To read the article on Mondaq, click here. Recently, the world has seen landmark advancements in the field of artificial intelligence where one of the most popular innovation, has been the release of an application called Chat GPT, which has been described as an artificially intelligent chat-bot which generates user specific, human-like results for an individual. Chat GPT was designed by a company called Open AI, which is an AI research and deployment company based in the United States of America. Other than the said radical technology, the company was also responsible for the development of other artificially intelligent applications

To read the article on Legal500, click here Contentious (/kənˈtenʃəs/) “likely to cause people to disagree” as defined in Oxford Learner’s Dictionary is the perfect representation for the concept of “Group of Companies” in arbitration, in various jurisdictions around the world. Its inception can be attributed to the provisional ruling in the notable case of Dow Chemical v. Isover Saint Gobain[1] (“Dow Chemical”), which was decided by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Tribunal in Paris, wherein it was held that “the arbitration clause expressly accepted by certain of the companies of the group should bind the other companies which, by virtue

To read the article on Legal500, click here Fly-ash has been a cause of environmental pollution, creating health hazards.  For disposal, Fly Ash requires large areas of precious land.  On account of the increasing concern for environmental protection and growing awareness of the ill effects of pollution, disposal of ash generated at thermal power plants was considered to be an urgent and challenging task. The first Notification for regulating the use and disposal of fly ash was issued by the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India vide Notification bearing No.S.O.763 (E), dated 14th September, 1999 in pursuance of

To read the article on Mondaq, click here. The Central Government has on March 11, 2024 notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024 pending which the provisions of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 could not be given effect to, even after receiving assent of the Parliament in December 2019. These rules lay down the procedural aspect of implementing the provisions of Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. They are a handmaid to the Citizenship Amendments specially introduced in favor of according Indian citizenship status to certain persons. A brief discussion on the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 is necessary to understand the purpose of

To read the article on Mondaq, click here. “Delay” in infrastructure projects has become the norm, whereas timely completion of the project has become the exception. During the execution of an infrastructure project, the parties may encounter several events which delay the execution and completion of the Project. Delay in completion of projects brings with itself a host of questions left to be determined by contract administrators, courts and tribunals. At its core, lies the question – who is responsible for the delay? & consequences thereof! If the delay is occasioned by any act of the Employer (“Employer’s Delay Event”),

Disclaimer – This article was first published in Construction Law International in July 28, 2024 and is reproduced by kind permission of the International Bar Association, London, UK. © International Bar Association. To read the article on IBA, click here. ‘We know we are not on track to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The window for meaningful change is closing, and the time to act is now.’[1] In December 2023, in their meeting at the 28th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP28), over 198 signatory countries to the Paris Agreement, 2015 (the ‘Agreement’), resolved to undertake a ‘global