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The Power of Connections: The Significance of Networking in the Legal World

Written By: Sanika Hebalkar Networking has long been recognized as an essential tool for career growth and business development (BD) in any profession. For lawyers, legal professionals, and law students, networking plays a particularly crucial role in fostering relationships that lead to new business, career advancement, and knowledge exchange. The legal profession thrives on connections,

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The Gig Economy Uncovered: Addressing Vulnerabilities and Securing Rights for Indian Workers

Written By Sanika Hebalkar India’s gig economy, driven by startups like Zomato and Swiggy, is reshaping the labour market by offering flexibility and convenience, enabling services and goods to be delivered with ease. However, while consumers benefit, gig workers, particularly delivery partners, face harsh realities such as low wages, lack of job security, and minimal

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Navigating Employee Privacy in India: Transitioning from IT Act Compliance to the New Digital Personal Data Protection Act

Written By Sanika Hebalkar In an era where data privacy has become a paramount concern, India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) is set to bring significant changes to how organizations handle personal data. With the potential to reshape India’s data protection landscape, this legislation places stringent obligations on employers, now classified as

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JUSTIFYING CRIMINALISATION OF MARITAL RAPE

By Adv. Mohini Priya, Pallav Arora, Palak Mathur MARITAL RAPE Throughout the history of most societies, it has been acceptable for men to force their wivesto have intercourse against their will. The traditional definition of rape in most countries was‘sexual intercourse with a female not his wife without her consent’. This provided thehusband with an

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Non-compete clauses in India

Non-compete clauses essentially mean that the employee/contractor etc. agrees, through this clause, not to work or engage in any competing activity with the employer during and after his/her/their tenure with the current company.  I must preface this discussion, by saying that under the Indian Contract Act (s.27), any contract or provision that is in restraint

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