Utkarsh Sharma Part 1 Description Since its inception, blockchain technology has been a contentious topic, as its utility and potential dangers have been contested. Smart contracts and antitrust regimes are such a subtopic of this larger discussion. In this blog, I will first define smart contracts and then consider the potential for smart contracts to... Continue Reading →
Sidhant Singh Introduction The Supreme Court (SC) of India has recently delivered a landmark judgment interpreting the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause in Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs). In this case (Assessing Officer Circle (International Taxation) 2(2)(2) New Delhi vs. Nestle SA) the matter was related to the determination of the applicable date for invoking... Continue Reading →
Akshay Pathak and Neha Kumari Introduction The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established with the primary aim of engendering an equitable and unbiased multilateral trading system. Evidently, the principles of most favoured nation, national treatment, and elimination of quantitative restrictions reflect this commitment of WTO within various agreements. The WTO is dedicated to fostering just... Continue Reading →
by Pranav Pathak Synopsis The push into the digital age also brings with its new challenges. The blog tends to deal with the new business practice i.e. “Price Parity Arrangement” and its implications in Competition Law. The arrangement evidently gives edge to platforms that impose such clauses in the market. Considering the customer sensitivity to price, the... Continue Reading →
The NUJS Centre for Competition Law, in collaboration with the Society of International Trade and Competition Law at NUJS, conducted the fourth lecture of the CCI-NUJS Lecture Series. The Hon’ble Director of the Competition Commission of India, Shrimati Sayanti Chakrabarti, delivered the fourth lecture. Her lecture revolved around the theme "Regulations of Competition in Digital... Continue Reading →
The NUJS Centre for Competition Law, in collaboration with the Society of International Trade and Competition Law at NUJS, conducted the inaugural lecture of the CCI-NUJS Lecture Series. The Hon'ble Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India, Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta, delivered the inaugural lecture. The guest of honour, Prof. V K Unni of the... Continue Reading →
by Mahima Agrawal, 1st prize, CONFLUX This article is the winning entry of CONFLUX, a blog writing competition on the Intersection of IP and Competition Laws hosted by IPTLS in collaboration with NUJS SITC to promote discourse in this area. In this post, Mahima, a third-year student at Symbiosis Law School Pune, addresses the juxtaposition of trade... Continue Reading →
by Shreya Bhukhmaria and Vinesh Chaudhary Consumer data is both an input for online services and a commodity asset for advertisers in the online commercial sector. The global rise of the digital economy has been spurred by the boom in the technology and internet industries. This has considerably improved the mechanism of large corporations and... Continue Reading →
by Chaturbhuj and Utkarsh Dwivedi In recent years, diversified Indian economy and youthful population presented Australia with significant trade opportunities. In May 2011, Australia and India began negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, but were suspended in September 2015 pending the outcome of other multilateral regional negotiations. In June 2020, India and Australia decided... Continue Reading →
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