, disputes among partners in real estate contested foreclosures of large real estate developments, and commercial landlord/tenant foreclosures are just some of the areas in which the law firm’s litigators have extensive experience in representing institutional, corporate and individual clients.
Lex Bellator believes in finding creative ways to resolve its clients’ disputes.
Our team’s direct and indirect tax practice includes assisting companies in planning and optimizing their fiscal obligations, while complying with relevant domestic and foreign regulations. Our team advise clients on the regulatory compliances and coming to terms with frequent changes in tax regulations. Moreover, we provide assistance and comprehensive advice on Indirect Taxes viz., Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Sales Tax/ Value Added Tax, Entry Tax, Service Tax, Octroi Duty etc.
After the assault of black cash by demonetization of high worth money notes, The Central Government was getting ready to make a move on 'benami' properties to diminish the defilement. It has been spoken about Benami Property commonly before media that administration will soon operationalize a successful law on 'benami' property. The legislature of India has instituted the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 which accommodates fine and thorough detainment of as long as seven years. Accordingly, fine may reach out to 25 percent of the honest assessment of the benami property. The significant aspect of the cash has been held as gold or as money as benami property.
The authorities which establishes four authorities who will conduct inquiries regarding benami transactions are-
In the recent years, there has been a sudden upsurge in organized crimes and terrorist activities. Like any other activity even these anti-social activities need financial support. This financial support is provided through illegal money which is laundered in economy of a country. Money laundering has recently gained urgency of attention due to its links with terrorist activities.
RBI, SEBI and IRDA are under the purview of PMLA. It allows search and seizure of suspected properties by officials and stipulates punishment of minimum three years' imprisonment for the guilty. Money laundering can be checked by monitoring illegal forex transactions, real estate, gems and jewellery and high value purchases.
In India, however, PMLA regulates only banking companies, financial institutions and intermediaries to maintain records, furnish information and verify identity of the customers. It does not deal with tapping of information within the ambit of informal economy as in case of forex transactions, because lot of dealing in this avenue is done through informal channels.
The PMLA makes it illegal to enter into a transaction related to funds derived from criminal activities and to possess or transfer such funds is also illegal. Our sphere of representation includes all and every type of PLMA Litigation.
Financial institutions and intermediaries registered with SEBI are required to furnish to the income-tax authorities, details of all transactions also need to be furnished.
However, this task of furnishing information and maintaining records is indeed a titanic one. Infrasoft Technologies Ltd. has launched OMNI Enterprise, anti-money laundering software that offers reporting and query capabilities. This software is widely used by banks in UK.
Black Money is delivered in each division of our Country. It might incorporate areas like adornments, money related market, liquor exchange, outer exchanges, and so on. These may involve Senior Officers, Ministers, Businessmen, Industrialists and some more.
Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 is an Act of the Parliament of India. The Act was passed on 26 May 2015 with the consent of the President of India and to be in effect from 1 July 2015. The point of this demonstration is to check and bring back the Black cash, or undisclosed unfamiliar resources and salary and forces duty and punishment on such pay.