CONSIDERING LITIGATION IN INDIA | PART V – APPROACHING THE CORRECT JUDICIAL FORUM! Introduction This article is in continuation to the series of earlier articles which deal with various aspects to bear in mind while seeking to litigate in India. In our past articles, we have discussed multiple key facets such as; the need to anticipate and strategize a dispute well in advance, the importance of facts in a dispute scenario, etc. While the above points are important, one cannot neglect another important aspect of litigation i.e., choosing the most appropriate forum for the proceedings. This plays a critical role to determine the course, cost, duration, direction etc., of the dispute. Furthering commercial objective While litigation in India is usually long drawn and cumbersome, choosing the correct judicial forum may allow a relatively shorter time frame for achieving the desired settlement. A party can analyze the forum which provides the fastest dispute resolution, as opposed to appr
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) topped the Venture Intelligence League Table for Legal Advisor to M&A Transactions for the nine months ending September 2020. CAM advised M&A deals worth $20.9 billion (across 54 qualifying deals). It was followed by AZB & Partners ($15.8 billion across 40 deals) and Davis Polk & Wardwell ($10.2 billion across 2 deals) in second and third place respectively. Trilegal ($6.5 billion across 23 deals) and Khaitan & Co. ($6.2 Billion across 40 deals) completed the top five. The Venture Intelligence League Tables , the first such initiative exclusively tracking transactions involving India-based companies, are based on the value of PE and M&A transactions advised by Financial and Legal Advisory firms. Among the largest deals in this quarter, AZB, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and J Sagar Associates (JSA) advised $4.5 Billion investment by Google into Reliance Jio platforms . CAM, Khaitan, Shardul Amar