a little logic in law
“Originally published on 18-Apr-2012 in livemint in an online column ‘Lawyers Day Out’ by Anish Dayal now Senior Advocate Delhi High Court” Even though the origin of the word “shyster” is debatable, William Shakespeare immortalized it in his play the Merchant of Venice with the character Shylock. Shyster, for the uninitiated, is a medieval reference … Read more
What is the .in domains Dispute Resolution Policy used for? Who can file a dispute? Can I appoint a representative in India to act on my behalf? Any entity or individual can file a complaint under the inDRP. This means that a foreign entity can also file a dispute against an Indian registrant, for recovery of … Read more
“Originally published on 11-Apr-2012 in livemint in an online column ‘Lawyers Day Out’ by Anish Dayal now Senior Advocate Delhi High Court” Indian Citizen 1 to Indian Citizen 2: “Would you please lower the volume of the loudspeaker. Its ten thirty pm and it’s not allowed”. Citizen 2 retorts: “That’s unfortunate. You see I am … Read more
“Originally published on 4-Apr-2012 in livemint in an online column ‘Lawyers Day Out’ by Anish Dayal now Senior Advocate Delhi High Court” What’s the chance that you have signed a legal submission to be presented before a Court that starts as “The Petitioner hereinabovenamed – Most Respectfully Sheweth”?! Or have seen a contract starting as … Read more
What is a Power of Attorney? A Power of Attorney is a formal instrument by which one person empowers another specific person to represent him, or act in his stead, for certain purposes. The Indian Contract Act also lays down that An “agent” is a person employed to do any act for another, or to represent another … Read more