Shares/Stock purchase agreement (SPA) are agreements entered when one party is interested to buy the shares of another company.  A share represents a unit of ownership in the company and the number of shares held by the shareholder represents its stake in the company.  Being a shareholder of a company provides your several rights under …

You will rarely find a lawyer who doesn’t read.  Even the ones who didn’t read before law school end up becoming avid readers after they graduate. After all, law school imposes on you to read case laws that run in 100s of pages and reference books so heavy that they can be used for basic …

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Any young lawyer or even a law student wanting to work in law firms aims to be a Partner someday.  Most law firms are organized as partnerships, so traditionally, when a lawyer “makes partner,” that’s the time when he or she transitions from being an employee of the firm (and being paid a salary) to …

If you are a young lawyer or a law student then here are five reasons why you must consider a career in the corporate law:  1. Influx of new businesses  The number of new firms created in India saw an 80% increase from 70,000 in 2014 to 1,24,000 in 2018 making India rank third in …

As a lawyer or a law student why is family law and criminal law more desirable and interesting?  You will find many choosing criminology, constitution or family law as a preferred choice of subject over others.  This is because it is easier to understand the motives of the parties involved in these subjects than in …

Law students and lawyers are stuck between the industry, academia and expectations.  Law school teaches you theory but no practical skill for you to start working from day 1 after you graduate.  They expect you will learn the skills after you start working.  When you apply for jobs, no one wants to hire you because …

Many celebrated the third anniversary of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) yesterday on 25 May.  Although enacted five years ago, GDPR came into force three years back in 2018.  GDPR acts as a lighthouse for the entire global policy-making scenarios and illuminates long-held privacy and data protection values by experts across the last decade.  It …

Data privacy is not new. Protection of data has always been important from time unknown.  From locking the filing cabinets in the office to renting safety deposit boxes at the banks, humans have always safeguarded their personal data.  You would not want a wrong person to get hold of your passport or your competitor to …